Location and growth of settlements | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

True or false? London is a megacity.
- True
- False ✓
How many countries make up the UK?
- '4' ✓
______ and font size can be used to differentiate between different settlement types on maps in atlases.
- 'symbols' ✓
How many capital cities does each country have?
- 'one' ✓
Match the key word and its definition.
- settlements
  
  ⇔
  
  places where groups of people live and work ✓
- population
  
  ⇔
  
  the number of people who live in a place ✓
- facilities
  
  ⇔
  
  places where certain things happen e.g. parks for playing ✓
Are settlements distributed equally across the UK?
- 'no' ✓

Is being close to a water supply a positive or negative settlement factor?
- 'positive' ✓
Is poor farmland a positive or negative settlement factor?
- 'negative' ✓
Is a bridging point a positive or negative settlement factor?
- 'positive' ✓
Would being near to building materials be a positive or negative settlement factor?
- 'positive' ✓
Would flooding be a positive or negative settlement factor?
- 'negative' ✓
Is steep land a positive or negative settlement factor?
- 'negative' ✓

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Many settlements have long histories, on sites chosen for resource access, for example: water, fertile land and wood.
Physical geography can influence why settlements start, grow and change.
Human geography can influence why settlements start, grow and change.

Some children may struggle to understand the concept of countour lines.

Showing animations and models of land in 3D with contour lines marked on can help.

Settlers - Settlers are people who move with a group of others to live in a new location.
Natural resources - Natural resources are those that come from Earth without human influence and can be used for human needs.
Crossroads - A crossroads is the point at which two roads meet and cross each other.
Bridging point - A bridging point is the location on a river where it is possible to make a bridge to connect the two sides.
Site - A site is the exact location of a place in relation to other nearby places or features.