What Influences Where People Build Settlements
Scenario: You are building a new settlement. What is the ideal location for this settlement? What would you need?
Scenario: You are building a new settlement. What is the ideal location for this settlement? What would you need?
Complete the Factors That Influence Settlement Locations worksheet by using the information in this PDF file.
Complete the Factors That Influence Settlement Locations worksheet by using the information in this PDF file.
Definition - Arable Land: an area with fertile soil in a moderate climate, with a consistent water supply, that can be used to grow crops.
Definition - Arable Land: an area with fertile soil in a moderate climate, with a consistent water supply, that can be used to grow crops.
Only 10.8% of Earth's land surface is arable land. What does this mean?
Only 10.8% of Earth's land surface is arable land. What does this mean?
The Po River in Italy is densely populated, with more than 16 million people. The valley has fertile soils, flat land, a moderate climate, and a long growing season. The Po River is used as a transportation route.
What's so special about these places that people would build settlements?
What's so special about these places that people would build settlements?
European Exploration Routes in the 1600s vs World Population Distribution
European Exploration Routes in the 1600s vs World Population Distribution
What do you notice about the exploration routes to North America and the population distribution in North America?
What are the connections between railway building and settlement?
What are the connections between railway building and settlement?
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the world's longest railway line. The railway is 9289 km long, or about the width of Canada. It takes passengers a week to travel its length.
What effect would this railway have the Siberian population and economic growth?
Religious Influence
Religious Influence
Below are religious sites that have influenced settlement patterns (Jerusalem A, Mecca B, Vatican City C, and Kathmandu D)
