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    This document discusses factors that influenced where early settlements were built. It begins by defining a site as the actual land where a settlement is located. Physical factors like access to resources such as water, fuel, building materials and protection were most important in initially choosing a settlement site. The document then describes different types of advantageous settlement sites like those located at river crossings, on high ground, or at intersections of travel routes. Overall, the key factors that determined the best settlement sites were access to resources, shelter, and protection.

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    This document discusses factors that influenced where early settlements were built. It begins by defining a site as the actual land where a settlement is located. Physical factors like access to resources such as water, fuel, building materials and protection were most important in initially choosing a settlement site. The document then describes different types of advantageous settlement sites like those located at river crossings, on high ground, or at intersections of travel routes. Overall, the key factors that determined the best settlement sites were access to resources, shelter, and protection.

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    This document discusses factors that influenced where early settlements were built. It begins by defining a site as the actual land where a settlement is located. Physical factors like access to resources such as water, fuel, building materials and protection were most important in initially choosing a settlement site. The document then describes different types of advantageous settlement sites like those located at river crossings, on high ground, or at intersections of travel routes. Overall, the key factors that determined the best settlement sites were access to resources, shelter, and protection.

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    Learning objectives

    •What is a site?

    •What are site factors?

    •How can the shape of a settlement be classified?

    •What is the function of a settlement?

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    Where were settlements built and why?

    Site: describes the actual land upon which a settlement is


    built.
    Physical factors were most important in the initial choice
    of a site.
    shelter
    fuel
    protection from the enemy
    water supply
    fertile soil
    building materials

    Can you think of any more factors?

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    Settlement sites
    Some settlement sites had specific advantages
    bridging dry-point nodal point
    point

    Where a river was In especially wet Where natural


    shallow enough to areas, settlements routes meet, such
    be crossed (a were built on as several valleys
    ford) or narrow slightly raised land (e.g. York, UK) or at
    enough to easily to avoid flooding the confluence of
    build a bridge (e.g. or the unhealthy two rivers (e.g. St
    Oxford, UK). marshland Louis on the
    (e.g. Ely, UK). Mississippi).

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    Settlement sites
    Some settlement sites had specific advantages.
    Defensive point wet-point

    In order to protect These settlements were built at


    themselves from attack, a source of water in an
    settlements were built otherwise dry area. For
    within a river meander, example, in lowland Britain,
    with the river giving many settlements were built
    protection on three sides near springs or at the foot of
    or on a hill with good chalk escarpments.
    views, e.g. Edinburgh, UK.

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    Settlement sites
    The Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali, West Africa

    What advantage does this settlement have?


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    Which is the best site for a settlement?
    Imagine that you
    and your tribe
    have just arrived
    in this area.

    As the leader,
    you have to
    choose the best
    site for your
    village.

    How will you decide between sites A, B, C and D?


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    Which is the best site for a settlement?

    Write a paragraph to explain your choice of site. You


    should aim to refer to a wide range of factors.

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    • What is a site?
    Learning objectives

    • What are site factors?

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