Geography GCSE Revision

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Geography GCSE Revision

• Edexcel
• Specification A

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Getting Organised!
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Managing Urban Areas Paper 4H/2FKey questions
to be able to answer.

• Urban Areas in LEDCs are subject to very rapid
  growth.
• But, what were the causes of urbanisation in
  MEDCs
• What were the specific causes of urbanisation in
  LEDCs
• What is the global pattern of urbanisation?

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Sao Paulo

• LEDC Causes of urbanisation Sao Paulo
• Facts on location
• Why has Sao Paulo grown so quickly?
• Push Factors
• Pull Factors
• What are the results of the growth positives
  and negatives
• How have planners coped with rapid growth?
• - Favella Monte Azul
• - Favella Jardim Jacqueline
• - Focolare Movement
• - Industrial Estates
• - Sustainable Policies

A the Jardim Jacqueline a favella that is in
close proximity to the Jockey club and
university, the richest parts of the city. Look
at the street patterns.
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Paper 1F/3H Settlements. Paper 2F/4H Managing
Urban Areas. CASE STUDIES
Terms to learn Redevelopment, Renewal,
Brownfield Site, Brownfield potential,
Greenbelt, Greenfield Site
This is the second time this case study is
mentioned therefore you have to know loads and
loads about it.
Key Question URBAN Areas in MEDCs are subject
to constant change in their land use Reading,
Berkshire, UK Add to facts on Location Add to the
the characteristics of urban land use What are
the Strategies to improve the quality of life in
this specific urban area What are the provision
of services in urban areas
What are the problems and solutions Lack of
affordable housing solution? (brownfield
sites) Traffic congestion how is this being
combated? Pollution what types? How can this be
addressed? Regeneration of cites Redevelopment /
renewal (brownfield sites) Gentrification Schemes
e.g. Docklands what was done to make this are
more attractive? Greenbelts New Towns

• EXTRAS
• Urbanisation
• Urban areas have grown due to
• Natural increase
• Migration
• Millionaire cities
• Define
• Example
• 1900 only London Paris
• 2000 - gt 300
• Megacities define e.g.
• Define
• Example
• 1950 only London NY
• 1995 15 (11 in LEDCs)
• Primate city
• Define

Always think . . .What is being done in Sutton to
address change?
ON A MAP make sure you can identify different
housing locations and site features.
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There are many challenges facing managers of all
large urban areas, Environmental problems in
Cairo, Egypt.

• You must know
• Facts on Location
• How Cairo struggles with pollution and why.
• Specifics about
• -Air pollution
• -Land Pollution
• -Noise pollution
• What are the problems and solutions in each
  situation?
• How can the land use be more sustainably managed?

Alexandria
Cairo