A Powerpoint based lesson looking at the Heirarchy Pyramid and Settlement Shapes suitable for KS3 and GCSE. This lesson takes you through each level of the pyramid and identifies the different services at each level. Pupils will learn about each level and be able to identify specific urban areas on a map and apply them to the hierarchy model.

This lesson introduces the theme of Settlements to the Year 7 Common Entrance and KS3 Geography group. It thinks about the reasons why settlers would have settled in their chosen locations. Pupils are asked to look at a variety of locations and identify reasons why first settlers would have built their settlements in those locations.

A worksheet that is to be used in conjunction with several online resources. Pupils are to seek out answers to questions and terms to build a case study that would be suitable for Geogrpahy at KS3 or KS4.