1. Settlement Patterns and Hierarchy
Put the following people in order of responsibility in the school:
Deputy Head Teacher
Students
Head Teacher
Teacher
Pastoral Team Leader

2. Settlement Patterns and Hierarchy
Today we are learning about…
the different shapes villages come in called patterns, these patterns are dictated by physical geography.
The size of settlements is also linked to the amount of services it has; this is called settlement hierarchy.
By the end of the lesson…
ALL can identify settlement patterns and sort settlements by size (Level 3)
MOST will be able to describe settlement patterns and settlement characteristics by size (Level 4)
SOME will be able to explain why a settlement has a certain pattern and explain the link between size and the number of services it has (Level 5)

3. Settlement Hierarchy Head Teacher Deputy Head Teacher
Pastoral Team Leader
Teacher
Students

4. Settlement Hierarchy Capital City Conurbation City Large Town
Small Town
Village
Hamlet
Isolated Dwelling
More services
More people
Less settlements

5. Settlement size, importance and sphere of influence decreasing.
Examples of Services
Settlement size, importance and sphere of influence decreasing.

6. Settlement Patterns and Hierarchy
Sort your labels out into size order and place them in your table.
Once you have completed the table – make a settlement hierarchy pyramid – you need to put the biggest settlement at the top and the smallest settlement at the bottom.

7. Settlement Type Population Services Example
Capital City
1 or 2 million
Government Buildings
Paris
Conurbation
Up to half a million
University and major sports ground
Toulouse
City
Several million
Small airport and cathedral
Lyon
Large Town
Up to 100 thousand
Shopping centre
Colomiers
Small Town
Up to 20 thousand
Swimming pool and railway station
Plaisance de Touch
Village
Up to 5 thousand
Post office and church
L’Isle Jourdain
Hamlet
Several families
No services
Espaon
Isolated Dwelling
One family
Pods Farm