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Grade 11 Settlement Location Decision Activity

Revision activities / Geography study practice

Learning focus: Human and Economic Activities. This original Grade 11 Geography exercise gives you a task, a suggested response and a follow-up challenge. It is classroom practice, not an official assessment paper.

Understand the idea

Settlement location reflects physical opportunities and constraints alongside economic and social factors. A good recommendation weighs benefits against risks.

Try the activity

Compare two hypothetical sites: one beside a reliable water source on a floodplain and one on higher ground farther from water. What should a planner investigate?

Attempt your response before opening the guidance. Show the steps, textual evidence or reasons that support your answer; a final answer alone may hide a misunderstanding.

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Self-assessment checklist

This is your own assessment, not automatic marking.

Self-assessed checklist: 0/4

My planner and progress →

Show suggested answer and reasoning

Investigate flood risk, water access, drainage, transport, land suitability and service costs. Reliable water is valuable, but flood exposure can make the low site unsuitable without adequate evidence and planning.

Follow-up challenge

Create a weighted comparison table and explain each score. Do not use invented scores as proof that a real location is safe.

Review your work

  • Did you answer the question actually asked?
  • Can you explain the method or evidence in your own words?
  • What would you change if one condition in the task changed?

Use the suggested response to identify one correction, then attempt the task again without copying it. For an open-ended question, other well-supported answers may be reasonable. Ask your teacher to check interpretations or language forms where needed.

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