Urban Environments!

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Urban Environments!

Things to look out for when choosing a site.

Protection and defence. Is is a safe area? Do you have a good view if you are looking out for something coming.

Dry Location. Is it above rivers and marches. Can it avoid floods?

Is it easy to access?

Resources and fuel supply. Wood and stone? Good resources that are near.

Wet point site. River, spring, well. Fishing and clean water are the advantages but floods are a disadvantage.

Is land land flat and fertile? It needs to have houses built on it. No bumpy roads, smooth terrain.

Is it easy to make a bridge to cross river?

Settlement Hierarchy. As you go up you decrease in frequency and increase in population.

Conurbation

City

Large Town

Small Town

Village

Hamlet

Farm

If the site is a good one then the settlement will grow. Small settlements can grow into villages, then towns, then cities. As they grow they take over the countryside ( rural areas). This process is known as urbanisation.

Maps are a representations of the earths surface. They show how places are are related to each other by distance, direction and size. Maps are a way of showing the earths surface on a flat piece of paper.

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