Settlements - cities, towns, villages and hamlets - is one of the topics covered in KS2 geography. This is the second of two quizzes on the subject and it looks specifically at how settlements have developed and how they link together.
Settlements are colonies where people live such as hamlets and cities. Settlements have developed over time and most include constructed facilities such as roads which link them together with other settlements, enclosures for livestock, fields systems for growing crops, ditches for drainage, ponds for waterfowl and fish, parks for leisure, woods and churches. People live together for convenience and to be social.
Find out more about how towns, villages and cities link together and how they have developed in this quiz. Can you get all ten questions right?
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Which is the largest type of settlement?
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Hamlet |
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City |
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Town |
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Village |
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What might cause a village to become a city?
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Building of a hospital |
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Population increase |
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Link to other villages by road |
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Building of a cathedral |
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What would cause the population of a settlement to increase?
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New factories creating lots of jobs for people |
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Building of a school |
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Link to other villages by railway |
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The building of a town hall |
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What would be needed in a seaside town if lots of tourists started to visit?
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New shops |
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New hotels |
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New cafes |
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All of these |
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In which settlement would you be more likely to find a cathedral?
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Hamlet |
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City |
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Farm |
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Village |
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Which settlement is most unlikely to have a church?
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Hamlet |
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Village |
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City |
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Town |
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Which of these connections would not link two cities?
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Motorway |
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Road |
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Footpath |
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Railway |
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What is a bridleway?
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A path for horses and non-motorised vehicles |
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A man-made channel for boats |
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A track for electric trams |
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A link road between two motorways |
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Which of these is NOT a method of crossing a river?
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Bridge |
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Canal |
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Ferry |
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Ford |
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What often developed at the mouth of rivers?
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Seaside towns |
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Public houses |
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Ports |
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Hamlets |
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1.
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Which is the largest type of settlement?
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Hamlet |
[x] |
City |
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Town |
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Village |
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2.
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What might cause a village to become a city?
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Building of a hospital |
[x] |
Population increase |
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Link to other villages by road |
[ ] |
Building of a cathedral |
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3.
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What would cause the population of a settlement to increase?
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[x] |
New factories creating lots of jobs for people |
[ ] |
Building of a school |
[ ] |
Link to other villages by railway |
[ ] |
The building of a town hall |
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4.
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What would be needed in a seaside town if lots of tourists started to visit?
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New shops |
[ ] |
New hotels |
[ ] |
New cafes |
[x] |
All of these |
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5.
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In which settlement would you be more likely to find a cathedral?
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Hamlet |
[x] |
City |
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Farm |
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Village |
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6.
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Which settlement is most unlikely to have a church?
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[x] |
Hamlet |
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Village |
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City |
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Town |
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7.
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Which of these connections would not link two cities?
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Motorway |
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Road |
[x] |
Footpath |
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Railway |
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8.
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What is a bridleway?
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[x] |
A path for horses and non-motorised vehicles |
[ ] |
A man-made channel for boats |
[ ] |
A track for electric trams |
[ ] |
A link road between two motorways |
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9.
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Which of these is NOT a method of crossing a river?
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Bridge |
[x] |
Canal |
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Ferry |
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Ford |
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10.
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What often developed at the mouth of rivers?
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Seaside towns |
[ ] |
Public houses |
[x] |
Ports |
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Hamlets |
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