Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️

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Settlements and Land Use

🌍 Geography KS2 — Ages 7–11 ✓ 3 key facts

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⭐ Key Facts

1 Settlements range in size from isolated farms and hamlets to villages, towns and cities.

2 Most settlements were founded near fresh water, flat land, and natural resources.

3 Land use describes how an area of land is used — for example, residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural or recreational.

Explore how and why settlements developed and how land is used within them.

A settlement is any place where people live permanently — from a single isolated farmhouse to a sprawling city of millions. Settlements are often classified by size: hamlet (very small, a few houses), village (a small community, usually with a church and local services), town (larger, with shops, schools and transport links), city (large with a wide range of services, often with a cathedral). Early settlements were almost always founded in places with access to clean water, fertile land for farming, natural shelter from wind or flooding, and materials for building. Over time, settlements grow and change. Land use describes what different areas within a settlement are used for: residential (housing), commercial (shops and offices), industrial (factories and warehouses), agricultural (farming) and recreational (parks and sports facilities).

🌍 GeographyKS2 — Ages 7–11

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