Type of Settlement

Type of settlement
c. Is it a rural or an urban settlement?

(1x2=2)
Answer: Chatsworth is located 20 minutes from the
KwaZulu-Natal CBD. It was initially classified as a rural
settlement. Gradually, over time, it developed into a
budding, vibrant and cosmopolitan suburb with a buzzing
economy qualifying it as a present day urban settlement.
d. Explain why you classify the selected settlement as rural or

urban. (2x2=4)
Per its initial classification as a rural settlement, Chatsworth
largely comprised a township that consisted of many farms.
Chatsworth underwent most of its development during the
period 1960-1980, as a by-product of the repercussions of
the Group Areas Act which segregated people based on
race. This saw the construction of the settlement from the
ground up, transforming the township into an urban
development.
e. With reference to p18 of your Settlement notes, identify the

dominant street pattern in your chosen settlement and give
one advantage of such a pattern.
(2x2=4)
The dominant street pattern prevalent in the Chatsworth district is:
Planned Irregular. The advantage of this type of pattern serves to
facilitate easy access and flow of traffic.
. Name the dominant land use zone in your settlement.
(1x2=2)
The dominant land use zone is a Settlement/Residential Zone that
comprises middle income residential areas.
Identify at least TWO functions of the settlement and an example

of each. Using an app or program indicate where the examples
are located and label them on the Google Earth image.
(2x1=2)
FUNCTION
Function 1: Residential
Function 2: Religious facilities
EXAMPLE
Residential structures; Houses, informal
settlements
Shri Vishnu Temple
Identify two specific or prominent features (natural, man-

made, historically significant). Using an app or program
indicate where the features are located and label them on the
Google Earth image (2x1=2)
NATURAL / MAN-MADE / HISTORICAL
Natural
Man – made
FEATURE
Umhlatuzana River
R. K. Khan Hospital
Section 3:
Discuss the reasons for the location of your chosen settlement and
identify and discuss social and environmental issues in the
settlement.
a. State three reasons why the settlement was originally located on

this site. At least one of the reasons must be based on the physical
characteristics of the land.

(3x2=6)

Chatsworth underwent major transformation as a suburb since its
initial inception when it was discovered to present day reality.
Chatsworth was originally located per the current day site owing to
the following:
1. The land was initially located as a means for farming and

grazing owing to its lush and fertile natural disposition.
2. During the apartheid era, in the 1950s, the area was then
located and identified as a means to be used to segregate the
Indian population.
3. In applying the Group Areas Act, the location of Chatsworth
served to create a convenient buffer between the white and
non-white suburbs.
Section 3:
b. Identify and discuss TWO social and TWO environmental issues
in the settlement. Insert captioned photos to illustrate at least one
social and one environmental issue you mentioned.
(4x2+2=10)

Social Issues:
1. Criminal elements: gangsterism, crime, drug and substance

abuse, drug and sex trafficking are rampant
2. High Unemployment and poverty: Contributes
to the rise of informal settlements as well as the social ills
prevalent in the society.
Environmental Issues:
1. Inadequate Water Resources – Ongoing water outages caused
by ageing infrastructure collapse and demand for new water
resources.
2. Air Pollution - Harmful petrochemical, chemical and paper
mill industries situated adjacent to residential areas as well as
an inefficient waste management system release enormous
amounts of toxins into the air.
Section 4:
Find a member of your class who has chosen a different settlement
to you. Exchange / share your presentation with each other and
write a paragraph discussing the similarities and contrasts of the
two settlements. You could compare street patterns, type of
housing, density of housing, age of settlement, functions,
recreational opportunities etc.
(6)
Name of 2nd settlement: St. Francis Bay

Similarities:
Both of these settlements are rural and residential areas. They both
have the same dominant street pattern- planned irregular. They have
very similar social issues (drug abuse, poverty etc.). These
settlements are also huge tourist attractions which hold a rich
history.
Contrasts:
Chatsworth was founded in 1964 ( 20th century) whereas St.Francis
Bay was founded four centuries earlier in 1575 (16th century).
Chatsworth is located more inland in the province of Kwazulu Natal
while St.Francis Bay is located on the coastline of the Eastern Cape.
Chatsworth was named after a town in England while St. Francis
Bay was named in honour of the Patron Saint of Sailors.
One of Durban's biggest inner-city suburbs just south of the city

centre, Chatsworth is a growing, vibrant and cosmopolitan home to over 450 000 people
that extends over some 64 different suburbs in a mish mash of old and new architecture
and a buzzing economy so diverse it ranges from spaza shops through big brand
stores.
Chazzies, as Chatsworth is known, is a former township - an overhang from the

apartheid era and the Group Areas Act that created Chatsworth in the late 1960s
specifically for the Indian population - 'Europeans' were agitating at the time about
Indian 'penetration'. About 7 000 Indians were removed from the Magazine Barracks in
central Durban, joined by thousands of uprooted Indians from other areas such as Sea
Cow Lake, Riverside, Umhlanga, Berea, Bellair and Cato Manor - all of which went on
to become 'white' suburbs.
Chatsworth is a large township established in the 1950s to segregate the Indian
population and create a buffer between the white suburbs to the north and the black
townships to the south.
The multicultural heart of the city of Durban and its immediate suburbs crystallises into various
components as you leave the city. The racial segregation of apartheid’s Group Areas Act has left a
legacy that will be with us for generations, and virtually every suburb has a population that is racially
defined. This means - among many things - that the individual cultures of our various communities
have been strengthened by concentration. From Wentworth to Chatsworth to Hillcrest to Umlazi, you
might think you were in different countries were it not for the lush vegetation that crops up even in
the dustiest of townships, and the friendliness that survives even in the richest of suburbs. And
beyond the suburbs lies the sea, the mountains, the bush, the sky, the breath-takingly beautiful
country of South Africa.
CHATSWORTH is an Indian township whose culture is central to Durban’s identity and a direct result
of the Group Areas Act. In the 1950s Indians from all over Durban were rounded up and dumped in
Chatsworth, on land that had been taken from 600 Indian farmers. More than a half a century later
Chatsworth contains pockets of affluence but consists mostly of poor and working class people.
Despite the obstacles it faced and continues to face, Chatsworth exudes a deep sense of community
and a rich tradition of struggle, that continues in the face of the challenges posed by the new South
Africa.

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Type of settlement

c. Is it a rural or an urban settlement?

d. Explain why you classify the selected settlement as rural or

e. With reference to p18 of your Settlement notes, identify the

Identify at least TWO functions of the settlement and an example

Identify two specific or prominent features (natural, man-

a. State three reasons why the settlement was originally located on

1. The land was initially located as a means for farming and

1. Criminal elements: gangsterism, crime, drug and substance

Name of 2nd settlement: St. Francis Bay

One of Durban's biggest inner-city suburbs just south of the city

Chazzies, as Chatsworth is known, is a former township - an overhang from the

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