Urbanisation & Urban Growth | Geography Lessons, Slides & Workbook

Help students understand why cities grow, why urbanisation happens at different speeds, and how to explain these changes using geographical evidence.

Where People Live introduces urbanisation and urban growth through clear explanations, data tasks and guided exam practice. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is the main city example throughout the Towns and Cities unit, giving students a real place to apply their learning. Background information is included, so no prior knowledge of the city is needed.

What students will learn

• The difference between urbanisation and urban growth.
• How levels and rates of urbanisation vary around the world.
• Why urbanisation changes as countries develop.
• How natural increase and rural-urban migration contribute to city growth.
• How economic, social, environmental and political factors influence migration.
• How to interpret population data, describe graphs and develop geographical explanations.

What’s included

Choose between a Full Lesson presentation for more detailed teaching and a shorter Essentials presentation focused on the core ideas.

The student workbook follows the Full Lesson presentation and comes in full colour, black and white, and an online-ready version for typed answers. The Essentials presentation has a matching booklet in student notes and completed versions, including a Knowledge Organiser.

Exam-style questions, model answers, a separate exam practice pack with a mark scheme and a short assessment are included. A full answer key supports marking and feedback. Access to the module’s interactive activities on Geography Oasis is included as a bonus.

In KL’s Next Million, teams share evidence, explain what will drive future population growth and revise their decisions when new information is revealed. A separate presentation and printable materials are supplied for the activity.

Curriculum and format

Designed for students aged 14-16, this module covers Cambridge IGCSE Geography 0460 (2027), statements 7.1.1 and 7.1.2. It is also suitable for AP Human Geography, World Geography, and other units on urbanisation and settlement.

Supplied as PowerPoint (.pptx) and Word (.docx) files with a START HERE guide. Written content is editable; diagrams and illustrations are supplied as images.

This is Module 1 of the Geography Oasis Towns and Cities unit. Teach it as a standalone introduction to urbanisation or use it alongside the other modules in the full unit bundle.

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