Year 10 - Geography
Living sustainably in urban environments
Patterns of global urbanisation
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about patterns and trends in global urbanisation. Pupils study regional variations, patterns and growth in urbanisation and the development of megacities. Pupils also learn about the changing factors affecting growth, urban land uses and sustainable urban living.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to evaluate different strategies for making urban spaces more sustainable and less congested.
Key Notes
- Urban sustainability requires management of resources and transport.
- The features of sustainable living include energy and water conservation, waste recycling and creating green spaces.
- Urban transport strategies can be used to reduce traffic congestion.
Vocabulary To Learn
- sustainable: a state of being able to be maintained at a certain level economically, socially and environmentally without compromising any future ability to achieve the same level
- congestion: an overcrowding of traffic in a particular space
- park and ride: a system where people can park their cars just outside the CBD and then take public transport into the centre
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Reducing speed limits can increase traffic congestion.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Urban sustainability requires management of resources and transport. The features of sustainable living include energy and water conservation, waste recycling and creating green spaces.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'sustainable'
a state of being able to be maintained at a certain level economically, socially and environmentally without compromising any future ability to achieve the same level.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Reducing speed limits can increase traffic congestion. Correction: Reducing speed limits is more likely to keep traffic flowing through a space rather than have prolonged congestion.
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