Urban Patterns
Aim: Students will focus on what type of activities are distinctive in Urban Areas and where people live within urban areas. Students will then focus on the growing issues with suburbanization and how urban areas have a distinct physical, social, and economic geography issues.
Aim: Students will focus on what type of activities are distinctive in Urban Areas and where people live within urban areas. Students will then focus on the growing issues with suburbanization and how urban areas have a distinct physical, social, and economic geography issues.
Topics : Urbanization and the Growth of Human Settlements
Students are required to read: Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 in their textbook: The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography.
Schedule:
Introduction to Urbanization
(Feb 24-28) Beginning Unit II - Urbanization - Intro to Urbanization + How did cities first begin to develop? + What is Urbanization? + What problems go along with Urbanization? - Reading an Urban Area (Activity) Urbanization - Urbanization: Growth of Urban Areas (Notes) Dhaka Movie Question 1: What are the reasons people leave the Bangladesh countryside for Dhaka? Question 2: What are the challenges facing new migrants to Dhaka’s poorest areas? |
Urbanization Case Studies
(March 2-6) Urbanization Examples - Finish Urbanization Notes - Dhaka: The Worlds Fastest Growing Megacity - Urban Renewal (Assignment) + Discussion HW: Tracking Urbanization Webquest (Assignment) Urbanization - Discuss Tracking Urbanization - Urbanization Bookwork (Assignment) HW: Tracking Changes in Urbanization (Assignment) |
Urbanized
(March 9-12) Urbanized - Begin watching movie "Urbanized" + Urbanized Movie Questions (Assignment) Finish Urbanized - Discuss Movie HW: Unit II Study Guide End Unit II |
Unit 2 Notes:
services_12.pdf | |
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_notes_2.1_-_urbanization.pdf | |
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Click YouTube Review Video Clips of each Chapter 12 and 13 and Key Issues:
Unit II Assignments:
_assignment_2.1_-_tracking_changes_in_urbanization.pdf | |
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_assignment_2.2_-_tracking_urbanization_webquest.pdf | |
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_assignment_2.3_-_urbanization_bookwork.pdf | |
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_assignement_2.4_-_urbanized_movie_questions.pdf | |
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_assignment_2.5_-_urban_renewal.pdf | |
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_unit_ii_-_urbanization_study_guide.pdf | |
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Unit II Activities:
_activity_2.1_-_reading_an_urban_area.pdf | |
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_activity_2.1_-_reading_an_urban_area_questions.pdf | |
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Unit II Website Links:
Cooking in Karachi
China Hutong Debate
Dhaka - The World's Fastest Growing Megacity
Intro to Urbanization
Idea for a Crosswalk
Mapping Urbanization
Tracking Urbanization WebQuest and or research this assignment using alternative websites of your choice.
Urbanized
Why living in Beijing Could Ruin Your Life
China Hutong Debate
Dhaka - The World's Fastest Growing Megacity
Intro to Urbanization
Idea for a Crosswalk
Mapping Urbanization
Tracking Urbanization WebQuest and or research this assignment using alternative websites of your choice.
Urbanized
Why living in Beijing Could Ruin Your Life