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GCSE Geography · key term
An increase in the area occupied by a settlement.
Used by Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Processes of Urban Growth and ChangeDistribution describes where those people live, while spatial growth describes expansion of the area occupied by the settlement.
The outward expansion of an urban area's built-up land.
Distinguish population growth from spatial growth. More residents do not necessarily mean the same proportional increase in built-up land.
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