Urban issues and challenges - Urban trends in different parts of the world

GCSE Geography - Urban issues and challenges - Urban trends in different parts of the world

A whole session exploring how urban trends differ between HIC’s, NEE’s and LIC’s and the relationship with economic development.

Whole lesson > Differentiated resources > Key concept starter > Discussion prompts > Key ideas > Graph analysis > Annotated graphs > Class discussion > Storyboard activity > Learning evaluation > Summary activity > Homework > Lesson plan > Teacher notes > Fully resourced > Visually attractive and ready to teach!

The main aim is…
This lesson is really about exploring the world trends – particularly the difference between urbanisation in LIC, HIC and NEE countries. Reasons and explanation are picked up in lesson 4.

Key ideas and content…
There is a clear difference between levels of urbanisation in HIC’s, LIC’s and NEE’s
There is a clear correlation between GNI and levels of urbanisation
Urbanisation is occurring more quickly in LIC’s and NEE’s
Urbanisation has already occurred in HIC’s and has slowed down
Be careful with students confusing GNI per capita with GDP
Industrialisation (as a concept) and the effect of urbanisation

To differentiate…
Several resource are differentiated.
Provide support and scaffolding as appropriate
Blow up and print the graphs for a carousel activity

To extend…
Students could locate our HIC, NEE and LIC countries on a world map and annotate to show levels of urbanisation and GNI.
Students could use the GDP graph, and a blank world map to annotate levels of urbanisation / GDP in various countries around the world.

To assess…
The homework exam question could be used in lesson as an assessment
The summary activity will demonstrate understanding / progress
All or any of the graphs can be described / explained

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