Where do we live? Introduction (p. 76 - 77)

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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 

Where do we live?

Fill in the wordcloud on the next slide. 

You can fill in anything you think about with the question: 

Where do we live?

Fill in at least 5 words. 

Where do we live?

Where do we live?

Read p. 76: Take a good look at the title of this chapter and the statement of inquiry. (Just below the title)

Read p. 76: Take a good look at the box 'In this chapter we will...' and the box 'consider these questions'.

On the next slide, answer the questions. 

Take a look at the statement of inquiry on p. 76.
Look online for a definition to the following words and write them down:
1) Settlements
2) Sustainability
3) Identity

Check out 'In this chapter, we will...' on p. 76.

What are you looking forward to the most: Find out, Explore or Take action? Explain why.

Check out 'Consider these questions' on p. 76.

Write down the question you find most interesting and explain why.

Where do we live? 

Check out the key words in the yellow box on p. 77. 

On the next slide, there are some definitions. Match the definition to the correct key word. 

function

situation

city

sustainability 

a service or task that a city can provide 

(education, healthcare, security)

a large permanent settlement where humans work and live

when processes maintain  for as long as possible, without compromising future generations 

the location and surroundings of a place

Where do we live? 

Read the text on p. 77. 

Answer the questions on the next slides. 

In your own words, write down a definition of the key word:

settlement.

As we saw in Chapter 3 (about Civilizations) societies often originally settled in certain locations owing to their natural advantages.

List three natural advantages that could play an important role in the location of a settlement.

Which historical change was a key factor that led to the development of early permanent settlements in the word?

Where do we live? 

Read the ACTIVITY BOX on p. 77: Types of settlement. 

Fill in the answers to the questions on the next slides. 

I live in a busy city. The traffic on the roads is often very congested. 

I live a nomadic livestyle and experience open countryside where I live. We often have to move location. My work involves herding horses, goats and sheep.

I live in a small historic city that as varied types of architecture from different time periods.

My family and I live in a small remote village that is very isolated. We make our living throgh fishing.

In which of the four settlements on p. 76 and p. 77 would you like to live the most? (Figure 4.1 a - 4.1d)
Explain what the advantages and disadvantages are for that settlement.