Settlement

Question 1

Low population density

Answer 1

Rural areas

Question 2

High population density

Answer 2

Urban areas

Question 3

Population density

Answer 3

How many people live in the area

Question 4

Population distribution

Answer 4

The spread of where people live

Question 5

Urbanisation

Answer 5

The growth of towns and cities

Question 6

Site of settlement physical factors

Answer 6

Altitude
Aspect
Drainage
Slope
Shelter

Question 7

Altitude

Answer 7

Refers to the height of a place above sea level

Question 8

Slope

Answer 8

When there is a slant on the land

Question 9

Aspect

Answer 9

Refers to where a place is facing

Question 10

Situation of settlement

Answer 10

Nodal point
Bridging point on a river
Coastel
Relief
Defence

Question 11

Nodal point

Answer 11

Roads and transport
Where different routes meet

Question 12

Coastel

Answer 12

Shelterd harbours, trade and fishing attracted people to coastel locations

Question 13

Defence

Answer 13

Towns were built around a castle so that the town could be defended

Question 14

Pre-Christian

Answer 14

Megalithic tombs
Portal dolmens

Question 15

Celtic

Answer 15

Crannòg
Forts
Fulacht fia
Standing stone

Question 16

Early christen

Answer 16

Holy well
Monastery
Round Tower
Church

Question 17

Vikings

Answer 17

Place name that include “ford”
Eg: Wexford, Waterford

Question 18

Norman

Answer 18

Castle
Town walls
Moated site

Question 19

Plantation

Answer 19

Fortified house

Question 20

Case study

Answer 20

Waterford city
A multi functional settlement

Question 21

Employment

Answer 21

Waterford crystal is a major employer
Pharmaceuticals have located here as well as other industries, this creates employment

Question 22

Defence

Answer 22

It began as a defence settlement
The Norman’s are still responsible for walls of the city that still stand today

Question 23

Port

Answer 23

Closest port to mainland Europe