Unit 2 Settlement
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A settlement is a place where people live. There are many types of settlement so we group them according to populationsize
single building (eg a farm or a house)
hamlet-small collection of houses, with few if any shops
village-small settlement, with basic shops ans services
town- can be quite a sizeable settlement, with many shops and offices; many roads will meet here.
city: large settlement covering a large area and/or having a very important function (eg caital city)
Homework-Read S1&S2 Geography, pages 118-119 Do questions 1 and 2 on page 119.
