Challenges of Rapid Urban Growth
Geography · Year 9 · Population and Urbanisation · 3o Periodo

Challenges of Rapid Urban Growth

Analyse the social, economic, and environmental challenges faced by rapidly growing cities in low-income countries.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsDfE National Curriculum Geography Key Stage 3: Human and physical geography;understand human geography relating to: population and urbanisation.

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Analyse the social, economic, and environmental challenges faced by rapidly growing cities in low-income countries.

Key Questions

  1. What are the main challenges of housing a rapidly growing urban population?
  2. How does informal employment affect the economy of a growing city?
  3. What environmental issues arise from rapid urbanisation?

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