(i) The type of settlement pattern shown in Sketch Map A is ______________________ (ii) The type of settlement pattern shown in Sketch Map B is ______________________ (iii) The type of settlement pattern shown in Sketch Map C is ______________________
2. The type of settlement pattern shown in this picture is:
Scattered Nucleated Historic
[tick (3) the correct box]
3. Read the statements below. Which two statements are true? (a) Dolmens, ring forts and castles are all signs of former settlement. (b) A village which clusters around a road junction has a linear settlement pattern. (c) The west of Ireland is more densely populated than the east of Ireland. (d) Land values usually increase towards the centre of a city.
4. In the boxes provided, match each of the letters in Column X with the number of its pair in Column Y. One match has been completed for you.
Column X A Primate city B Dormitory town C Shanty town D Urban renewal Column Y 1 A commuter town from where people travel to work.
2 A squatter development in cities in the developing world.
3 Old buildings replaced by modern structures.
4 A city that has twice the population of the next largest city.
X Y A
B C D 3
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Settlement and Urbanisation: Where we live and why
