Urban Futures
Welcome to Unit 5!
Pre- unit research materials and activities are detailed below
Pre- unit research materials and activities are detailed below
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Challenge 1: Urban Population Change - the global picture since 1960 in maps and graphs here 1. How has the number of urban inhabitants changed over time? Is this number speeding up or slowing down? [Clue: compare the stats from 1960 and 2019. How many urban inhabitants were there? How many urban inhabitants are there? What's the difference? [2019 total - 1960 total] |
Challenge 2: Study the images in the gallery below. They provide information about urbanisation (the growth of towns and cities). Convert the information to an Infographic or 'Did You Know?' poster that includes the following details.
1. How has the number of urban inhabitants changed over time? Is this number speeding up or slowing down? [Clue: use stats from Gallery images 1-2]
2. Which parts of the World (continents and or countries) are more urbanised than others? [names and stats]. How is this projected to change over time? [Clue: use stats from Gallery images 1-2]
3. How financially important are cities? [Clue: Use stats from Gallery image 7]
4. Why might some people think that cities are getting too big? [Clue: look for information about resource use; environmental issues eg Gallery images 3 and 5]
1. How has the number of urban inhabitants changed over time? Is this number speeding up or slowing down? [Clue: use stats from Gallery images 1-2]
2. Which parts of the World (continents and or countries) are more urbanised than others? [names and stats]. How is this projected to change over time? [Clue: use stats from Gallery images 1-2]
3. How financially important are cities? [Clue: Use stats from Gallery image 7]
4. Why might some people think that cities are getting too big? [Clue: look for information about resource use; environmental issues eg Gallery images 3 and 5]
Use the document immediately below to help you to self assess your first Urban Futures challenge homework
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Unit 5: Knowledge Organiser for the unitadapted from an original document created by B. Newbury, sourced via Schoology
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5.1a
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Challenge 2: Watch this National Geographic clip about London - our capital city and an example of a mega-city.
a) Define the term 'megacity'
b) List FIVE facts from the video that you didn't know about London.
a) Define the term 'megacity'
b) List FIVE facts from the video that you didn't know about London.
5.1b
Enquiry question: How successful has the regeneration of Birmingham been?
A printable version of our write up booklet, should you wish to complete it electronically.
Getting that top grade - use these help sheets to guide you.
Useful web-link here to gather information about regeneration in Birmingham
Research urban regeneration in Birmingham – what have they been doing to make it a better place? [the link is safe, despite the warnings, checked 24 07 2020 https://bigcityplan.birmingham.gov.uk/ Fieldwork 'In a nutshell' write up guide - might help you to complete your homework if you left your sheet and your book at school!!!
Get it here 5.2ab AC City - Birmingham
Click here to access a web page where you can investigate quality of life indicators in a range of wards in Birmingham
5.2ab EDC City - Rio de Janeiro
Good summary of Rio's four urban zones below [credit: Alyssa Y9]
Good summary of Rio's urban challenges & solutions (condensed revision points - need expanding into fully developed points in an exam [credit: Ruby Y9]
GCSE Geography: Urban Futures health-check!
Check how much has sunk in. Will also be helpful for future exams There are six activities. You MUST complete at least THREE of the six including one RED, one AMBER and one GREEN. Either download the word version and complete electronically or download and print the pdf. Your call. pdf version HERE word version HERE GCSE Geography: What might the fieldwork questions be like?
Want to get even further ahead? Please complete the exam questions here. The questions are based upon the Birmingham: How successful has urban regeneration been? fieldwork I have also included some step by step guidance and some key-words to include to help you to put together some top examination answers. If we get some perfect answers nailed now, they are there in the bank ready to revise in Y11. The 2017_bham_fwk_wagoll.pdf file above might help you if you are stuck. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||