1 What Is A Settlement Hiearchy

What is a Settlement Hierarchy? Hierarchy is just fancy name Don’t be put off by fancy names Geographers love them, it brings identity to their subject

A hierarchy is an order of importance In History you have the King on top then beastly Barons next the brave fighting Knights last and least, those poor, poor, poor peasants What shape does that make?

Brilliant, of course it’s a triangle.
But WHY is it a triangle?
Here are two reasons, you probably have more:
Most important at the top, least at the bottom
The higher up the triangle, less of them there are

OK – now it’s time to make a
Settlement Hierarchy
Think of the different types of settlement you know
Town Village Hamlet
City Conurbation Farm
And put them into a triangle with the largest at the top and smallest at bottom . . .

So there you are – its as simple as that. But you can make yours more interesting by adding colour and pictures Then write a sentence underneath to explain what a settlement hierarchy is to an alien Don’t ever let anyone ever tell you that Geography is hard! City Town Town Village Village Village Hamlet Hamlet Hamlet Hamlet Hamlet Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm

Town Village Questions How many cities / larger towns / smaller towns / villages are there? Why are there no farms on the map? What pattern is starting to show? The Hierarchy in real life – on a map City

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1 What Is A Settlement Hiearchy

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