GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

CAMBRIDGE IGCSE P20

URBANISATION
URBANISATION
• Urbanization refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas,
"the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas",
and the ways in which each society adapts to the change. It is
predominantly the process by which towns and cities are formed and
become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization
QUESTIONS FOR YOUR
RESEARCH PROJECT
GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
• Why are more houses being built in many countries in the world?
• Should there be restrictions on house building?
• What different types of houses are there in the world?
• What are the rules in different countries for building houses?
LOCAL/NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
• What provision is there in my country for homeless people?
• What kind of homes are there in my community?
• Does the housing meet people’s needs?
• What happens to people in my area if they are homeless?
FAMILY/PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES
• What kinds of homes do I and my family and friends live in?
• What is important to me about my home?
• How would I feel about new houses being built near my home?
WEBSITES
www.foe.co.uk Friends of the Earth website.
www.earthfromtheair.com Some aerial photos of urban areas.
www.globaleye.org.uk Includes teaching resources.
www.sln.org.uk/geography/ Staffordshire Learning Network is a geographical
site with teaching suggestions, many of them tried in the classroom
www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org Up-to-date articles about geographical
issues. Registration required for full use.
www.google.com/earth/index.html Explore, search and discover by combining
the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D
buildings to put the world’s geographical information at your fingertips. Free
download for PC.
www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/cache/offonce/pid/1820
Teacher resources supporting the integration of a global perspective across the
curriculum in Australia. Resources also for other Global Perspectives topics.
www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/vgd/links.html Teacher resources
for Geography topics