Flashcards
JC Settlement
Cards in this deck (25)
- 1How did Ireland's 1st settlers get to Ireland?Walked across land bridges
- 2Where did Pre Christian people settle?Along the coast line
Needed food & Water
Hunter & Gatherers
Mt Sandel & Lough Gur - 3What was a midden?An ancient rubbish dump
- 4Name some evidence left behind by the Celts.Ringforts
Fulacht Fia
Crannog
Places names (Dun, Lith or Rath) - 5Why did people settle near a monastic settlement?Education
Defense
Healthcare - 6Who formed the 1st towns in Ireland?The Vikings
Wexford, Dublin, Waterford
Place names with ford or low - 7Who developed the Vikings towns in the 12th C?The Normans
Built Castles & Motte & Balieys - 8Name 3 modern settlement patternsNucleated
Linear
Dispersed - 9Name this settlement patternNucleated
- 10Name this settlement patternDispearsed
- 11List some factor as to the development of modern settlementsHistorical
Physical (Altitude, relief, aspect)
Bridging point
Social - 12What is a commuter?A person who lives in one town but must travel to work in another.
- 13What is a dormitory town?A place where commuters sleep & live but do not work in. Found in a linear pattern along motorways.
- 14Primate cityA city with twice the population of the next nearest city.
- 15Name the PHYSICAL factors that impact settlement location.Altitude
Drainage
Land Quality - 16Name the 3 factors that impacts settlement locations of towns & villages.Historical
Social
Physical - 17—A= Norman
B=Celts
C=Early Christian
- 18Why is altitude important?Low lying lands are warmer
Easier to build on
Cheaper too build on
Fertile soils & easier to farm - 19What is a Nodal point?Another name of a bridging point
Where roads meet to cross a river - 20Name a country with poldersNetherlands
- 21What is a polder?Land reclaimed from the sea
- 22Why was land reclaimed from the sea in the Netherlands?Stop flood
Stop deaths from storms
Provide extra space for settlers - 23How much of the Netherlands is under water?1/3
- 24Name the settlement pattern found in rural areas of the polders.linear clusters
- 25In what shape are urban settlements found in?Cartwheel shape