Settlement hierarchy LO To know the meaning of

Settlement hierarchy LO • To know the meaning of settlement hierarchy • To be able to identify characteristics of different settlements

Introduction • Put these settlements in order of size (starting with the largest): Scunthorpe Winterton Hull Appleby

Answer • • Hull Scunthorpe Winterton Appleby • You have just made a settlement hierarchy!!

School hierarchy Headteacher Assistant Headteachers House Leaders/Subject Leaders Class teachers Students Complete the school hierarchy with the following groups of people: Class teachers Headteacher students House leaders/subject leaders Assistant headteachers

• A hierarchy is a way of ranking things in order of importance or size • Look at the cards it shows the names of the different types of settlement – sort them into a hierarchy (starting with the smallest)

Different sizes of settlements A hierarchy is a way of ranking things in order of importance or size

Settlement hierarchy Conurbation City Large town Small Town Village Hamlet Isolated Farmhouse

Bridlington Settlement hierarchy in the Humber Region The Humber Region map shows 4 different sizes of settlement: City Large town Small town Hull Village Task Scunthorpe Brigg 1 2 15 76 Grimsby 1. Count how settlements Cleethorpes there are of each type – write the answer in the hierarchy triangle. 2. Label the main settlements: • • • Hull Bridlington Scunthorpe Brigg Grimsby Cleethorpes

Do you know? • • There is a conurbation in the Humber Region? There is only 1 city in the Humber Region? The Humber Region has very few large towns? Most of the settlements are villages? Villages are close to other villages? Large towns are usually near other large towns? There are 8 large towns on the north bank of the Humber Region? • A small town usually has a village close to it?

Settlement hierarchy LO • To know the meaning of settlement hierarchy • To be able to identify characteristics of different settlements

Services in settlements • Split your page into 4. Hamlet Town Village City • Write down one service you would find in the different types of settlement.

Services in settlements • • • Telephone box University City hall Pub Church Cathedral Airport Post box Cinema • • • Football stadium Shopping centre Bakery Primary school College Post office Hotel Supermarket Village shop Extension work 1. As settlements get larger, what happens to the number and range of services? Why? 2. Why wouldn’t Tesco build a big supermarket in a hamlet or village?

What I learnt today… • Write down 3 facts about settlement hierarchies