Urban Environments

Study and revision resources

1. The characteristics and distribution of urban places

Syllabus

Syllabus: Characteristics of urban places, including site, function, land use, hierarchy of settlement (including megacities) and growth process (planned or spontaneous)

Site, situation and growth

Site: the actual land that a settlement is built on.

Situation: the land/resources and environment surrounding the site.

Tasks

Make notes about the factors that affected the choice of site for settlements:

Wet point
Dry point
Resources
Trade
Defensive
Aspect
Why did some cities grow bigger and become more important than others - explain your answer and give examples to support the points you make - screenshot from Google Maps and add labels.

2. Changing urban systems

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3. Urban environmental and social stresses

4. Building sustainable urban systems for the future

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5. Revision quizes

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