B.I.G. – 5W’s and a how?

Starter: Working in pairs or groups, look carefully at the image and

annotate your sheet considering the six questions.

TIP! – The image is of Dubai, but aim to think of cities in general!

Classwork 07/11/22
Title: Why do people live in urban areas?

Some of us will:
Apply knowledge
to improve written
Most of us will: responses. (Grade
Compare statistical 6)
data on rates of
urbanisation
(Grade 5)
All of us will:
Describe the location
CORE
of the worlds
LU ES
megacities
(Grade 4)
VA
 Urban Trends
• How is the world’s urban population changing?
Over half the world’s population now lives in cities. By 2030, it is expected that 60 per
cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas, and by 2050 it will be 70 per cent.
This process is known as urbanisation.

• Where are the world’s largest cities?

The world’s largest cities, with populations over ten million, are known as megacities.
In 1975 there were only four megacities – Tokyo, New York, Mexico City and São
Paolo. Today, there are over twenty and the number is rising year by year.

London, the UK’s largest city, is not among the

world’s megacities. Its population is not predicted
to reach ten million until 2030. That might give
you an idea of how big megacities really are.

Dubai has a population of only 2.8 million!

All of us will: Describe the location of the worlds megacities (Grade 4)

 Activity: Back to basics!

“You are developing basic

geographical knowledge
and map / atlas skills”

All of us will: Describe the location of the worlds megacities (Grade 4)

Classwork 07/11/22
Title: Why do people live in urban areas?

Some of us will:
Apply knowledge
to improve written
Most of us will: responses. (Grade
Compare statistical 6)
data on rates of
urbanisation
(Grade 5)
All of us will:
Describe the location
CORE
of the worlds
LU ES
megacities
(Grade 4)
VA
 Main Activity: 12 Largest Cities
Use the sheet provided to complete a series of questions on the growth of cities across
the world – You will need an atlas or device…

Shanghai

Most of us will: Compare statistical data on rates of urbanisation (Grade 5)

 Answers – if no atlas’s
Population density per
Rank City Population Country
km²
Rank City Country Continent
1 Shanghai 24,256,800 3,826 China

2 1
Karachi Shanghai
23,500,000 6,663 China Pakistan Asia

3 Beijing
2 Karachi21,516,000 1,311 Pakistan China Asia

4 Delhi
3 Beijing16,787,941 11,320 China India Asia
5 Lagos 16,060,303 18,206 Nigeria
4 Delhi India Asia
6 Tianjin 15,200,000 1,293 China
5 Lagos Nigeria Africa
7 Istanbul 14,160,467 2,593 Turkey
6 Tianjin China Asia
8 Tokyo 13,297,629 6,075 Japan
7 Istanbul Turkey Europe/Asia
9 Guangzhou 13,080,500 1,759 China

10 8
Mumbai Tokyo 12,478,447 20,680 Japan India Asia

11 9
Moscow Guangzhou
12,197,596 4,859 China Russia Asia

12 São
10 Paulo Mumbai11,895,893 7,821 India Brazil Asia

11 Moscow Russia Europe

12 São Paulo Brazil South America

Most of us will: Compare statistical data on rates of urbanisation (Grade 5)

How do rates of urbanisation vary around the world?

GRAPHICAL SKILLS
“You will spend much time learning geographical
skills throughout the year. These skills are best learnt
when seeing them in a real setting!”

Most of us will: Compare statistical data on rates of urbanisation (Grade 5)

How do rates of urbanisation vary around the world?
Rates of urbanisation differ between continents.
The highest rates of urbanisation are in poorer,
low-income countries (LICs) in Asia and
Africa. In
most of these countries, a majority of the
population still live in rural areas and the rate of
rural–urban migration is high. The population
of cities is younger, so the rate of natural
increase is also high.

There are lower rates of urbanisation in richer, high income countries (HICs) in Europe,
North America and Oceania. In these countries, urbanisation has slowed down as the
majority of the population already live, in cities.

The urban population is ageing, so the rate of natural increase has also slowed down. One
exception to this pattern is South America, with many newly emerging economies (NEEs)
like Brazil. Here, urbanisation happened earlier and has slowed down, even though these
countries are not yet among the richer, high-income countries.

Most of us will: Compare statistical data on rates of urbanisation (Grade 5)

Classwork 07/11/22
Title: Why do people live in urban areas?

Some of us will:
Apply knowledge
to improve written
Most of us will: responses. (Grade
Compare statistical 6)
data on rates of
urbanisation
(Grade 5)
All of us will:
Describe the location
CORE
of the worlds
LU ES
megacities
(Grade 4)
VA
Can you apply what you have learnt today to an exam
question?

The world’s urban population has risen

exponentially, rising rapidly from 1985 onwards.

Total population in the world has risen

exponentially (year on year).

The world’s rural population rose until

1995, when it then steadied and finally began
to fall in 2010

Q. Using the graph above, describe the growth of the urban and rural populations of
the world between 1950 and 2030 (4 marks)

Do not explain why, “say It’s complicated but think how

what you see”! many graphs there are and refer to
all of them!
Some of us will: Apply knowledge to improve written responses. (Grade 6)
PPP – Purple Pens - Peer mark answers using the mark
scheme below...

Q. Using the graph above, describe the growth of the urban and rural populations of
the world between 1950 and 2030 (4 marks)

1 mark 2-3 marks 4 marks

You have referred to You have referred to at
one graph to identify least 2 graphs and have
a relevant pattern described what is
happening to the
populations. Figures may
be used.
You will have referred to all 3
graphs describing how the
population changes using key
terms, dates and figures to
support.

Some of us will: Apply knowledge to improve written responses. (Grade 6)

 Plenary: 1,2,3,4,5

1: Define the term ‘urbanisation’ in one

sentence.
2: Define two other key terms you have learnt
this lesson.
3: Outline three cities that have recently
become ‘mega’.
4: Discuss 4 facts that you have learnt this
lesson.
5: Explain 5 things you must do when
answering an exam question using a graph,
table or map!
Some of us will: Apply knowledge to improve written responses. (Grade 6)
Classwork 07/11/22
Title: Why do people live in urban areas?

Some of us will:
Apply knowledge
to improve written
Most of us will: responses. (Grade
Compare statistical 6)
data on rates of
urbanisation
(Grade 5)
All of us will:
Describe the location
CORE
of the worlds
LU ES
megacities
(Grade 4)
VA
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