Y7 Settlement - Site & Function

What is the definition of a settlement?

• A place where people work everyday

• A place that has lots roads and other buildings

• A place where people live

• A place that has lots of open spaces

What is the site?

• The site is where a settlement used to be hundreds of years ago

• The site is the location where a settlement first grew up

• The site is wherever the centre of the modern day settlement is

• The site is is the location of the settlements market place

What are the natural site factors of a settlement?

• These are the human made advantages of a particular location for building a settlement e.g. a bridge

• These are the physical advantages of a particular location for building a settlement e.g. a water source

Which of the following is a natural site factor?

• A village nearby

• A city nearby

• A forest nearby

• A road nearby

What is a settlement function?

• The physical advantages to building a settlement at a particular location e.g. a water source

• A place where people live

• The purpose of a settlement and the main reason that it has grown

• A place where farmers buy and sell goods

What is a resort town?

• A place where tourists visit to enjoy themselves

• A place where most people living there work in factories

• A place where goods are loaded and unloaded by ship

• A place where farmers buy and sell goods

What is a port?

• A place where tourists visit to enjoy themselves

• A place where most people living there work in factories

• A place where goods are loaded and unloaded by ship

• A place where farmers buy and sell goods

What is a market town?

• A place where tourists visit to enjoy themselves

• A place where most people living there work in factories

• A place where goods are loaded and unloaded by ship

• A place where farmers buy and sell goods

What is an industrial town?

• A place where tourists visit to enjoy themselves

• A place where most people living there work in factories

• A place where goods are loaded and unloaded by ship

• A place where farmers buy and sell goods

What type of settlement is Malton?

• Resort Town

• Industrial Town

• Port

• Market Town