Geography GCSE
Site and Service Scheme
What Site and Service Scheme means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Site and Service Scheme
A bottom-up approach where the government provides a plot of land with basic services (water, electricity), and residents build their own homes.
Topics that use Site and Service Scheme
- Rapid growth, within the chosen developing country or emerging country city, results in a number of challenges that need to be managed (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bottom-Up Approach
- Informal Economy
- Informal Settlement (Favela/Slum)
- Rapid Urbanisation
- Top-Down Approach
Using Site and Service Scheme in the exam
Definition questions usually carry one or two marks, and examiners look for the precise wording. Write the definition from memory, check it against the version above, and then use the term in a longer answer on the same topic so it sticks.
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