Types of coastal settlements

Portsmouth in southern England has developed because of its ___________.

• estuary

• natural harbour

• river crossings

The given cities developed around the natural harbours. Match them to their respective countries.

• Jamaica

• Kingston

• Canada

• Sydney

• Australia

• Portsmouth

• England

• Vancouver

• United States

• New York

An __________ is where a river widens out as it reaches the sea.

Estuaries are excellent sites for _______.

Choose Two of these , the biggest ports in the world that developed in the shelter of river estuaries.

• Dublin in Ireland

• Newcastle in Australia

• Buenos Aires in Argentina

• Bern in Switzerland

In the places where land and sea routes joined, large cities often developed including London, _________, _______ and ________.

• Lisbon

• New Delhi

• Honolulu

• Montreal

• Alexandria

Coastal towns and cities also grew because there were important resources or industries nearby.

• True

• False

Villages also grew into towns and cities near the mouths of the river where they could be crossed by a b_________ or ford.

San Francisco in the United States grew into a city and port because _________ was found nearby.

Tromso in Norway started life as a port based on fishing and the capture of _______.