Settlement features
I can name and recognise the key features of villages, towns and cities.
Settlement features
I can name and recognise the key features of villages, towns and cities.
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Key learning points
- Settlements are places where people live and work, and often have a distinct community identity.
- Settlements vary in size from small hamlets, to villages, towns, cities and megacities.
- Larger settlements tend to have a wider range of buildings and land uses, and more facilities and services.
- Photos, including aerial photos, show the main features of villages, towns and cities.
Keywords
Settlements - Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.
Services - A service is a system that supplies a public need, for example waste collection.
Facilities - A facility is a building, piece of equipment or place that is used for an activity or purpose.
Population - The population is the total number of people living in a particular area.
Common misconception
Cities are only places where people work.
Remind students that cities are places that people live and work as cities include residential areas.
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