WorksheetsPopulation - Rural and Urban Settlement in Ireland
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
When did the first settlers come to Ireland?
2,000 years ago
7,000 years ago
9,000 years ago
6,500 years ago
How do historians think the first settlers came to Ireland?
By boat
By crossing land bridges connecting Ireland to other countries
On foot by crossing man - made bridges
The term given to the first settlers who hunted for their food is called...
What evidence is there to show early settlement in Ireland?
Sketch maps
OS (Ordnance survey) maps
Ring forts
Crannógs
Looking at the OS map attached, explain why a fulacht fia would be situated near a water source
Which is in the correct order? from the first settlers, to the most recent settlers in Ireland
The Vikings, the Normans, new stone - age settlers, hunter - gatherers, plantation towns, early Christian monastic settlements
Early Christian monastic settlements, new stone - age settlers, hunter gatherers, the Vikings, the Normans, plantation towns
Hunter - gathers, new stone age settlers, early Christian monastic settlements, the Vikings, the Normans, plantation towns
Explain, using any one of the following physical features, how certain factors can influence the origin and location of rural settlement. You can refer to factors that either attract or repel settlers in your answer:
- Altitude
- Gradient
- Drainage
- Aspect
Linear settlement is when...
Houses are clustered together
Houses are situated in a line along a road
Houses are dispersed widely apart
Nucleated settlement is when...
Houses are dispersed
Houses are situated in a line along a road
Houses are clustered together
How can you identify a Norman town?
Settlements such as Crannógs and ring forts
Castles made from stone
Early monastic settlements in towns
The always built settlements next to rivers
