Watch the videos above and then discuss the idea of sustainability and what is meant by the term sustainable cities.
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Although we love the benefits of living in cities, there are some disadvantages as well. One such negative issue is pollution. As an introduction, watch the these videos below, on the world's cleanest cities, the world's most livable cities, the safest and most dangerous cities as well as the world's best cities as voted in 2016.
Now read through pages 42-43 in your G2T to explore some of the positives and negatives of living in urban areas. Once completed, you are to create a poster that compares the positive and negative aspects of living in an urban area. Your poster should:
Which would you prefer: Remember, presentation, design and neatness count! due: Wednesday, January 25Watch the video below on Urbanization Push Pull Factors as an introduction to the next section on urbanization. The video on the models of urbanization is a summary of what we have already covered before.
Once completed, read through pages 40-41 in your G2T and complete the questions on page 41. You will be given 10 minutes to work through this, after which you will discuss your answers with your group. As a group, compile your answers by selecting the best ones and use these questions as a base to develop a presentation on the push pull factors of urbanization. You will be presenting your work in your next lesson on Wednesday, January 18. In addition, for homework you are to make sure that pages 17-22 in your G2W are completed. Due date: Sunday, January 22. These 3 videos are for those who want to delve deeper into the idea of urbanization and its effects on the world, as well as to explore future possibilities by watching the plan by Elon Musk to colonize Mars in the next 10 to 20 years.
Bell Work:
In your groups read through pages 38-39 in your G2T.
As a group you will answer and present your answers to the class. Divide tasks within your group according to each student's strength, but make sure everyone plays a meaningful role. You will complete a groupwork evaluation after your presentations. You will present your answers on Wednesday, January 11
Now complete page 18 in your G2W which looks at how towns and cities grew. DUE: Thursday, January 5 |
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