URBAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS

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CIRCLE OF VIEWPOINTS

Brainstorm different groups that are

affected (positively or negatively) by
urbanisation – here are some to get you
started:
 Environmentalists
 Aboriginal people
 Government
 Tourists
 Teenagers
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CIRCLE OF VIEWPOINTS

Choose one of the groups and finish the

following sentences:
 I am thinking about urbanisation
from the point of view of ... [the
viewpoint you've chosen]
 I think ... [describe the topic from
your viewpoint. Be an actor – take
on the character of your viewpoint]
 A question I have from this
viewpoint is ... [ask a question from
this viewpoint]
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URBAN SETTLEMENTS

Hamlet

 Urban settlements are

Conurbation Village
distinct areas where people
live and work.
 An urban settlement can be Types of
defined by how many urban
settlements
people do not depend on Megacity Town
agriculture for a living, or
they can be defined based
on their population size.
Metropolis City
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TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS

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TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS (CTD)

 URBAN SETTLEMENT TIER LIST
Tier Locations

S Conurbation (Delhi, India – 2nd largest city

in the world)

A Megacity (Lagos, Nigeria – predicted to

be most populated city in the future)

B Metropolis (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia),

City (Wollongong, Australia – 3rd largest
city in Australia)

C Town (Krui, Indonesia), Village (Lobuche,

Nepal – Last settlement before Mt. Everest
base camp)

D Hamlet (Bogue Chitto, United States –

population of 864 in 2020)
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WORLD URBAN POPULATION 2015

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AUSTRALIA’S POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

 Australia’s population reached 23.7
million in February 2015 (52nd most
populated country).
 Australia’s land area is 7,682,300km 2 (6th
largest in the world).

 Australia’s population density is one of

the lowest in the world, with
approximately 3 people per square
kilometre.
 Australia is one of the most heavily
urbanised countries in the world, with
nearly 90% of the population living in
urban areas.
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QUESTIONS

1. Describe the distribution of Australia’s population and compare it to ONE other

country’s population distribution. (6 sentences minimum)
2. Explain what happened after the end of World War II in 1945 to influence the
urban concentration in Australia (use page 181).
3. Create a tier list showing the different categories of urban settlement from
Hamlet to conurbation. Name each place in the form (place, country – something
interesting). Include photos of each location in your tier list. Use the tier list on
slide 7 to help you complete this task.
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FACTORS INFLUENCING URBAN
CONCENTRATION

 Climate and topography – the Australian

coastline is popular for urban settlement due
to its reliable rainfall, fertile land and access
to transport, while arid inland areas
discourage settlement due to fewer available
water resources and less rainfall.
 Transport networks – access to sea, road,
rail and river transportation is important for
bringing goods such as food into the town
and taking produce from the area out to
markets.
 Perceptions of liveability – environmental
quality, safety, facilities and services,
cultural identity, social connectedness, etc.
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CONSEQUENCES OF URBAN
CONCENTRATIONS

 Brainstorm the environmental consequences of urbanisation. How do these

factors impact the liveability of a place?
 Open spaces, pollution, traffic, visual aesthetics, etc.
 Rank them from most influential to least influential in your table groups then
share with the class
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SUSTAINABILITY

 What makes an urban area

sustainable?
 A sustainable city offers a good
quality of life to current residents
but doesn’t reduce the
opportunities for future residents.
 How can we make cities more
sustainable?
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CASE STUDY: NEW YORK CITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY

Read pages 193-197 and answer

questions 1-4 on page 197 (for
question 4, choose a city other
than Sydney).
Early finishers. Start looking at
assessment task
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