Settlements: Where People Live - Geography for Year 3

Question 1

Which of these is a type of settlement where people live?

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City

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Forest

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River

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Mountain

Question 2

What is the name for the area around a settlement that provides food and other things?

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Hinterland

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Suburb

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Town centre

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Industrial estate

Question 3

What is the term used to describe the way that settlements are arranged?

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Settlement pattern

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Settlement distribution

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Settlement function

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Settlement density

Question 4

What is the term used to describe the number of people living in a settlement?

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Population

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Density

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Growth rate

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Migration

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a function that settlements serve?

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Growing crops and raising animals

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Providing homes for people

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Supporting businesses and shops

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Hosting factories and industries

Question 6

What's the name for a settlement located where roads or railways meet?

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Market town

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Hamlet

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Village

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City

Question 7

Which of these is NOT a type of settlement?

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Pond

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Village

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Hamlet

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Town

Question 8

Which type of settlement typically has the highest population density?

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City

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Rural area

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Town

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Hamlet

Question 9

What do we call a small group of houses in a rural area?

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Hamlet

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Village

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Town

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City

Question 10

What is the name for the area around a city that has both city and countryside features?

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Suburb

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Hamlet

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Village

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Town

Question 11

What is the study of human settlements called?

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Geography

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Sociology

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History

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Urban planning

Question 12

What is a small group of houses in the countryside called?

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Hamlet

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Town

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City

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Village

Question 13

High population density is a characteristic of what type of area?

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Urban

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Rural

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Suburban

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Coastal

Question 14

What is the term for a large, densely populated area with its own government?

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City

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Town

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Village

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Country

Question 15

Which type of settlement is usually found in remote areas with limited access to services?

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Hamlet

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Village

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Town

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City

Question 16

What is the process called when towns and cities grow and expand?

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Urbanization

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Industrialization

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Globalization

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Modernization

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a type of urban area?

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National Park

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Suburb

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Central Business District

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Industrial Zone

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a type of settlement?

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Forest

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Town

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Village

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City

Question 19

What is the term for a small, close-knit community within a city?

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Neighbourhood

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Hamlet

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Village

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Suburb

Question 20

What is the term for the area where rural and urban areas meet?

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Rural-urban fringe

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Urban-rural boundary

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Settlement boundary

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Rural-urban limit

Question 21

What is the term for the movement of people from rural to urban areas?

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Urbanisation

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Migration

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Industrialisation

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Suburbanisation

Question 22

How do roads and railways help towns and cities expand?

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They make it easier for people and goods to travel to and from the town or city.

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They bring water and electricity to the town or city.

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They give people jobs in the town or city.

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They make it easier for people to walk around the town or city.

Question 23

Why do settlements become larger?

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More people move in

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The weather gets warmer

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The land becomes more fertile

Question 24

What is a key characteristic of rural settlements?

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Less infrastructure

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High population density

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Smaller buildings

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Large industrial areas

Question 25

Which of these is not a type of urban settlement?

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Hamlet

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City

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Town

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Suburb

Question 26

What is the main difference between a city and a town?

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Population size

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Economic activities

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Number of schools

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Architectural style

Question 27

What is the term for the settlement pattern that follows a linear feature like a road or river?

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Linear

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Clustered

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Dispersed

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Circular

Question 28

Which of the following is not a type of settlement?

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Woodland

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Village

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Town

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City

Question 29

Which type of settlement is usually the smallest?

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Hamlet

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Village

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Town

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City

Question 30

What is the pattern of settlements found in the countryside?

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Scattered

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Linear

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Clustered

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Compact

Question 31

What do we call a place where people live and work together?

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A settlement

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A river

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A mountain

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A forest

Question 32

What is a rural settlement like?

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It has only a few houses and people

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It has lots of tall buildings and people

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It is always near a river or the sea

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It is always on top of a mountain

Question 33

What do we call the way in which settlements are arranged in a landscape?

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A settlement pattern

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The population of a settlement

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The types of buildings in a settlement

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None of these things

Question 34

What is the main type of work people do in a village or a small town?

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Farming

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Making things like cars or clothes

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Working in offices or shops

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Looking after tourists

Question 35

What does sustainable development mean when we talk about settlements?

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Making sure we can live well now without making it hard for people in the future to live well too

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Building as many houses as we can to fit in more people

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Using up all the natural resources in an area

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None of these things

Question 36

Long ago, people often built settlements close to water. What was a possible reason for this?

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To have water for drinking and washing

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To grow crops

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To trade goods

Question 37

Which of these is NOT a feature of urban settlements?

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Low population density

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Lots of businesses

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Tall buildings

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High population density

Question 38

What is the name of the area surrounding a settlement that provides it with food and other resources?

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Hinterland

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Rural area

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Suburb

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Urban area

Question 39

Which of the following is a type of rural settlement?

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Village

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City

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Suburb

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Town

Question 40

What is the term for the pattern of settlements that are spread out across a landscape?

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Dispersed

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Linear

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Hierarchical

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Nucleated

Question 41

What is the term for a settlement that is planned and built according to a particular design?

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New town

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City

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Hamlet

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Village

Question 42

What is the term for the process by which settlements grow and expand?

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Urbanization

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Industrialization

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Migration

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Globalization

Question 43

Which of these is NOT a type of settlement?

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Forest

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Village

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Town

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City

Question 44

A settlement where people live and work close together is called a:

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Nucleated settlement

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Dispersed settlement

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Linear settlement

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Peripheral settlement

Question 45

What is the main purpose of a settlement hierarchy?

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To organize settlements based on their importance

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To determine the location of settlements

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To predict the growth of settlements

Question 46

Settlements that use renewable resources and protect the environment are called ____ settlements.

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Sustainable

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Urban

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Rural

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Dispersed

Question 47

A very large settlement with more than 1 million people is known as a:

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Megacity

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Village

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Town

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City