| What do settlements do? | Back | | |
Settlements are places that are useful to people. They provide jobs, shops, offices, entertainment and other services. These are called functions of settlements. |
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| 1) In which image would the things below be most likely to happen? Answer A, B, C or D |
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| Find seasonal work as a bingo caller... | |
| Find work in a steelworks .... | |
| Unload bananas from the Caribbean ... | |
| Have land and derelict buildings ... | |
| Be a bad place for asthma sufferers to live ... | |
| Find docks surrounded by warehouses, roads and railways ... | |
| Find people buying and selling goods ... | |
| Find people making things like car engines in a factory ... | |
| Find crime, vandalism and litter ... | |
| See tall chimneys ... | |
| Export goods to foreign countries or take passengers abroad. | |
| Have a deep water harbour ... | |
| See holiday makers relaxing and enjoying themselves ... | |
| See market traders selling fruit and vegetables ... | |
| See an area of old terraced houses and old factories close to the city centre ... | |
| Stay in a posh hotel on the promenade ... | |
| Enjoy 'bright lights' (illuminations) and evening entertainment ... | |
| Find narrow streets where neighbours know each other and help each other ... | |
| Make sandcastles or the beach or go for a donkey ride ... | |
| Enjoy parks and open spaces ... | |
| Live in a multicultural society ... | |
| Be stuck in a traffic jam on a hot day in August ... | |
| Go shopping in new indoor malls ... | |
| Find traffic congestion, pollution and noise ... | |
| See a funfair and amusement arcades ... | |
| Find cinemas, clubs, theatres, art galleries and museums ... | |
| Find drunken stag night and hen party revellers making noise at night ... | |
| Find lots of litter from discarded 'fast food' wrappers .. | |
| Be unemployed ... | |
| Find housing very expensive to buy ... | |
| Find a lot of houses for sale at quite low prices ... | |
| 2) For
ONE of the images write a paragraph of 100 words to describe one
type of settlement. Be careful to TRY to make your answer based on real facts - not based on stereotypes or prejudice. |
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