What makes a good location for a settlement? (p. 81 - 83)

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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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 - Tekstslide

What makes a good location of a settlement?
These two classes we focus on the following: 

- Repeat settlement patterns
- Explanation settlement location
- Video about settlement location
- Make questions about page 81

- ACTIVITY BOX p. 82 - 83 

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

dispersed
nucleated
linear

Slide 3 - Sleepvraag

What makes a good location of a settlement?
There are a few factors that determine the location or site of a settlement:

  1.  Acces to water
  2. Land quality 
  3. Defence
  4. Aspect/Shelter
  5. Natural resources 
  6. Attractiveness of the area 
  7. Function 


Slide 4 - Tekstslide

What makes a good location of a settlement?
There is a difference between the site and the situation of a settlement: 

  • Site = the specific location of the settlement

  • Situation = the position of the settlemen relative to nearby physical and human features. 


Slide 5 - Tekstslide

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Slide 6 - Video

Read p. 81.
Write down for the following location factor why you think this factor is still important today or not:

Acces to water

Slide 7 - Open vraag

Read p. 81.
Write down for the following location factor why you think this factor is still important today or not:

Land quality

Slide 8 - Open vraag

Read p. 81.
Write down for the following location factor why you think this factor is still important today or not:

Aspect/Shelter

Slide 9 - Open vraag

Read p. 81.
Write down for the following location factor why you think this factor is still important today or not:

Natural Resources

Slide 10 - Open vraag

Read p. 81.
Write down for the following location factor why you think this factor is still important today or not:

Attractiveness of the area

Slide 11 - Open vraag

Read p. 81.
Write down for the following location factor why you think this factor is still important today or not:

Function

Slide 12 - Open vraag

05:40
Explain why oceans are so important for the location of a city.

Slide 13 - Open vraag

06:16
Of the 15 biggest cities in the world, how many are within a few kilometers from the ocean? Can you name a few?

Slide 14 - Open vraag

07:23
Explain why nowadays it is not so important anymore for a city to be located very close to natural resources (like oil) compared to hundreds of years ago.

Slide 15 - Open vraag

07:51
Explain why mountains can be an important factor for the location of a city.

Slide 16 - Open vraag

08:27
Explain why mountains can also hinder the development or location of cities.

Slide 17 - Open vraag

Study Figure 4.5 (on p. 83).

For location 1 write down a natural advantage and a disatavantage for settlement.

Slide 18 - Open vraag

Study Figure 4.5 (on p. 83).

For location 2 write down a natural advantage and a disatavantage for settlement.

Slide 19 - Open vraag

Study Figure 4.5 (on p. 83).

For location 3 write down a natural advantage and a disatavantage for settlement.

Slide 20 - Open vraag

Read the descriptions of the three different settlements on p. 83.
Also, read the three different identity cards (Figure 4.6).

Write down who you think is most suited to settlement 1 and explain your answer.

Slide 21 - Open vraag

Read the descriptions of the three different settlements on p. 83.
Also, read the three different identity cards (Figure 4.6).

Write down who you think is most suited to settlement 2 and explain your answer.

Slide 22 - Open vraag

Read the descriptions of the three different settlements on p. 83.
Also, read the three different identity cards (Figure 4.6).

Write down who you think is most suited to settlement 3 and explain your answer.

Slide 23 - Open vraag