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Geography · Grade 10

Cities, Infrastructure and Urban Change

Learners compare the classic models of urban structure — concentric zones, sectors, multiple nuclei and the Latin American city — and test them against real cities. They analyse national city systems with the rank-size rule and primacy, examine how sprawl, gentrification and informal settlements change cities and who gains or loses, and evaluate infrastructure responses such as Medellín's cable cars and in-situ upgrading.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 115 minutes
  • Cities and urban change check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, pin a map, pick map regions, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Compare the concentric-zone, sector, multiple-nuclei and Latin American city models and evaluate how well they fit real cities.
  • Analyse national urban hierarchies with the rank-size rule and the idea of the primate city.
  • Explain sprawl, gentrification and the growth of informal settlements, and their effects on different groups.
  • Evaluate infrastructure and planning responses to urban change, including transit and settlement upgrading.

Lessons

  1. Models of city structure 5 steps3 practiceabout 29 min
  2. Systems of cities: rank-size and primacy 6 steps4 practiceabout 28 min
  3. Processes of urban change 6 steps4 practiceabout 29 min
  4. Infrastructure and planning responses 6 steps3 practiceabout 29 min
  5. Cities and urban change check 10 questions at the end

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