What does settlement mean on a map?
Settlements are places where people live. Site – this is the place where the settlement is located, eg on a hill or in a sheltered valley.
How are settlements classified?
Farmsteads and hamlets belong to rural settlements. Typical of rural settlements are the villages. You are aware that India is a land of villages. Villages may be classified on the basis of the site, situation, size and form as follows.
What determines where a settlement is located?
Situations are typically defined by the physical elements of a location that helped determine it as good for settlement, which can include factors such as availability of building materials and water supply, the quality of soil, the climate of the region, and opportunities for shelters and defense — for this reason.
What is a site of a settlement?
The piece of land upon which a settlement is built is the settlement site. Many settlements grew around wet point sites, eg villages in the South Downs.
What are the types of settlements on maps?
Pupils learn about linear, dispersed and nucleated settlements. This progresses to using OS maps to identify these features. Report this resource to let us know if it violates our terms and conditions.
How to determine the location of a settlement?
List students’ ideas on the board, and explain that students may use these ideas as they try to determine settlement locations. Have students compare the lists and mark with an asterisk any factors that are included in both lists.
What to tell your students about settlement sites?
Tell students they will be analyzing locations from 1800, 1830, 1860, 1890, and 1910. These represent different types of settlement and the changes in transportation that took place throughout the 19th century. Distribute a copy of the worksheet Site Map: 1800 to each student.
How are findings related to geographical model of settlement?
Findings can be related to geographical models of settlement hierarchy, and any anomalies in service provision explained – for example if there was a higher number or order of services than would be expected in a settlement of a particular size