ZIMSEC A-Level Geography
9.2Settlement hierarchy
Settlement hierarchy in ZIMSEC A-Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 9.2.1Explain how settlements are classified by size and function and rank them in a hierarchy.
- 9.2.2Discuss settlement classification theories: primacy, the binary index, the rank-size rule and nearest neighbour analysis.
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Settlement hierarchy, primate cities and settlement theories
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