Change is when something becomes different to how it was.

Development is when something changes, usually an improvement.

A comparison is the identification of similarities or differences between two or more things.

To annotate is to add text or notes that provide additional information on a map or image.

Change in our local area

Geography

Settlement features

Villages, towns and cities in the UK

Location and growth of settlements

Our local town

Designing a new settlement

This unit provides a foundation for Local area: How is it changing?', which involves a detailed case study of change in the school’s local area, and 'UK region: Why is the Lake District a National Park?', which investigates settlements, land use and change at a regional scale. 

This builds on 'Land use: how diverse are local and UK landscapes?', which focuses on land use locally and in the UK as a key aspect of human geography, extending and deepening pupils' understanding of human geography processes by investigating the characteristics of different types of settlement and the reasons why settlements are initially established and then change over time.

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.

Settlements: where do people live and why?

Starting with the smallest, order these three maps by settlement size.

What type of settlement was Cramlington in 2023?

What type of settlement was Cramlington in the 1950s?

What type of settlement was Cramlington in the 1890s?

Which of these could tell us how a settlement has changed?

Which is the correct OS symbol for a school?

What is the OS symbol for a railway station?

Change in our local area

Lesson outcome