WorksheetsSettlement - site, pattern & hierarchy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A settlement is...
A place where only animals live
A place where people live
A forest
A river
What is the name given to the chosen place where a settlement starts?
Site
Settlement
Nucleated
Dispersed
Which of the following features would you not look to be next to when choosing the site of a settlement?
A river
A forest
Flat land
A zoo
Why is it a good idea to have a settlement site near a river?
For washing
For cooking
For drinking
To swim in
What is the name given to a settlement where the buildings are arranged around a central point e.g. a market?
Dispersed
Site
Nucleated
Linear
What is the name given to a settlement where the buildings are arranged in a line e.g. along a main road?
Nucleated
Dispersed
Rounded
Linear
What is the name given to a settlement where the buildings are very spread out?
Dispersed
Nucleated
Rounded
Linear
Why would it be good to have a settlement site near a forest?
For firewood
For building materials
To hide from the enemy
To hunt animals
Why is it useful to have flat land around or near a settlement?
To farm on
To build on
To dance 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 (rocks from here)
The sky
Why is it a bad idea to build a settlement too close to a river?
I won´t flood
It is a good idea
It could flood
Why might it be a good idea to build a settlement near a hill?
It is good exercise to walk up it
It provides a good view so you could see the enemy coming
You could shelter from the wind at the top of the hill
You could plant crops on the slopes
Where could an early settler get food from?
The woods
The River
His crops
The mountain side
What can be found at the top of the settlement hierarchy?
Conurbanisation
City
Hamlet
Large Town
What can be found at the bottom of the settlement hierarchy?
Hamlet
Small Town
City
Isolated Dwelling
Which is bigger... a hamlet or a village?
Village
Hamlet
In which type of settlement would you find the main governmental buildings?
Small Town
City
Hamlet
Large Town
In which type of settlement would you find just a phone box and maybe post box?
Hamlet
Village
City
Small Town
What might you find in a large town that you wouldn´t find in a small town?
A Secondary School
A supermaket
A phone box
A Post Office
What comes in between a hamlet and a small town on the settlement hierarchy?
Conurbanisation
An isolated dwelling
A city
A village
