Grade 8 Geography Settlements

What settlement is very spaced out?

• Linear

• Scattered

• Clustered

• Peripheral

Which settlement is crowded?

• Peripheral

• Linear

• Clustered

• Scattered

Which description best suits a linear settlement?

• In this settlement, everything is very close together, there is not much open space, and there is a large population.

• In this settlement, everything is very far apart. There is a lot of space, and the population in one area is very little.

• In this settlement, buildings are somewhat close to each other, along a river for example

• In this settlement, buildings are close to the border and act as a type of outline to the settlement.

True or False: Clustered Settlements have a very small population.

• True

• False

What are the uses of water bodies?

• Source of food

• Source of water

• Source of transportation

• Source of play

Which of these has a positive impact on the environment?

• Drought

• Illegal Wildfire Trade

• Answer not given

• Deforestation

Check all the influences of where people build their settlements

• near water

• historical influences

• transportation

• political influences

What is the definition of population density?

• The number of people is a specific location.

• The number of people per square kilometre.

• The number of people in compared to the surrounding areas.

• The total surface area divided by the total number of people.

• None of the answers

What is a word that we use when a lot of people live in the same area/region?

• dense

• sparse

• concentrated

• density

• none of the answers

What is a word that we use when only a few people live in the same area/region?

• dense

• sparse

• concentrated

• density

• none of the answers