How are settlements shaped?

Settlements come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In today's lesson we will be thinking about why settlements take the shapes that they do. This will involve taking a trip back in history to think about the first time that humans began to settle!

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Q1.Which of these are natural resources that might make humans settle in a location? (Choose three)

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Q2.What is the population of China?

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Q3.True or false? All places around the world have the same natural resources nearby.

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Q4.Which of these is in order from smallest to largest?

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Q5.Skara Brae had a lake nearby.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which of these are natural resources that might make humans settle in a location? (Choose three)

Select three (3) boxes

1/5

Q2.What is the population of China?

2/5

Q3.True or false? All places around the world have the same natural resources nearby.

3/5

Q4.Which of these is in order from smallest to largest?

4/5

Q5.Skara Brae had a lake nearby.

5/5

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Villages, Towns and Cities - Post Quiz

How are settlements shaped?

Q1.What type of settlement pattern is this?

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Q2.What type of settlement pattern is this?

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Q3.What type of settlement pattern is this?

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Q4.Which type of settlements began to develop during the industrial revolution?

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Q5.What type of settlement pattern is this?

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Villages, Towns and Cities - Post Quiz

How are settlements shaped?

Q1.What type of settlement pattern is this?

1/5

Q2.What type of settlement pattern is this?

2/5

Q3.What type of settlement pattern is this?

3/5

Q4.Which type of settlements began to develop during the industrial revolution?

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Q5.What type of settlement pattern is this?

5/5

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