Settlement Hierarchy

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Settlement Hierarchy
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Bell work

• Put these settlements in order of size, from
  largest to the smallest
• Cleadon Village London
• South Shields Birmingham
• Newcastle

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Learning objectives

• To know the meaning of hierarchy
• To be able to identify the characteristics of
  settlements in different parts of the hierarchy
• To be able to use an OS map to identify different
  types of settlement and the services they provide

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Success Criteria

• Complete a table to show a settlement hierarchy
  using mapwork skills with confidence

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What is a hierarchy?

• A hierarchy is a way of ranking things in the
  order of importance

• Task 1
• In pairs create a hierarchy for the school.
  Remember for the school there will be fewer
  people the higher up the hierarchy you go

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School hierarchy
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What is a settlement hierarchy?

• Its a way of ranking settlements in order of
  their size and importance

Turn to page 32 to see the settlement hierarchy
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Task 2

• In your exercise books write out a definition of
  a settlement hierarchy and a service
• Use the glossary to help if you are stuck on this

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Task 3

• In your books draw out the settlement hierarchy

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Task 4

• In pairs complete questions 2 a, b and c on page
  33

Remember both people need to write down the
answers
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Review

• In your books explain why settlements higher in
  the hierarchy provide more services