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Topic 1 - Places where people live (Settlements) Flashcards

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1
Q

Name the four types of settlements.

A

Farms, villages, towns and cities

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2
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Give some examples of jobs on farms and villages.

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Gardening, milking cows

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3
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Give some examples of jobs in towns and cities.

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Factory worker, nurse at the clinic, petrol attendant, bank teller.

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Give some examples of buildings in farms and villages.

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Homes, shelters for animals, stores for crops, tools and machinery, places where people work with animals.

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Give some examples of buildings in towns and cities.

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Factories, shops, offices, clinics and schools.

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What are the three kinds of work that people do in towns and cities?

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Making things, selling things, and work that helps others (services)

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What do you call a densely populated area?

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Urban area

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What do you call a sparsely populated area?

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Rural area

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9
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What are crops?

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Plants grown for food or other things people need

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What are villages?

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Places with a few houses and other buildings, as well as land for growing crops and keeping animals

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11
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What activities are sometimes found in villages?

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Growing plants, keeping animals, catching fish (for food or to sell)

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What are farms?

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Areas of land used for growing crops and keeping animals

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What are towns?

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Places with houses, shops and offices, which are bigger than villages, but smaller than cities

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14
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Order the following from smallest to biggest: Towns - Cities, Farms - Villages

A

Farms
Villages
Towns
Cities

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What are cities?

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Places with many houses, shops and offices, which are much bigger than towns

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Are there fields for crops and are there farm animals in Towns?

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No - there are no place for these

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17
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What is the following activity called: “Work that involves growing crops and taking care of animals”?

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Farming

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What is the following activity called: “Work that people do that helps others”?

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Services

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19
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Name all the jobs that farmers need to do …

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Plant seeds
Weed fields
Pick and pack fruit
Look after cattle
Milk cows
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20
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Name the three kinds of works that people can do in towns and cities:

A

Making things
Selling things
Work that helps other people

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21
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Give examples of Service work jobs

A 
Doctors
Nurses
Dentists
Car mechanics
Haridressers
22
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What is a factory?

A

A building where workers make items for a wage (payment)

23
Q

What are places where people of the same religion come together to pray called?

A

Places of worship

24
Q

Name different kinds of homes in which people live

A

Houses
Shacks
Flats

25
Q

Name a few types of buildings in towns and cities

A 
Factories
Shops
Offices
Clinics and hospitals
Schools
Places of worship
Banks
Train stations
Garages
Post offices
26
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Do we have a dairy (milk farm where cows are milked) in Pinelands? Give a reason

A

No - Pinelands is a suburb in a city. Daries are on farms

27
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Will you be able to get a bank loan on a sheep farm in the Karoo? Give a reason

A

No - A sheep farm does not have services (like banks) - you will be able to get a loan at a bank in a town or city

28
Q

What are freeways? Where are they found?

A

Wide roads that many cars can travel along together (in Cities)

29
Q

What are footpaths?

A

Narrow paths that people walk along

30
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What are pavements?

A

Footpaths along the side of the road, at a higher level than the road

31
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What are farms roads used for?

A

Moving crops, workers and machinery between the farm buildings and the fields and the farm gate

32
Q

What do you call something that stands out so you notice it?

A

Feature

33
Q

What is a feature in a place where people live, or on the way between places called?

A

Landmark

34
Q

What is a land mark called that has not been made by people?

A

A Natural landmark

35
Q

What is a landmark made by people called?

A

A human-made landmark (hehe, no kidding!)

36
Q

Name the two types of landmarks you get

A

Natural landmark

Human-made landmark

37
Q

Give examples of natural landmarks

A

Hills
Rocks
Rivers
Waterfalls

38
Q

Give examples of human-made landmarks

A

Tall buildings
Cellphone masts/towers
Bridges
Railway lines

39
Q

A trip between two places is called a journey, yes?

A

Yes of course - this one is for free!

40
Q

When you draw or describe a short journey - what do you use mostly in the description? For example “turn right just before the City Rock Gymn building”..

A

Landmarks

Yip they can be natural or human-made) :

41
Q

Go straight until the big tree, then turn right, and after 50 steps dig in the ground for the pirates’ treasure chest … these instructions/ explanations to get from one place to another are called …

A

Directions (and please don’t give these directions to anybody else, otherwise the treasure will have to be shared!!)

42
Q

What are “Needs”?

A

Something all people have to have to stay alive and healthy

43
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What are “Wants”?

A

Things people like to have, but do not have to have to stay alive

44
Q 
Are the following things wants or needs:
Chocolate
A place to keep you warm or dry
A 80 metre climbing rope
Bread
A clinic to get health care when you are sick
School (difficult one!)
Air to breathe
DSTV
A 
Chocolate - Want
Warm place - Need
80m rope - Want (although you need it when you go climbing)
Bread - Need (food)
A clinic - Need
School - Need
Air - Need
DSTV - Want (except when Stormers are playing)
45
Q

Name the four kinds of places where people live

A

Farms
Villages
Towns
Cities

46
Q

Why do places we live in have roads and footpaths?

A

For transport and to travel on

47
Q

Choose one thing that all people need to stay alive and healthy

A

Water
Air
Food

48
Q

Give the name of the building that matches the descriptions:

1) A place where a horse is sheltered
2) A Place where people make goods for a wage
3) A place where bags of grain are stored
4) A place where cows are milked
5) A place where people of the same religion pray

A

1) Stable (for horses)
2) Factory (making goods for a wage)
3) Barn (bags of grain stored)
4) Dairy (cows are milked)
5) Place of worship (pray together)

49
Q

People that live in tents or huts or caravans that can be moved easily from place to place are called …

A

Nomads

50
Q

What is another name for a Village in the country side?

A

A rural settlement

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