Settlement - site, pattern & hierarchy

A settlement is...

• A place where only animals live

• A place where people live

• A forest

• A river

What is the name given to the chosen place where a settlement starts?

• Site

• Settlement

• Nucleated

• Dispersed

Which of the following features would you not look to be next to when choosing the site of a settlement?

• A river

• A forest

• Flat land

• A zoo

Why is it a good idea to have a settlement site near a river?

• For washing

• For cooking

• For drinking

• To swim in

What is the name given to a settlement where the buildings are arranged around a central point e.g. a market?

• Dispersed

• Site

• Nucleated

• Linear

What is the name given to a settlement where the buildings are arranged in a line e.g. along a main road?

• Nucleated

• Dispersed

• Rounded

• Linear

What is the name given to a settlement where the buildings are very spread out?

• Dispersed

• Nucleated

• Rounded

• Linear

Why would it be good to have a settlement site near a forest?

• For firewood

• For building materials

• To hide from the enemy

• To hunt animals

Why is it useful to have flat land around or near a settlement?

• To farm on

• To build on

• To dance on

• To save energy when walking

Apart from a forest, where else could early settlers get building materials come from?

• The river

• The sea

• The mountains (rocks from here)

• The sky