The document discusses settlement hierarchies, which rank settlements from largest to smallest based on population size and available services. It defines a settlement hierarchy as a way of ranking settlements by importance and size. Larger settlements higher in the hierarchy provide more services than smaller settlements lower in the hierarchy. Students are tasked with writing a definition of settlement hierarchy, drawing out the settlement hierarchy, and answering questions about identifying settlement characteristics and services using an OS map.

1. Settlement Hierarchy

2. Bell work Put these settlements in order of size, from largest to the smallest: Clifford London Ripon Leeds Newcastle

3. Learning objectives To know the meaning of hierarchy To be able to identify the characteristics of settlements in different parts of the hierarchy To be able to use an OS map to identify different types of settlement and the services they provide

4. Success Criteria Complete a table to show a settlement hierarchy using mapwork skills with confidence

5. What is a hierarchy? A hierarchy is a way of ranking things in the order of importance

6. What is a settlement hierarchy? It’s a way of ranking settlements in order of their size and importance Turn to page 126-7 to see the settlement hierarchy

7. Task 1 In your exercise books write out a definition of a settlement hierarchy and a service Use the glossary to help if you are stuck on this

8. Task 2 In your books draw out the settlement hierarchy

9. Task 3 complete questions 1 and 2 a, and b on page 127

10. Review In your books explain why settlements higher in the hierarchy provide more services THEN click on this link