What are the different types of settlement? (p. 78 - 79)
Where do we live?
Statement of Inquiry: Settlements develop and change due to a variety of processes and their sustainability allows them to function successfully, affecting the identity of that location.
Key Concept:Change
Related Concepts:Processes; Sustainability
Global Context: Identities and relationships
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This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
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Where do we live?
Statement of Inquiry: Settlements develop and change due to a variety of processes and their sustainability allows them to function successfully, affecting the identity of that location.
Key Concept:Change
Related Concepts:Processes; Sustainability
Global Context: Identities and relationships
Slide 1 - Slide
What are different types of settlement?
First a bit of history...
Watch the next video about how cities have grown since the early humans and what the future of cities will be like.
Answer the questions during the video.
Slide 2 - Slide
Slide 3 - Video
00:21
What percentage of the world population lives in a city in 2050?
Slide 4 - Open question
01:00
Why were the first settlements 'semi-permanent'?
Slide 5 - Open question
01:21
Give one consequence of the food surpluses.
Slide 6 - Open question
01:52
Why did people move from the countryside to the city?
Slide 7 - Open question
02:20
Give one reason why the population density (bevolkingsdichtheid) of the early big cities is as high as the cities in modern times.
Slide 8 - Open question
02:43
During the Industrial Revolution (19th century) cities started to expand further. What did cities establish during this period?
Slide 9 - Open question
03:07
List 3 things what cities need to provide people to grow?
Slide 10 - Open question
03:42
List three things what cities can do to use the space around them without damaging the land.
Slide 11 - Open question
What are different types of settlement?
Read the text on p. 78 and answer the questions on the next slides.
Slide 12 - Slide
Write down two factors that determine (bepalen) what type of settlements there are.
Slide 13 - Open question
Take a look at Figure 4.2 in your book in p. 78. What type of settlement is this? Why might some people choose to live this type of lifestyle?
Slide 14 - Open question
What are different types of settlement?
On the next four slides is some information about settlement hierarchy. Copy these notes and Figure 4.3 on p. 78 to your notebook.
After copying these notes in you notebook, upload a photo of your notes.
Slide 15 - Slide
What are different types of settlement?
There are six levels in the settlement hierarchy.
Megacity
City
Town (small/large)
Village
Hamlet
Isolated dwelling
Rule of thumb: Increase in settlement size means decrease in frequency.
Slide 16 - Slide
What are different types of settlement?
Hamlet
very small settlement
population around 100
mostly in rural areas
Isolated dwelling
single house
personal choice
mostly in rural areas
Rural
In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.
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What are different types of settlement?
Town
thousands of residents
government building and emergency services
urban settlements
Village
quite a few houses
shops, parks religious building
between ruraland urban areas
Urban
An urban area, or built-up area, is a human settlement with a high population density and a built environment.
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What are different types of settlement?
Megacity
more than 10 million residents
Risk of overpopulation
Is the Randstad a megacity?
City
efficient transport system
different districts and city centre
culture and tourism
conurbations (agglomeratie)
Conurbation
an extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns and cities merging with eachother
Slide 19 - Slide
Upload a photo or screenshot of the notes from this class.
Slide 20 - Open question
Final question: Think about where you live. What type of settlement do you live in? Explain why you think that by giving examples.