Matching Pairs Types of settingOnline version Match the description with the corresponding notion by Viktoriia Kozlova 1 the time period in which a story takes place, the cultural environment in which characters act 2 the places where the action of a story occurs 3 the atmosphere created by descriptions of the time and place, emotional and mental state of the characters 4 the social rules that govern the characters in a given time or place social setting, psychological setting, physical setting historical setting