Settlements

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What is a settlement?
It is a place where people live. Although all settlements are unique, they often share similar characteristics with other settlements.
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Name 3 settlements:
Cities, towns, villages
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What ratio of people lived in cities 100 years ago?
2/10
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What is a word that describes the way our early ancestors lived – moving around?
Nomadic
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What led to the development of the first settlements?
Agricultural practices
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Why did trading between cities start?
Function of cities allowed for development of other industries and surplus of agricultural produce
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Give a reason why population density used to be so high?
Poor transportation, city defences
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Name 3 renewable energy sources
Wind, hydro, solar
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Describe factors affecting settlements
Physical environment,demographic, natural, transportation, economic and social concerns.
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We call the place where a settlement starts...
A site
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Hills
Defend from attacks and wind
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Forest
Supplies wood for fuel & building and animals to hunt
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Flat fertile land
For growing crops and grazing animals
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River/marsh/lake
Supplies fresh water and fish
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High ground
Vantages point, flooding water goes down the side
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Sea
Deeper, more food, easy for trading and boat travel
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Nodal point
Different resources, close to everything
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Facing Sun
For crops, time telling
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Delta
River split into ocean
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Why would people settle in Egypt?
Next to river, easy access to seas, palm trees, lots of land, resources, building, fuel, seafood, animals, trade, delta, favoured by gods
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3 Settlement patterns
Nucleated, linear, dispersed
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Nucleated
Bunched up together
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Linear
Houses are lined up
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Dispersed
Houses are far away
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All of Egypt cities are...
Dispersed
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