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Settlements: where do people live and why?

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Why this, why now

This unit explores different types of settlements, from villages to cities. Pupils learn about settlement features, growth and location, and use their local area to understand how places change. They apply what they’ve learned by designing a new settlement.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Settlements: where do people live and why?

This unit explores different types of settlements, from villages to cities. Pupils learn about settlement features, growth and location, and use their local area to understand how places change. They apply what they’ve learned by designing a new settlement.

6 lessons
  1. Designing a new settlement
  2. Our local town
  3. Change in our local area
  4. Location and growth of settlements
  5. Villages, towns and cities in the UK
  6. Settlement features