Situation Flashcards
(17 cards)
The SITUATION of a settlement describes…
Its location in relation to what is around it.
Name the type of site that is easy to defend from attack.
A defensive site.
A defensive site is…
Easy to defend from attack.
Name the type of site that has a good clean water supply.
A wet point site.
A wet point site has…
A good clean water supply.
Name the site that is located at a gap in the ridge of hills or mountains.
A gap site.
A gap site is…
Located at a gap in a ridge of hills or mountains.
Name the type of site that is safe from flooding.
Dry point site.
A dry point site is…
Safe from flooding.
Name the type of site that is at a point where you can cross a river easily.
A bridging site.
A bridging site is…
At a point where you can cross.
A settlement’s FUNCTION is…
The main activity that takes place there.
The main activity that takes place in a settlement is called a settlement’s ______________.
Function.
The __________ of a settlement describes its location in relation to what is around it.
Situation.
Name the types of function.
Industrial.
Market town.
Tourist.
Port.
Fishing village.
University town.
Defensive site.
A __________ places thing in order of importance.
Hierarchy.
Put these settlements in order of hierarchy.
Small town, hamlet, conurbation, isolated dwelling, village, city, large town.
Isolated dwelling, hamlet, village, small town, large town, city, conurbation.
