Peer assess sketch maps from your homework.ography/urban_environments/settlement_cha racteristics_video.shtml Site, Situation and Shape of Settlements To be able to describe site and situation and interpret shapes. 1) To be able to describe situation of settlements. 2) To be able to describe the site of settlements accessing important map data. 3) To identify the shape of settlements. To be able to describe situation of settlements. Situation is where a settlement is located in relation to other physical and human features in the area. Describe the situation of Barlaston (GR 8938) on OS Map 258. To be able to describe the site of settlements accessing important map data. Site means the land on which a settlement is built. A site has physical and human factors affecting it. Make 3 spider diagrams for water supply, aspect and shelter, defence and communications. Read in the text for this activity. To identify the shape of settlements. SiteCharacteristics Defensive Difficult to attack e.g. hill-top or island Hill-foot Sheltered, with flat land for building and farming Gap Lower, more sheltered land between two hills Wet point Close to water in a dry area Dry point On higher, dry area close to wet land e.g. marshes or flooding rivers Route centre Focus of routes (e.g. roads) from surrounding area Bridging pointWhere bridges can be built over a river Plenary Complete the following exam question. Describe the situation of Stoke-on-Trent Which site factors do you think are important for Stoke-on-Trent? What shape do you think the Stoke-on-Trent settlement is? Provide evidence.ze/standard/geography/settlement/quiz/settl ement_site/