12+Settlement

=Spot the city skyline - quiz = Test your knowledge of the world's great cities by identifying these silhouetted skylines. Can you recognise all 15? Click on the silhouette to take the quiz.

=Where are the biggest cities in the world?=



//You can annotate a paper map or you may prefer to work digitally.//
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//What were the biggest cities in 1900? Click on the image below to find out and then add the cities to your map. Make sure you produce a suitable key for your map.//


=Where are the fastest growing cities in the world?=



**b)** On which continent are most of the fastest growing cities?
====**c)** Look at the reasons you have given for the development and growth of the cities. What are the most common reasons for the development of these cities? Ports, trade, tourism.....? Make sure you give examples.====

**Thinking Skills (extension)**
====g) Imagine you are the mayor (leader) of one of the fastest growing cities. What problems (Social, Cultural, Economic, Environmental, Political) would the rapidly increasing population cause you? What could you do to solve these problems? Why might it be difficult to solve all of the problems?====

=What is a Settlement?=

Basel is a settlement but what about the photographs below, are they all settlements?




**2)** Save a copy of the word document below and add definitions for the following words. Find a different example for each one.

 * ==Vocab List to add to your Definitions==

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The assessment for this unit will be based on your class work and a project. The project will investigate the growth and development of Basel.
==== 1) **Brainstorm:** What would you include in a project about Basel? Brainstorm ideas as a group and record them using this mind mapping tool. ====

Give the project an appropriate title.
==== 4) **Create a contents page:** On the second page of your project create a table of contents that you can add to as you work through the project using the built in MSWord Tool. ====

=Task 4 Site and Situation:=

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Some common site factors include:

 * ====**Wet point sites** - these have a good water supply. Many settlements grew around wet point sites, eg villages in the South Downs. ====
 * ====**Dry point sites** - these are away from the risk of flooding, ====
 * ====**Defensive sites** - often found on higher ground so that in the past enemies could be seen from a distance, eg Chateau Landskron in Leymen, or in the loop of a meander, eg Bern ====
 * ====**Aspect** - settlements are often found on the sunny side of a deep valley. This is common in settlements in the Alps. ====
 * ====**Shelter** - from cold prevailing winds and rain. ====
 * ====**Gap towns** - Some settlements are found in a gap between two areas of higher ground. ====
 * ====**Resources** - important for industry. eg Water, Coal, Iron, Limestone ====
 * ====**Bridging point** - settlements with 'ford' in their name often grew around a fording point or bridging point, eg Basel is found on the River Rhine. ====
 * ====**Trading centres** - often settlements grow where natural route ways and rivers meet, which helps the development of roads, railways and canals. ====

**2)** Add the vocabulary above to your vocab list.
====The **situation ** of a settlement is its position in relation to the surrounding human and physical features, many of which will have an impact on the settlement's type, size and function. ====

// Site (actual location) of Basel is at latitude 47°34′N, Longitude 7°36′E °E, approximately 98km north of Bern. //
====// The situation (the location in relation to places & features around it) of Basel is it is in Northwest Switzerland, at the borders of Switzerland, France and Germany. The city lies the banks of the River Rhine, predominantly on the flood plain between the Schwarzwald (Black forest) and Jura mountains. //====

==== **(b)** Click on the image below. Save a copy of the map and insert it into your notes. The map is of Basel in 1792. Once you have inserted the map, add a suitable caption. Make sure you reference the website the image came from in your caption. ====

==== **(c)** Scroll back up the page to task 4 and you will find a list of the common site factors that were important for the siting of the earliest settlements. Use this list to annotate (label) the map to show the factors that influenced the site of Basel. Add place names wherever you can. ====

As you discovered in Task 4, rivers are a major influence on the site and situation of a city.
1) Complete the work sheet as an introduction to the link between rivers and settlements.



====** (b) ** Writing a project requires you to be able to read and make notes from a variety of sources. In this section we are going to use extracts from a book to find out how important the Rhine has been in the development of Basel. ====

You are to read through the 10 pages of information and make notes using the note taking frame below.


==== **(c)** Using the notes you have collected I now want you to write a few paragraphs explaining the importance of the Rhine had in the development of Basel. You must use examples from your notes to explain your answer. I would also like to see you insert some photographs to illustrate your answer. ====

Task 6:Settlement Hierarchy




//Sphere of Influence//: The distance or area people travel from to access a service i.e. the area served by a settlement or service.
==== //Services//: Facilities that are offered to people e.g. supermarket, cinema, school or train station. Services have a threshold population, which helps explain why bigger settlements have more services. ====

//Threshold Population:// The minimum amount of people required for a service to be offered and remain open.
==== //High Order Goods (Comparison):// Goods that people buy less frequently. They tend to be more expensive and people will normally compare quality and price before purchasing e.g. a TV, car or holiday. ====

**(c)** Add the definitions above to the vocab list you began in Task 3.
= Project Step 4: Basel and Switzerland =

==== b) Do some research into each settlement in your hierarchy and find out about the functions and services found in each settlements. Add some of these to your hierarchy in the form of text or pictures. ====

d) Write a brief explanation of how you decided on the order for your hierarchy. Was it easy to do? What problems did you have? Give examples to support your explanation.
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=Function:=

We will discuss which markers to use in class.

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= = Project Step 5: The Many Functions of Basel. = ==== You are to create an illustrated guide to the different functions that Basel has. You base this on the work you did in Task 6. For each function you should name and describe where it takes place and include a photo wherever possible. Can you find evidence of all the functions below? ====


 * ** Market Town **
 * ** Mining Town **
 * ** Industrial / Manufacturing **
 * ** Ports **
 * ** Commercial **
 * ** Cultural / Religious **
 * ** Residential **
 * ** Tourist Resort **

Project Step 6: A History of Basel
==== We are now going to take a brief look at the history of Basel and see if we can link events in the city's history to the growth of its population. ====

4) Of the events you have labeled, which do you think had the greatest impact on the population of Basel? Explain your answer.
5) Now read the two excerpts below and add the dates and events to your graph.

"Complaints from the near-by community because of the smell pollution where registered in 1864."

"In 1890 a housing complex was built to home the foreign workers who mostly came from Horburg in Germany, at the Horburgstrasse."

Clavel (the founder a CIBA) built a country home (today’s Schifferhaus) in Kleinhünigen where he led a grand lifestyle. Later on his sons moved to Riehen.

What would you do?
====**1)** Insert a copy of this map into your word document. Now add labels to the map suggesting where you would build factories, houses and shops as Basel begins to grow. Explain your decisions in a paragraph below the map.====

**4)** What do you think it would be like to have lived on Horburgstrasse or elsewhere in central Basel in 1890? Have a look at the photos below and write a first hand account of life in Basel in 1890


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====Use the information you have collected to create a similar cartoon for Basel. Try to use actual place names, events and dates. You can create your own cartoons or use historical photographs of Basel to illustrate your answer.====

What do you think each zone would look like? Where might you find each zone in Basel?


Answer in full sentences. Make sure your sketch is labelled.
 * 1)** Open the pdf below (Urban Landuse Zones). Read the information carefully and answer questions 1-4 on paper.


 * 2)** Now open the the second pdf below (Why does Zoning Happen). Once again, read the information carefully and answer questions 1-5. Answer in full sentences.