Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.

The population is the total number of people living in a particular area.

A major city is a large city with a population of over 100,000 people.

A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example to help with directions, is called a landmark.

Human geography of North and South America

Geography

This unit provides a foundation for 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?', which extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes through a case study of the Amazon as a region of Brazil.

This unit builds directly on 'Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places?', which focuses on the diverse people and landscapes of Europe, as well as earlier work in 'Contrasting locality: What is it like to live in (named location) in Jamaica?', which extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes.

North and South America: how diverse are their places and landscapes?

Order these types of settlement from smallest to biggest.

__________ resources are things that are produced by the environment.

Which of these is not a natural resource?

Match each North American capital city with its country.

Match each South American capital city with its country.

__________ geographical features are natural features.

Which of these is not a human geographical feature?

a place where people live and sometimes work

The way the population is spread out across an area or region

What does population distribution describe?

A landmark can be a natural or human geographical feature

Starter Quiz