Settlement - ~Settlement types, functions of settlements, polders and more!

7 PPTs based on ‘Settlement’ in Geography. These PPTs are all with reference to Ireland and are based on the Irish curriculum.

1. A 17 slide PPT on Early Settlers in Ireland
2. A 9 slide PPT looking at Dublin as a Primate City
3. A 12 slide PPT introducing rural settlement patterns (linear, dispersed & nucleated)
4. A 16 slide PPT on Polders (The Zuyder Zee project in Holland- includes a link to YouTube clip)
5. A 28 slide PPT on functions of a nucleated settlements (using Limerick & Cologne as case studies)
6. A 10 slide PPT looking at how functions in a settlement can change over time (using Navan as a case study)
7. A 9 slide PPT on the Irish Road Network

All PPTs are colourful, well-laid out and easy to read. Loots of images/photos used as visual aids. Some PPTs contain ‘to do’ or ‘homework’ slides which can be adapted to suit the text book or work book you use in your own class.

Some of these PPTs are available individually in ‘My Shop’ . This group of resources is intended to be a complete unit of work and to save you money!