Human-Environment Interaction · Environmental Geography

Urbanization and Sustainability

Exploring the growth of megacities and the geographic strategies for creating sustainable urban environments.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does urban sprawl affect local biodiversity and agricultural land?
  2. 2What geographic factors make a city more resilient to natural disasters?
  3. 3How can urban design reduce the carbon footprint of rapidly growing populations?

Common Core State Standards

C3: D2.Geo.11.9-12C3: D4.7.9-12
Grade: 11th Grade
Subject: Geography
Unit: Human-Environment Interaction
Period: Environmental Geography

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