Gr 6 Unit 2: Settlements

A place where people live is called a...

• settlement

• megacity

• ecosystem

Which best describes a rural area?

• countryside, sparse population density

• city, densely populated area

• an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the city often live

The opposite of rural is...

Urbanization means...

• the movement of people from rural areas to cities

• the movement of people out of cities to rural areas

• when a city shrinks drastically in size

• when a city's infrastructure starts to fall apart

The transition from humans being hunter/gatherers to farming and staying in one place is called the...

• Agricultural Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

• Protestant Revolution

Which of the following are parts of a city's infrastructure?

• roads

• electrical grids

• subways

• internet lines

• sewer systems

A migrant is someone who...

• moves to another country, often for work

• runs for political office

• designs cities

• leaves their country because they are being persecuted

A settlement pattern where buildings are built in lines along a road, railroad, or river is called...

• linear

• nucleated

• dispersed

A settlement pattern where buildings are clustered around a central point, such as around a church or road intersection

• linear

• nucleated

• dispersed

A settlement pattern with buildings, usually individual farmhouses, that are quite far apart from each other

• linear

• nucleated

• dispersed