1. Unit 4: Geographic Change
18.3

2. Major Outcomes in this Unit
18.3 Explain how geographic factors influenced the settlement patterns of Neolithic societies

3. 18.3 Site & Situation What factors influence settlement?
The Site of a settlement describes the physical nature of where it is located.
Situation is defined as the location of a place relative to its surroundings and other places.

4. 18.3 Site & Situation - Predicting Urban Settlement
Complete 18.3 Introduction - Predicting Settlement
Part A - Location Factors of Urban Settlement
Part B - Determining Settlement.

5. What geographic feature favored the development of agricultural areas before 5000 B.C.?

6. 18.3 Neolithic Revolution Overview
The Neolithic revolution began in 10,000 B.C. when humans no longer obtained their food by hunting and gathering, but rather started to cultivate crops and domesticate animals.
Major change in human history with the shift from food-gathering to food-producing culture

7. 18.3 Neolithic Revolution Overview
With this development of agriculture, Neolithic societies began to settled in preferred locations.
The decision to locate at a particular site was the function of several geographic factors
soil type
climate
topography
bodies of water
The earliest civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia and Egypt, where these factors were optimal to support important crops, as well meet other resource needs (e.g., fishing) or societal needs (e.g., mountains that serve as a protective border).

8. 18.3 Neolithic Settlement Factors
Using information from the video & class discussion, record information in your table on the factors that influenced the settlement of Neolithic societies

9. 18.3 Mesopotamian: Land Between Two Rivers
Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, was a good region for agriculture.
A major area in the World for the development of Neolithic societies
UR in Sumer from Unit 1

10. 18.3 Mesopotamia: Land Between Two Rivers
Complete the following to end this section
Geographic Factors & Settlement of Mesopotamia (Questions )
Adaptations to the Environment (Question 4)
Impact of Over-irrigation in Mesopotamia (Question 5)