Settlements

The name given to the actual land a settlement is built on:

• Space

• Situation

• Site

Which of these is the smallest settlement?

• village

• hamlet

• town

How can we rank settlements in size order?

• By drawing hierarchy of it

• By designing urban model

• By making maps

Which of these would you find more likely in a city, but not in a village?

• Post office

• University

• Primary school

A settlement is a...

• place where only animals live.

• place where people live.

• forest.

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

• A river

• A forest

• A zoo

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

• For firewood

• To hide from the enemy

• For building materials

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

• To farm on

• To build 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

Why is it a bad idea to build a settlement too close to a river?

• Easy to go for swimming

• It could flood

• None of the above