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How are urban environments changing?. U: the causes of urbanisation and how it differs between HIC’s and LIC’s. K: of the structure and land use of a city. Starter: What are the 5 largest cities in the world? (population).
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How are urban environments changing? U: the causes of urbanisation and how it differs between HIC’s and LIC’s K: of the structure and land use of a city
Starter: What are the 5 largestcities in the world? (population) Urbanisation: a process where an increasing proportion of the population lives in towns and cities resulting in their growth
Which regions are experiencing rapid urbanisation? • Which regions have the lowest growth? Use P.185 to help you
In search a of a better quality of life, jobs and housing Poor services, schools and hospitals Employment opportunities, better paid work in a hotel Drought and crop failure Conflict and war force people to leave their land Population growth – overpopulated areas cause over farming and poor soil Better quality of services, schools and hospitals Flooding and natural disaster e.g. Gujarat, India – people flee rural areas and do not return
How does the land use vary in an urban area? Starting from Leeds City Centre – can you put these in any order?
The Burgess concentric ring model of urban land use • Use P.186 to complete activity 1,2 and 3