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

An example of an urban regeneration project

Geography

UK cities and population distribution

Location and importance of Liverpool in the UK and wider world

Impacts of national and international migration on Liverpool

Opportunities created by urban change: people

Opportunities created by urban change: infrastructure and urban greening

Challenges created by urban change: social and economic

Challenges created by urban change: environmental

Impact of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe

Sustainable living in an urban area

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

Northern Liverpool on the northern bank of the River Mersey

Central Liverpool on the southern bank of the River Mersey

Central Liverpool on the northern bank of the River Mersey

Which of the following is an accurate location of the Albert Dock?

There were too few people employed to help run the docks

The water in the docks became choked with silt

Why did the Albert Docks see trade start to reduce from the 1860s?

When did regeneration of the Albert Docks begin?

Mixed land use is important for successful urban regeneration and therefore sustainable development. Match the place-specific detail to the type of land use.

A {{}} site is land that has been built on before.

On a 16-point compass what comes between north and north east?

When working out a six-figure grid reference, what is the name of the line that is written first?

Where are most of Liverpool's commerical docks now found?

Urban sprawl is defined as the __________ growth of a city into the surrounding countryside.

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without {{}} the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

An example of an urban regeneration project

Lesson outcome