Module 3, Lesson 3

Question 1

any place where a community is established

Answer 1

settlement

Question 2

Where people choose to settle depends on these factors: ____, ____ or ____.

Answer 2

Economic
Political
Related to natural resources

Question 3

Resources such as freshwater, farmland, iron ore, or coal

Answer 3

Natural resources

Question 4

a path used by traders for buying and selling goods

Answer 4

trade route

Question 5

_______, ______ and ______ were often started around trade routes.

Answer 5

Villages
Towns
Cities

Question 6

Geographers often classify patterns of settlement

by ______.

Answer 6

Size

Question 7

These areas are cities and the surrounding areas.

They are heavily populated and very developed.

Answer 7

Urban areas

Question 8

These areas are immediately outside a

city, often a smaller residential community.

Answer 8

Suburbs

Question 9

These areas are a city, its suburbs, and

surrounding areas that form a large urban area.

Answer 9

Metropolitan area

Question 10

_________ is when several metropolitan areas

form together.

Answer 10

Megalopolis

Question 11

These areas are found outside a city.
They are less densely populated and have fewer
structures.

Answer 11

Rural areas

Question 12

Economic activities are usually tied to the _____.

Give 3 examples.

Answer 12

land

Examples:
     Agriculture
     Forestry
     Mining
     Recreation

Question 13

the placement of people and objects on Earth and the space between them

Answer 13

Spatial patterns

Question 14

These types of settlements are grouped the length of a resource, like a river. Usually formed along a narrow pattern.

Answer 14

Linear settlement

Question 15

These types of settlements are grouped around or at the center of a resource.

Answer 15

Cluster settlements

Question 16

These types of settlements are purposefully laid out with a network of transportation routes. Streets form a grid by running at angles to each other. These are commonly found in urban areas.

Answer 16

Grid settlements

Question 17

This term refers to the substantial exchange of goods between cities, states and countries.

Answer 17

Commerce

Question 18

These types of advances affected cities and places around them.

Answer 18

Technological advances

Question 19

These types of advances have enabled cities to reach distant places and markets.

Answer 19

Communication advances

Question 20

These types of advances have changed how people move around the world. People can travel anywhere.

Answer 20

Transportation advances