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Year 10

Liverpool: case study of a UK city

10 lessons

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  • Globalisation and interconnection
  • Human systems and processes
  • Inequality
  • Representation and identity
  • Risk and resilience

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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.

Pupils can build on their locational knowledge of cities in the UK and on the study of Jakarta in the previous unit to better their understanding of the factors and processes contributing to the characteristics and development of Liverpool. In subsequent units, pupils will be able to apply their knowledge in studying economic geography and resources.

  1. UK cities and population distribution
  2. Location and importance of Liverpool in the UK and wider world
  3. Impacts of national and international migration on Liverpool
  4. Opportunities created by urban change: people
  5. Opportunities created by urban change: infrastructure and urban greening
  6. Challenges created by urban change: social and economic
  7. Challenges created by urban change: environmental
  8. Impact of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe
  9. An example of an urban regeneration project
  10. Sustainable living in an urban area
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