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Settlement Patterns and Hierarchy
Objectives
To be able to identify three different settlement patterns - linear, dispersed and nucleated.
To understand what a settlement hierarchy is.
Resources
📊 Settlement Patterns and Hierarchy (PowerPoint) | 📄 Settlement Patterns Worksheet
Today's Lesson
Main Activity
Today we will learn about some of the shapes or patterns that settlements form.
Read through the slides of the Settlement Patterns and Hierarchy PowerPoint with your student and then ask them to complete the Settlement Patterns Worksheet.
Now look back at the PowerPoint and follow the instructions to learn what a settlement hierarchy is.
Challenge Activity
Challenge your student to draw a settlement hierarchy pyramid for your local area.