Settlement Patterns and Types

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Objective

I can describe different types of settlements, like villages and cities.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

Describe the main difference between how early humans obtained food as hunter-gatherers versus how people in early villages obtained food. How did this difference impact their settlement patterns?

2

What advancements in agriculture allowed semi-permanent villages to become permanent settlements? Explain how these advancements led to this change.

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

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Describe two characteristics of a village, as discussed in the video. Describe two characteristics of a city, as discussed in the video.

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