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GCSE	Edexcel Geography Specification A syllabus no.1312
2  The Human World	2b Settlement 2
Chapter 2  pages 34-47	Tomorrow's Geography  Mike Harcourt and Steph Warren, published by Hodder and Stoughton 0 340 79965 X
Urban structure  - a comparison between two cities. A study of one urban area in an MEDC and one in an LEDC to describe and explain the characteristics and locations of the CBD, twilight zone, industrial areas and different residential zones.
Students should - Recall and explain the characteristics and locations of the CBD, twilight zone, industrial areas and different residential zones in one named MEDC city.   Recall and explain the characteristics and locations of the CBD, twilight zone, industrial areas and different residential zones in one named LEDC city.
Structure of the city   Ipswich London Road Transect photos	printed sheet- Structure of the City Draw a cross-section (a transect) of a journey into a major town or city; for instance from Copdock Mill interchange to the centre of Ipswich. The changing types of housing can be shown in pictorial form. Label different types of buildings and important areas .e.g. retail parks, Portman Road! printed sheet - A cross-section of a British City. Use the data in New Wider World pages 30-31, to fill in the frames on this sheet. Brief notes should be made on the chief characteristics of each zone. New Wider World page 50 question 2, on how to tell urban zones apart, using map or other evidence .. or .. sheet 3F from geog.1 on recognising housing types and patterns. MEDC urban case study - Darlington - two sheets which can be answered from geog.1 pages 34-35.
case study:  Land use in an urban area in a MEDC - Reading	From Tomorrow's Geography, page 42, choose Foundation or Higher levels and answer examination-style questions on Reading.
	changing zones- a look at the Greenwich Peninsula From geog.1 pages 38-38, answer questions 1-4, on understanding how urban zones can change over time. weblinks to site pages on the Greenwich Peninsula. photographs and geog1 workpage.
case study:  Land use in an urban area in a LEDC - Bangalore or Rio de Janeiro   Rocinha - weblink opposite. Barra deTijuca   ... Bar (or spit) of the Tijuca river. Gobal Eye on Rocinha Rio de Janeiro images   Barra - a vetical airpic	From Tomorrow's Geography, page 45, work through the activities on urban zones in this Indian city (Bangalore). or   Rio de Janeiro case study from video G182 or 187 Brazil 2000: City.   Watch the video with Waugh's New Wider World open on pages 66-67 and 68-69 (with stills from the video!). Make notes from the video, then divide your page and list the features of the two areas, Rocinha and Barra in 2 columns. What are the major problems facing Rocinha today? How you think Rocinha will develop? Is there hope for Rio? weblinks: Rocinha images   Remember: a favela is an area of home-built housing; it is not a slum ... which is an area which has become degraded and uncared for. A favela is on the way up!
A2 Human World - Population A2 Human World - Settlement 1 A2 Human World - Settlement 2     GCSE home	checklist for Settlement 2A checklist for Settlement 2B