Settlements are colonies where people live such as hamlets and cities. Settlements have developed over time and most include constructed facilities such as roads which link them together with other settlements, enclosures for livestock, fields systems for growing crops, ditches for drainage, ponds for waterfowl and fish, parks for leisure, woods and churches. People live together for convenience and to be social. A settlement can range in size from a small number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. But what about their development? How did... Show more

Settlements are colonies where people live such as hamlets and cities. Settlements have developed over time and most include constructed facilities such as roads which link them together with other settlements, enclosures for livestock, fields systems for growing crops, ditches for drainage, ponds for waterfowl and fish, parks for leisure, woods and churches. People live together for convenience and to be social.

A settlement can range in size from a small number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. But what about their development? How did they come to be? Why did the early settlers choose to live there? Why are towns and villages where they are and how did they get their names?See how much you know about the early development of the places we live. Can you answer all ten questions correctly?

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Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Geography - Elementary School - Settlements

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20 Questions

1. What would be needed in a seaside town if lots of tourists started to visit?

New hotelsNew cafesNew shopsAll of these

2. In which settlement would you be more likely to find a cathedral?

FarmHamletVillageCity

3. Which of these connections would not link two cities?

RoadFootpathRailwayMotorway

4. Which would make good farming land?

Lots of treesFlatBoggyHilly

5. If you were an early settler, which site would you choose to access good building materials?

On top of a hill, next to a streamIn the middle of a wood with a river running throughIn an open field next to a lakeOn a beach with a stream running close by

6. What is one way to know when a settlement was first settled?

How large it isBy its positionHow many churches it hasBy its name

7. What is a settlement?

A house in a forestA place where people liveA hut near a riverA castle on a hill

8. Which of these is NOT a method of crossing a river?

FordFerryCanalBridge

9. Which is NOT a suitable place to find drinking water?

Near a lakeNear the seaNear a streamNear a river

10. Which settlement is most unlikely to have a church?

HamletCityTownVillage

11. Which is the largest type of settlement?

HamletTownVillageCity

12. Why did settlements need to link together?

To visit each otherGo to each other’s partiesCould fight each otherTo trade

13. Which of these place name endings means ‘river crossing’?

-ham-ford-ton-ley

14. What would cause the population of a settlement to increase?

The building of a town hallLink to other villages by railroadNew factories creating lots of jobs for peopleBuilding of a school

15. What is a bridleway?

A link road between two expresswaysA path for horses and non-motorised vehiclesA man-made channel for boatsA track for electric trolley cars

16. What might cause a village to become a city?

Building of a hospitalLink to other villages by roadBuilding of a cathedralPopulation increase

17. What often developed at the mouth of rivers?

HamletsPublic housesSeaside townsPorts

18. Which was NOT a need of early settlers?

Wood or other building materialFarming landWaterSupermarket

19. If you were an early settler, which site would you choose that would give a good defense from enemies?

In the middle of a wood with a river running throughOn a beach with a stream running close byIn an open field next to a lakeOn top of a hill, next to a stream

20. Which of these building materials would not be available to early settlers?

WoodStoneStraw and mudBrick