1. If cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half how many mice can 3 cats catch in 3 days? Six mice: if a cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half - this means that one cat catches one mouse in a day and a half. Therefore in 3 days, one cat catches 2 mice. Therefore 3 cats will catch 6 mice in 3 days.

2. LO: We will look at factors affecting settlements

3. Settlement A settlement can range in size from a single farmstead to a vast mega-city. No matter what size, settlements have two features…

4. Site: the ground on which the settlement stands, described by its physical characteristics Situation: the location of the settlement relative to its surroundings described by its features relative to other settlements e.g. rivers, transport lines etc.

5. The decision to choose a specific area for a settlement is a careful decision. In prehistoric times people settled on upper slopes because here the vegetation was thinner and more easily cleared. Over time, as agriculture techniques improved, lowland areas were cleared of their vegetation and cultivated.

6. Types of settlement shapes Nucleated: dwellings and buildings are packed closely together, e.g. at a crossroads or where routeways converge Dispersed: individual dwellings are spread out, e.g. lowland where the land is fairly uniform in terms of soil and vegetation Linear: dwellings and buildings are strung out along a road, river, valley or stretch of coastline

7. The South Wales valleys The valleys of South Wales are deep and run roughly parallel to each other. They rise in the Brecon Beacons and move in a south-easterly direction towards the Bristol Channel. This was an important area for cola mining.

8. The valleys The coal and iron were moved along the canals, railways and roads which ran along the valley floors. Because the valleys were so narrow, there was very little space in which the settlement could expand. Much of the miners’ housing were arranged in parallel housing up the valley sides.

9. Growth of the urban area The settlements grew and eventually joined each other to form ribbons of continuous urban development.