Settlement Benefits and Risks
Match the cards using the notes about Water access, Fertile soil, Transportation access and Natural hazard.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
- Topic notes: Water access: availability of water for a stated use. Fertile soil: soil favorable for the stated crop growth. Transportation access: connections for moving people or goods. Natural hazard: a potentially harmful natural process.
- Original exercise cards: Fictional settlement has a treated drinking-water supply. / Fictional region has soil suited to its crop. / Fictional port connects cargo routes. / Fictional homes lie in an identified flood zone. / A fictional farmer chooses land based on crop-supporting soil. / A fictional town sits beside a railway junction. / A fictional coast is exposed to severe storm surge. / A fictional farm has water for crops.
Learn the idea
People consider water, fertile soil, transportation access and hazards when using a place. A benefit does not cancel a risk. A fictional river town may have useful transport while also facing floods. Assess the specific feature, rather than calling a whole place simply good or bad.
Water access: availability of water for a stated use. Fertile soil: soil favorable for the stated crop growth. Transportation access: connections for moving people or goods. Natural hazard: a potentially harmful natural process.
Look for water, crop-supporting soil, transport connections or a harmful natural process. A benefit does not remove a risk. Read the notes and the word cards. You can write, draw or say your answer.
- Read the four notes. Find the words Water access, Fertile soil, Transportation access, Natural hazard.
- Look for water, crop-supporting soil, transport connections or a harmful natural process. A benefit does not remove a risk.
- Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
- Choose two different examples: one for Water access and one for Fertile soil. Explain how their clues differ.
See the method in action
Worked example: The card says: “Fictional settlement has a treated drinking-water supply.” That matches Water access. Water access is availability of water for a stated use. Compare the note for Transportation access: Transportation access is connections for moving people or goods. That is a different clue.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Look for water, crop-supporting soil, transport connections or a harmful natural process. A benefit does not remove a risk.
- If you are unsure, ask an adult to read the card again. Match what this card says; do not add a new event or detail.
See the answer and explanation
Fertile soil
The card says: “Fictional region has soil suited to its crop.” That matches Fertile soil. Fertile soil is soil favorable for the stated crop growth.
Take it further
New card: “A fictional farm has water for crops.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A fictional farm has water for crops.” That matches Water access. Water access is availability of water for a stated use.
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