Types of settlement and land use

How places are sorted by size (hamlet, village, town, city) and how land is used

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Which is the smallest type of settlement? A) Hamlet B) City C) Town D) Village
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Put these settlements in order from smallest to largest. Put these in order: Town, Hamlet, City, Village
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True or false? A city is bigger than a town. A) True B) False
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Fill in the blank. A small settlement with a church, a few houses and maybe a shop is called a ___.
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Match each type of land use to an example. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural Right: Houses and flats, Shops and offices, Factories and warehouses, Farms and fields
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A park, a football pitch and a leisure centre are examples of which land use? A) Recreational B) Industrial C) Residential D) Agricultural
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True or false? A field of wheat is an example of agricultural land use. A) True B) False
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Why are many large cities built next to rivers or the sea? A) For water supply, trade and transport B) Because rivers and seas are always sunny C) So that people can swim every day D) So they look pretty
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Fill in the blank. A settlement bigger than a town, often with a cathedral, is a ___.
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True or false? In a city centre, you usually find more residential land use than commercial land use. A) True B) False
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Types of settlement and land use · for parents and teachers

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Hamlet
A hamlet is the smallest. It usually has just a few houses and no church or shop.
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Hamlet, Village, Town, City
From smallest to largest: hamlet, village, town, city.
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True
True. A city is generally larger than a town, with more people, services and often a cathedral.
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village
A village is bigger than a hamlet but smaller than a town. It usually has a church, a few houses and maybe a shop or pub.
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Residential → Houses and flats; Commercial → Shops and offices; Industrial → Factories and warehouses; Agricultural → Farms and fields
Residential land has houses and flats, commercial has shops and offices, industrial has factories and warehouses, agricultural is for farming.
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Recreational
Parks, sports pitches and leisure centres are recreational land use - places used for free time and exercise.
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True
True. Agricultural land is used for farming, including growing crops like wheat or keeping animals.
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For water supply, trade and transport
Cities grew up by rivers or the sea because water is needed for drinking and farming, and ships and boats made trade and transport easier.
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city
A city is the largest type of settlement, usually with many people, lots of buildings and often a cathedral or important institutions.
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False
False. City centres are mostly commercial (shops and offices). Residential areas (houses) are usually further out from the centre.