Unit 8 - Cities and Urban Land Use
Below are the resources for unit 8, "Cities and Urban Land Use." In this unit, we will ultimately be able to answer the question: where have urban areas grown and what problems do they face?
URBAN GEOGRAPHY
A. Development and character of cities
Favorite Specific Resources for this Unit:
URBAN GEOGRAPHY
A. Development and character of cities
- Origin of cities
- Rural–urban migration and urban growth
- Global cities and megacities
- Suburbanization and edge cities
- Rank-size rule, primate cities
- Central place theory
- Gravity model
- Concentric zone model
- Sector model
- Multiple-nuclei model
- Changing employment mix
- Changing demographic and social structures
- Uneven development, ghettoization, and gentrification
- Neighborhoods, housing and density
- Transportation and infrastructure
- Political organization of urban areas
- Urban planning and urbanism
- Patterns of race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status
Favorite Specific Resources for this Unit:
- WSJ: U.S. cities with larger economies than countries
- The Urbanophile: Providence, RI and the Virtue of Scale
- Interactive Game: Urbanology
- Infographic: The Rise of the Megacity
- NPR: Kabul, A City Stretched Beyond Its Limits
- Urban Trees Reveal Income Inequality
- BBC Interactive: Historical Geography of Urbanization, 1950-present
- TED Talk: Sustainable Urbanism
- Planning Video: Downtowns–How did we get here?
- NPR Special: Urban Life in the 21st century
- TED Talk: Public Places Worth Caring About
Study Guides
Please remember that study guides are not required, not turned in, and no grade will be given for a completed study guide. However, some
students feel that completing a study guide is a helpful way to review for a quiz or test. If you are one of those students, I am attaching the
study guides below for this unit. The password to access these guides is wildcat.
Also, please use the book's website to practice answering "AP" style questions, Prentice Hall Site
Chapter Twelve, Key Issue One
Chapter Twelve, Key Issue Two
Chapter Twelve, Key Issue Three
Chapter Twelve, Key Issue Four
Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue One
Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue Two
Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue Three
Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue Four
students feel that completing a study guide is a helpful way to review for a quiz or test. If you are one of those students, I am attaching the
study guides below for this unit. The password to access these guides is wildcat.
Also, please use the book's website to practice answering "AP" style questions, Prentice Hall Site
Chapter Twelve, Key Issue One
Chapter Twelve, Key Issue Two
Chapter Twelve, Key Issue Three
Chapter Twelve, Key Issue Four
Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue One
Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue Two
Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue Three
Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue Four
Chapters 12, 13, and 14: Student Presentations
In an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the content and try something different, you will be pre-assigned a selection of the book. Your job is to become an expert on your section, create a 10-15 presentation through which to teach others using whatever additional resources you find helpful (pictures, video clips, worksheets, articles, etc.), and then present it to the class. You will be provided a number and should consult the attachment below for your selection.
Your presentation may be in any form you wish: Prezi, Haiku Deck, PowerPoint, KeyNote, iMovie, Poster Paper, etc.
Your presentation may be in any form you wish: Prezi, Haiku Deck, PowerPoint, KeyNote, iMovie, Poster Paper, etc.
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Chapters 12-14 Presentation Assignments | |
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As an added bonus, no notes will be completed and turned in for homework during this unit. Instead, we will complete notes while each person presents; see below:
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Chapters 12-14 Presentation Notes | |
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Chapter Twelve Resources
Chapter Twelve, Key Issue One
Inquiry One: where did services originate?
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Intro to Services - Opener | |
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Chapter 12 Key Issue 1 Student Guide | |
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Chapter Twelve, Key Issue Two
Inquiry Two: why are consumer services distributed in a regular pattern?
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Chapter Twelve, Key Issue Three
Inquiry Three: why do business services locate in large settlements?
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The Economic Geography of Talent | |
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Chapter 12 Key Issue 3 Student Handout | |
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Chapter Twelve, Key Issue Four
Inquiry Four: why do services cluster downtown?
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Chapter 12, Key Issue 4 | |
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Chapter 12 Review Questions | |
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Chapter Thirteen Resources
Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue One
Inquiry Five: where have urban areas grown?
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Chapter 13, Key Issue 1 | |
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Fastest Growing Cities | |
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Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue Two
Inquiry Six: where are people distributed within urban areas?
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Chapter 13 Student Guide | |
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Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue Three
Inquiry Seven: why do inner cities have distinctive problems?
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Chapter 13, Key Issue 3 | |
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Gentrification | |
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Harlem Gentrification | |
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Chapter Thirteen, Key Issue Four
Inquiry Eight: why do suburbs have distinctive problems?
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