Our local town
I can use Ordnance Survey maps to identify some reasons my local town grew and compare it to another town I know.
Our local town
I can use Ordnance Survey maps to identify some reasons my local town grew and compare it to another town I know.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Some early settlements grew from villages into towns and cities, through trade or because of the goods they produced.
- During the industrial revolution, some towns and villages grew into cities because factories developed.
- OS maps and aerial photographs reveal clues about why towns have grown and developed.
- Geographers compare places by analysing their similarities and differences
Common misconception
All settlements grew in the industrial revolution because factories were built to provide jobs.
There are a variety of reasons settlements grow including developing as a tourist location or market town.
Keywords
Market town - A market town has a regular public market.
Port - A port is a place on a coast, river or lake where boats can stop to unload people or cargo.
Industrial Revolution - The Industrial Revolution was a period of time where there was a large-scale change from making goods by hand to using machines.
Factories - Factories are large buildings where machines are used to manufacture goods.
Similarities and differences - Similarities and differences and the things that are the same or different when compared with another.
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