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Standard Grade Settlement

Standard Grade Settlement. Settlement Hierarchies. Settlement Size. You get settlements of different sizes, from the very large to the very small. A hierarchy is a way of organising things in a certain order, the most important thing is at the top of a hierarchy.

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Standard Grade Settlement

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  1. Standard GradeSettlement Settlement Hierarchies

  2. Settlement Size • You get settlements of different sizes, from the very large to the very small. • A hierarchy is a way of organising things in a certain order, the most important thing is at the top of a hierarchy. • A settlement hierarchy orders settlement by either: population size, number of services, distance apart.

  3. What is a settlement hierarchy? A settlement hierarchy is the arrangement of settlements in an order of importance. Can you guess the order?

  4. Size Frequency Very large Few eg: Edinburgh City eg: Haddington Town eg: East Linton Village eg : Gladsmuir Hamlet Very small Many The settlement Hierarchy

  5. What type of settlement is it?

  6. Conurbations • A conurbation is a very large urban area where several towns and cities have joined together. • Can you think of any examples of conurbations? • E.g. As Edinburgh has grown, it has joined with Portobello, Leith

  7. Megalopolis Example - Boswash

  8. Tasks: • Collect a copy of the‘Settlement Hierarchies’ worksheet. • Complete activities 1-6 in your jotters. Answer in full sentences. • Use an atlas to help you answer the extension question.

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