Geography A-Level
Commuter settlement
What Commuter settlement means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Commuter settlement
A rural or suburban area where the majority of the population travels to a nearby urban center for employment, affecting local services.
Topics that use Commuter settlement
- Regenerating Places (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Deindustrialisation and Post-Industrial Transition
- Demographic and Social Influence
- Demographic Flux
- Environmental Quality and Dereliction
- Gentrification
- Globalisation and Economic Interdependence
- Globalisation and the Global Shift
- Globalisation and Time-Space Compression
Using Commuter settlement in the exam
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