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Lesson 7 of 10
  • Year 2

What human and physical features can I find in my settlement?

In this lesson we will be exploring the difference between human and physical features of a settlement. You will get a chance to see Mr Hutchinson exploring his settlement to look for these features, then have the opportunity to investigate your own settlement!

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Lesson 7 of 10
  • Year 2

What human and physical features can I find in my settlement?

In this lesson we will be exploring the difference between human and physical features of a settlement. You will get a chance to see Mr Hutchinson exploring his settlement to look for these features, then have the opportunity to investigate your own settlement!

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Key learning points

  1. Review the physical and human features in a settlement
  2. Identify features of the settlement where the pupil lives

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7 Questions

Q1.
What is the population of China?

Correct answer: About 1.4 billion people
About 1.4 million people
About 14 billion people
About 140 million people

Q2.
All places around the world have the same natural resources nearby.

Correct answer: False
True

Q3.
What type of settlement pattern is this?

An image in a quiz
Dispersed
Isolated
Linear
Correct answer: Nuclear

Q4.
What is the minimum population for a city to be considered a megacity?

1 billion people
1 million people
Correct answer: 10 million people
25 million people

Q5.
There can be some similarities between living in a city and living in a village.

False
Correct answer: True

Q6.
What type of settlement pattern is this?

An image in a quiz
Dispersed
Isolated
Correct answer: Linear
Nuclear

Q7.
What type of settlement pattern is this?

An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Dispersed
Isolated
Linear
Nuclear

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8 Questions

Q1.
What is the definition of physical features of a settlement.

Correct answer: are natural things that were already in the place, such as trees or rivers.
are things that people have made, like buildings or roads. They weren’t there before humans came along.

Q2.
What is the definition of human features of a settlement.

are natural things that were already in the place, such as trees or rivers.
Correct answer: are things that people have made, like buildings or roads. They weren’t there before humans came along.

Q3.
Which of these defines 'physical features?

Correct answer: natural things that were already in the place, such as trees or rivers.
things that people have made, like buildings or roads. They weren’t there before humans came along.

Q4.
In this photo can you see mostly human features or mostly physical features?

An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Human features
Physical features

Q5.
In this photo can you see mostly human features or mostly physical features?

An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Human feature
Physical feature

Q6.
In this photo can you see mostly human features or mostly physical features?

An image in a quiz
Human feature
Correct answer: Physical feature

Q7.
A river is an example of a human feature.

Correct answer: False
True

Q8.
In this photo can you see mostly human features or mostly physical features?

An image in a quiz
Human feature
Correct answer: Physical feature