The Site and Situation of Glasgow[Date] Today I will: –Be able to explain how Glasgow’s site and situation contributed to its growth Higher Urban
Settlement: A place where people live Site: The physical landscape on which a settlement is built. The beginning… Higher Urban
Settlement: A place where people live Site: The physical landscape on which a settlement is built. The beginning… Higher Urban
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Higher Urban Coal seams and iron ore were located here and the resources were used for manufacturing
Settlement: A place where people live Situation: Where a settlement is relative to other places or physical features Higher Urban “When the trade routes between Europe and The Americas were opened up the river Clyde found itself well positioned for trade in tobacco. The journey from Glasgow to Virginia took 20 days less than the journey from London to Virginia and this 20 day advantage meant that almost half of the tobacco coming into Europe was distributed through Glasgow. The tobacco merchants (nicknamed ‘tobacco lairds ’) provided the colonists with commodities such as pottery, cloth and other essentials (manufactured in Glasgow) in exchange for tobacco.”
Higher Urban Engineer: John Golburne
[Task One] Complete the sheet [Task Two] Draw a line graph to show Glasgow’s changing population using the data below [Task Three] Describe Glasgow’s changing population over time. [Task Four] New Wider World Textbook Q1 page 49. Higher Urban YearPopulation , , , , ,000