2.5 Settlement & Urbanisation Assessment

Is the river shown in the photograph in the upper or lower course?

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Name one river feature that can be seen in the photograph.

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Explain two reasons why towns often develop near rivers.

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Name one town or city that you have studied that has experienced urban change.

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Explain one negative effect of urban change in the town or city you named in Q4

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The image shows an area along the coast similar to the area that Ireland’s first settlers arrived at long ago. If you were one of the first settlers to this area, would you choose to settle at site A or B or C?

Explain in detail why you would choose to settle at this site.

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Which of the following rural settlement patterns is shown at site A on the map extract?

• Linear

• Dispersed / Scattered

• Cluster / Nucleated

State two reasons for the absence of settlement at site B on the map extract.

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Describe the trend indicated by the graph.

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Name the least urbanised country in 2019.

• China

• Ireland

• Mali

• Belgium