Exploring Settlement Patterns ***

3 E Exploring settlement patterns ***

Name Class

This shows part of Norfolk. Only some of the small villages are named.

Massingham KING’S North Elmham LYN N Gayton Milcham Norfolk

Little Dunham Mattishall Sporle Watlington Key Marham Newton large town SWAFFHAM Shipdham small town DOWNHAM MARKET South Pickenham large village WATTON Hingham Stoke Ferry small village or hamlet

0 5 10 15 20 25 km

1 There is one large town, King’s Lynn. 1 large towns Hint: put a pencil mark Count how many of the other small towns through each circle as types of settlement there are. large villages you count it! Write the numbers in this triangle. small villages/hamlets 2 Complete this statement: There are many more ______settlements than ______ones.

3 Now measure the distances between the settlements listed in this table. Use a strip of paper. Measure to the centres of the circles. Use the scale to find the distance to the nearest kilometre. The first column has been filled in for you.

to (km) to (km) to (km) to (km) to (km) Swaffham to ... Swaffham to ... Swaffham to ... Gayton to ... Little Dunham to ...

Downham Market ______18 Shipdham ______Sporle ______Massingham ______Great Dunham ______

Watton ______11 Massingham ______South Acre ______Marham ______Newton ______

East Dereham ______15 Milcham ______South Pickenham ______Watlington ______Sporle ______

Total distance ______44 Total distance ______Total distance ______Total distance ______Total distance ______

2 Average distance ______14 /3 Average distance ______Average distance ______Average distance ______Average distance ______(Total ÷ 3)

4 Of the settlements in the table, which kind are closest together? ______Which kind are furthest apart? ______5 Complete these statements: The ______the settlements, the further apart they are. I think this is because ______

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