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 South Acre Great Dunham EAST DEREHAM 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 _______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 64 geog.1: 3 Settlement © OUP: this may be reproduced for class use solely within the purchaser’s school or college.