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Published: 19/10/2016
KS4 | Changing urban environments
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Urban Geography GCSE pack

This six-week teaching pack covers the urban issues and challenges section of the AQA Geography GCSE. It looks at global urban growth patterns, impacts of urban growth on LICs and NEEs, urban changes in the UK and urban sustainability issues. The pack consists of structured teaching ideas and tailor-made student resources, using a variety of teaching approaches.

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Jamal Abdallah

VERY USEFUL MATERIALS

Posted on 22nd March 2020

Brian O'Hara

Have not used it yet but will try and tie it into an MYP Migration and Population Unit

Thanks

Posted on 21st September 2019

Ofelia Bueno

Brilliant resource, extremely useful although the six week timeframe is totally unrealistic. Thank you for producing this.

Posted on 10th January 2019

Frances Notton

Very helpful...thank you.

Posted on 19th September 2018

Moses Mushekwa

Thanks, this will definitively help

Posted on 17th April 2018

Teachit editor

To gain access to the PowerPoint resources click on the [See other resources: Urban geography GCSE teaching pack] link above. This will direct you to all the resources for the teaching pack.

Posted on 17th April 2018

Claire Low

Where can I find the powerpoint slides mentioned in the scheme of work please?

Posted on 17th February 2018

Jo-Ann Brake

Thank you for all your hard work with this resource. This is our first time teaching AQA so it is great to see how this ties into the syllabus.

Posted on 13th February 2018

Rachel Bradley

Amazing, just what I was looking for, thank you!

Posted on 26th January 2018

Alan Parkinson

A very 'teachable' starting point, and a useful model for developing other AQA resources.

Posted on 15th August 2017

Tom Hibbs

Excellent, a great starting point when putting together a new set of lessons.

Posted on 9th June 2017

Mala Ismail

The best resource which I was looking for

Posted on 19th May 2017

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A case study of London

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A London plenary triangle

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An urban centre KWHL grid

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AQA urban geography teaching pack - notes for teachers

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Ask away in Cairo

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Identity | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Causes of urbanisation

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Dharavi - true or false?

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Identity | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Dharavi redevelopment

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Dharavi sudoku

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Global urbanisation

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Gloucester Docks - before and after redevelopment

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Regeneration | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Gloucester Docks - match the captions

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Identity | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Gloucester Docks and Gloucester Quays – a case study summary

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Gloucester docks – an urban regeneration sequencing activity

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Regeneration | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Informal employment in a LEDC city – a SATO exercise

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Letter sort and word generator game

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Life in the slum

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Identity | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Life in the slum - SATO questions

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Identity | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Living in a slum - top ten wishes

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Identity | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

London and UK cities urban Hexbusters

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Map interpretation at Gloucester Docks

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Mumbai - a time for reflection

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Mumbai - location, location, location

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Mumbai's challenges - a Diamond 9 activity

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Opportunities and challenges in Mumbai

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Plenary dice - urbanisation

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Population density in the UK

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Rates of urban growth

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Rural urban migration push and pull factors

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Rural urban migration push and pull factors - a Diamond Nine exercise

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Sustainability matching activity

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Identity | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Sustainable or unsustainable features?

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack | Urban sustainability

Test yourself - Mumbai, past, present and future

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Identity | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

The future of UK cities

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack | Urban planning

The growth of world cities

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

The regeneration of Gloucester docks - fact or opinion?

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Regeneration | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

The world's 12 biggest cities

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Transport sustainability in Curitiba, Brazil

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack | Urban transport

Urban and industrial change at the Lock Warehouse, Gloucester Docks

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Regeneration | Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Urban Geography GCSE pack

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Urban geography — 5Ws and how?

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack

Urban sustainability - an examination question

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KS4 | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Urban geography GCSE teaching pack | Urban sustainability