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

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

2. Which was NOT a need of early settlers?

Farming landWood or other building materialWaterSupermarket

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

FerryCanalFordBridge

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

VillageHamletTownCity

5. Which would make good farming land?

BoggyLots of treesHillyFlat

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

Link to other villages by roadBuilding of a hospitalPopulation increaseBuilding of a cathedral

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

-ton-ham-ley-ford

8. What is a settlement?

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

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

RoadRailwayFootpathMotorway

10. What is a bridleway?

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

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

VillageCityHamletFarm

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

Near the seaNear a streamNear a riverNear a lake

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

On top of a hill, next to a streamOn a beach with a stream running close byIn the middle of a wood with a river running throughIn an open field next to a lake

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

The building of a town hallNew factories creating lots of jobs for peopleLink to other villages by railroadBuilding of a school

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

New cafesNew hotelsNew shopsAll of these

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

BrickWoodStraw and mudStone

17. Which is the largest type of settlement?

HamletTownVillageCity

18. What often developed at the mouth of rivers?

HamletsPortsSeaside townsPublic houses

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

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

20. Why did settlements need to link together?

To visit each otherTo tradeCould fight each otherGo to each other’s parties