UK cities and population distribution

Geography

This unit teaches pupils about the geography of Liverpool, one of the UK's most important cities. Pupils learn about Liverpool's location and importance at different scales and about its characteristics. Pupils will learn about the factors leading to economic, social and environmental change.

Liverpool: case study of a UK city

where a place is in relation to other features, for example, physical landforms and transport links

Location and importance of Liverpool in the UK and wider world

Impacts of national and international migration on Liverpool

changes that occur in a city due to its growth or decline

facts and figures which are particular to a place

in population, a community of people from different backgrounds with their own beliefs and traditions

Opportunities created by urban change: people

an interconnected urban transport network, with interchange hubs linking different forms of transport, such as bicycles, buses and cars

the greening of urban areas, involving planting trees and the creation of green areas and parks

Opportunities created by urban change: infrastructure and urban greening

low standard of living caused by low income, poor health and low educational attainment, sometimes described as living in poverty

wealth or opportunities are not equally shared

Challenges created by urban change: social and economic

when a building or structure is abandoned and becomes dilapidated

land that has been used and abandoned, mainly in urban areas that awaits redevelopment

land, often rural or on the edges of urban areas, which has not been built on before

Challenges created by urban change: environmental

a broad area of land at the urban/rural boundary

land that is protected from development and surrounds major English cities

the outward growth of a city into the surrounding countryside

a settlement within easy reach of a city (for example, near a station) that houses a high proportion of commuters

Impact of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe

planned improvements to an area of deprivation within a town or city

An example of an urban regeneration project

meeting the needs of today without compromising future needs

process of planning, controlling and making decisions to use resources in a sustainable and efficient way to solve problems or improve places

Liverpool: case study of a UK city

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.