Year 2
What is a settlement?
In this lesson we will be learning all about what a settlement is. We will learn about the key differences between villages, towns and cities, and how cities are growing in size and population.
Year 2
What is a settlement?
In this lesson we will be learning all about what a settlement is. We will learn about the key differences between villages, towns and cities, and how cities are growing in size and population.
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Key learning points
- People live in settlements
- What the differences are between villages, towns and cities
- Increasing numbers of people live in cities
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7 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is the capital city of England?
Belfast
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Q2.
Approximately how many people live on the planet today?
8 million
8 trillion
8,000
Q3.
If an area of land is densely populated, it means that...
Not many people live there.
There are no humans living there.
Q4.
By 2050, experts believe that the population of Earth will be about
10 million
100 billion
100 million
Q5.
What has happened to the population of the world since 1800
It has decreased
It has doubled
It has stayed around the same
Q6.
Which of these settlement types is the biggest?
Town
Village
Q7.
Which of these countries has the most people living in it?
Australia
India
The USA
6 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following settlements is the smallest?
City
Town
Q2.
Which of the following settlements is the largest?
Town
Village
Q3.
Which of these settlements is most likely to have a large tram system.
Town
Village
Q4.
What is the approximate population of the world?
160,000
70 million
8 million
Q5.
Which of these places has not been permanently settled in by humans?
China
India
Russia
Q6.
The number of people living in cities is increasing all of the time.
False