Lesson 1: What is a settlement?

Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall:

• A city is a large, dense settlement, containing many people, buildings and services.

• How land can be used in cities:

  • residential use, for example, houses, blocks of flats;

  • commercial use, for example, shops, offices and factories;

  • land used for services, for example, hospitals and schools;

  • transport use, for example, roads and railways;

  • leisure use, for example, parks, sports facilities, etc.

• The four countries of the UK.

• The four capital cities of the UK (you may wish to use the Pupil video: Song - Countries and capital cities of the UK).