A settlement site may have different natural advantages : Which advantages gives: FLAT LAND

Easier to build on, for growing crops and traveing to other towns

Site must not floo or be marshy

For drinking . cooking and washing

Woof, stone or clay. It's useful to be near a forrest or a rocky hillside.

A settlement site may have different natural advantages : Which advantages gives: NOT TOO MUCH WATER

Site must not floo or be marshy

Easier to build on, for growing crops and traveing to other towns

For drinking . cooking and washing

Woof, stone or clay. It's useful to be near a forrest or a rocky hillside.

A settlement site may have different natural advantages : Which advantages gives: PLENTY OF WATER

For drinking . cooking and washing

Easier to build on, for growing crops and traveing to other towns

Site must not floo or be marshy

Woof, stone or clay. It's useful to be near a forrest or a rocky hillside.

A settlement site may have different natural advantages : Which advantages gives: BUILDING MATERIALS

Wood, stone or clay. It's useful to be near a forrest or a rocky hillside.

Easier to build on, for growing crops and traveing to other towns

Site must not floo or be marshy

For drinking . cooking and washing

A settlement site may have different natural advantages : Which advantages gives: SHELTER

A south facing slope will have more sun and will be protected fromthe cold north wind

Where the river is eay enough to cross

Needed for warmth and to cook on.

Good views from a hilltop give you warning if you are attacked.

A settlement site may have different natural advantages : Which advantages gives: BRIDGING POINT

Where the river is eay enough to cross

A south facing slope will have more sun and will be protected fromthe cold north wind

Needed for warmth and to cook on.

Good views from a hilltop give you warning if you are attacked.

A settlement site may have different natural advantages : Which advantages gives: FUEL SUPPLY

Needed for warmth and to cook on.

A south facing slope will have more sun and will be protected fromthe cold north wind

Where the river is eay enough to cross

Good views from a hilltop give you warning if you are attacked.

A settlement site may have different natural advantages : Which advantages gives: PROTECTION

Good views from a hilltop give you warning if you are attacked.

A south facing slope will have more sun and will be protected fromthe cold north wind

Where the river is eay enough to cross

Needed for warmth and to cook on.

What were typically buildings found 100 years ago in Malta?

Village church (typically at core)

Building grouped closely together

Houses were farmhouses or terraced houses.

People living htere would have been born in the village.

People would typically work on farms in the area.

How does a village evolve normally over the last 100years? example Sliema

Village grew larger and with many new buildings.

Roads are wider to allow more cars.

Poeple may come to live in this village from other places

People may work in a variety of jobs in different areas/villages.