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Social opportunities associated with urban growth
I can describe how urban growth creates social opportunities in Jakarta.
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- Year 10
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Social opportunities associated with urban growth
I can describe how urban growth creates social opportunities in Jakarta.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are social opportunities associated with urban growth in Jakarta.
- Urban growth creates access to services such as health and education.
- Urban growth creates access to resources, such as water supply and energy.
Keywords
Opportunity - a positive feature or benefit that improves people's lives, such as access to clean water, jobs, healthcare or education
Access - the ability people have to make use of essential services such as water, electricity, healthcare and education
Common misconception
Rapid urban growth only creates problems for city residents.
While rapid growth does create challenges, it also creates opportunities such as improved access to services (healthcare, education) and resources (water supply, energy).
Use the Geogrpahy Visualiser’s satellite view to explore different parts of Jakarta, e.g. the CBD, port area, kampongs and newer suburbs. Pupils can annotate patterns they notice (dense housing, commercial areas, green spaces) and link these to opportunities and challenges.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
Match the keywords to their definitions:
Q2.What is the capital city of Indonesia?
What is the capital city of Indonesia?
Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Hanoi
Q3.Jakarta is classed as a world city because it ...
Jakarta is classed as a world city because it ...
has only local importance.
is home to many factories.
is close to a volcano.
Q4.What is the location of Jakarta?
What is the location of Jakarta?
On Sumatra
On Borneo
In eastern Indonesia
Q5.What risk is increased by groundwater overuse in Jakarta?
What risk is increased by groundwater overuse in Jakarta?
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Deforestation
Q6.Why is it wrong to say Jakarta is only important because it’s a capital city?
Why is it wrong to say Jakarta is only important because it’s a capital city?
It's not on an island
It's not Indonesia’s largest city
It has no airport
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
Match the keywords to their definitions:
Q2.What is a social opportunity?
What is a social opportunity?
A chance to build factories
A new job in farming
A tax break for companies
Q3.Urban growth can lead to better to schools and clinics.
Urban growth can lead to better to schools and clinics.
Q4.Why is it wrong to say urban growth only creates problems?
Why is it wrong to say urban growth only creates problems?
Cities are not growing
Urban areas are always poor
People don’t like cities
