A revision of Landscapes and Settlements for 4th grade of Primary.
It was planned for 4th grade children who are studying in a school belonging to the Bilingual Project of the Autonomus Community of Madrid.
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2. LANDSCAPES
It’s all the visible elements of an area
of land.
According to the Elements
Natural landscapes
It hasn’t
humans.
been
changed
by
It just has natural elements, such as
mountains, plains, ponds...
Landscapes with human
elements
It has been changed by humans.
It has natural and human elements, such as
buildings, traffic lights...
Rural settlement
Inland landscape
Plains or plateaus
landscape
Coastal landscape
Forest and pylons
Mountain landscape
3. SETTLEMENTS
It’s a human establishment.
Settlement’s location
According to its function
According to its history
1 On a hill, so people could defend themselves.
2 Near natural resources , such as woods.
3 Near a river, so people could collect water.
4 In protected places, so people sheltered from weather.
1 Fishing harbours in bays, so boats were
protected.
2 Settlements near coal mines, so people didn’t
have to travel.
5 In plains or plateaus, so people could move around.
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Types of settlements
Rural landscapes
Towns
Villages
Megacities
Cities
Towns
Villages
Individual houses
Urban landscapes
Cities
Mega cities
4. Types of settlements
Rural landscapes
The settlements, called towns, are small.
If they are very small, they are villages.
They can be mountain or coastal towns or
villages.
In areas it doesn’t rain a lot, houses are near
each other and next to rivers.
In areas it rains a lot, houses are farther away
from each other.
Buildings are low and made of natural
materials such as clay or stone.
Low houses near each
other, next to a river.
Houses farther away in a wet
place.
Urban landscapes
They don’t have many naturals elements.
The settlements are big and many people live
them. They are cities or megacities (+ than 10
million people).
They can be coastal or inland.
They have wide streets divided into districts.
Older districts are in the centre. Buildings are
lower, streets narrower with irregular
patterns.
Modern districts have large blocks of flats or
skyscrapers (very tall) and grid patterns.
Buildings are tall and made of steel and
concrete.
Modern district
with grid pattern.
Old district
with irregular
pattern.
House of clay and stone.
Skyscraper made of
steel and concrete.
5. Summing up
It’s a natural landscape.
It’s an inland landscape.
It’s a mountain landscape.
6. Summing up
It’s a natural landscape.
It’s an inland landscape.
It’s a plain or plateaus landscape.
8. Summing up
Almansa in Castilla La Mancha
It’s a landscape with human elements.
It’s a town.
It’s on a hill, so people could defend
themselves.
Carcasone in France
Acerenza in Italy
Carcasone
9. Summing up
Blatina in Check
It’s a landscape with human elements.
It’s a town.
It’s near a forest.
Cabezón de Liébana
in Cantabria
Cabezón de Liébana
in Cantabria
10. Summing up
Besalú in Gerona
It’s a landscape with human elements.
It’s a town.
It’s near a river, so people could collect
water.
Potes in Cantabria
11. Summing up
It’s a landscape with human elements.
It’s a town.
It’s on a protected place, so people
sheltered from weather.
12. Summing up
Kamnik Alps in Slovenia
It’s a landscape with human elements.
It’s a town.
It’s on a plateau, so people could move
around.
Santiago de Calatrava in Jaén
13. Summing up
North Shields in UK
It’s a landscape with human elements.
It’s a town.
It’s a fishing harbour, so boats were
protected.
14. Summing up
It’s a landscape with human elements.
It’s a town.
It’s near a coal mine, so people didn’t
need to travel.
Calico in USA
Bustiello in Asturias
15. Summing up
Córdoba in Spain
Siena in Italy
It’s a landscape with human elements.
It’s a city.
It’s an old district of the city.
16. Summing up
San Sebastián
in País Vasco
It’s a landscape with human elements.
It’s a city.
It’s a modern district of the city.
