Archive for the 'Settlement' Category

A) LEDC Urban Land Use Zones and B) Squatter Settlements – their Causes, Problems and Solutions

Monday, May 10th, 2010

[Source: flickr kevin.j Some rights reserved] The IGCSE Geography syllabus requires that you can do the following related things:  A) Land Use Zones 1) Describe and give reasons for the characteristics of land use zones of urban areas in LEDCs. 2) Identify the differences in the patterns of urban structures in cities of LEDCs and MEDCs. [...]

London Docklands Case Study

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Here is an excellent video summary of changes over time in the London Docklands, courtesy of BBC’s Learning Zone. Use these resources to build up case-study material for the decline and regeneration of the London Docklands in East London, UK. General Information on the Inner City: geobytesgcse.blogspot.com on the inner city rchambers/GeoBytes on the Inner [...]

Site and Situation and Ordnance Survey Maps

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

  Image source: opengecko.com The site and situation of a settlement are really important to understanding (a) why the settlement was located in a particular place in the first place and (b) whether or not the settlement was likely to grow over time. You need to understand: the difference between the terms "site" and "situation" [...]