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9-4 France    3  Paris - a growing problem

 

Geog123   book 3     

                                             pages 54-55   4.7 The Paris problem

                                             pages 56-57   4.8 The new towns around Paris

 

The Louvre

Central Paris

Traffic!

 

 

 

The growth of Paris

  1. Geog3 page 55 question 3 .. the growth of the city.

  2. page 55 question 1 ..  a conurbation - glossary.

  3. page 47 question 4 .. the dominance of Paris.

 

 

Paris - problems and solutions

  1. copy out the notes on page 55 .. How they tackled the problem .. 3 bullet points.

  2. watch video G 199 France 2000 Paris and fill in the response sheet France2000

  3. Alternatively - match cards to the three featured locations. Response sheet, cards and lessons plan.

Contrasting city districts - La Defense and St Denis

  1. Divide up your page into two columns, one for La Defense and the other for St Denis. Note down the problems facing each area and the solutions put into place.

The new towns of the Marne

Marne la Valee (translated) - a wonderful animation on the location of Marne la Vallee

  1. Geog3 page 57 questions 1 & 2.

  2. from the video describe what was there before the town of Lognes was built.

  3. Geog3 page 57 question 3 .. answer the small questions on the graph. Don't forget to put in a suitable title.

  4. Geog3 page 55 question 4 .. draw the graphs first to illustrate your work.

  5. Make an A4  poster to explain why Disneyland-Paris is situated at Marne-la-Vallee .. how this venture helps overcome some of the problems of the area and is a good site for access, etc. homework

Marne la Vallee for business

Eurodisney - employment

TGV

 

   

 

9-4 France 1  Layout and people

9-4 France 2  Economy and regions

9-4 France 3  The Paris Region

9-4 France 4  France in the World

 

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