 Starter: What is happening in this image?? L.O: To explain why we place value on some land and how this can lead to conflict.

Geography is about.... Conflict around the world is about? so conflict is related to geography because.... Complete the venn diagram below to answer today’s key question

 This image is of the castle at Peyrepertuse in the French Pyrenees  Why was this castle built where is was? Location, Location

 Why do we chose to live where we live?  Make a list of physical features that make a place a desirable area to settle.

 If you don’t already have these ones from your brainstorm – write these in.  Water supply – most crucial  Flat land – even a little for housing  Protection – Hilltop, river, lake, ocean, valley  Resources – Precious rock, trees, food supply  Potential trade route  Suitable climate

 What are the advantages & disadvantages of Settlements A,B,C

 Using a blank map, identify the location of the following cities.  Use Google Earth App to find the cities, zoom in to see the physical features of each city.  Once you have marked each city on your map, glue it into your book  Then for each city, identify what physical factors made it a suitable place to settle.  Eg. Wellington has a sea port, a river and flat land, with mountains sheltering it from wind.

1. Luxor, Egypt 2. Carthage, Tunisia 3. Machu Picchu, 4. Varanasi, India 5. Luoyang, China 6. Cholula, Mexico 7. Osaka, Japan 8. Jerusalem, Israel 9. Argos, Greece 10. Mont Saint Michel, France

 Write a few sentences explaining what the Holy Crusades were, and when they occurred.