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

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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.

B) Squatter Settlements

3) Describe the problems of squatter settlements in LEDCs, their causes and possible solutions.

4) You should make reference to selected examples to illustrate suggested solutions to overcome the problems of squatter settlements (in other words know case studies).

Suggested activity: create a Google Document (or Google presentation if you prefer) to cover the above points under suitable headings.

Resources:

a) Land Use Zones

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/settlement/urbanmod_ledcrev1.shtml

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/settlement/urbanmod_ledcrev2.shtml

 http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography/settlements/urban-morphology.html#urban-models-for-ledcs

Your text book

b) Squatter Settlements (Brazilian focus)

http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/geoweb/blowmedown/shanty05.swf

http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/gcse/settlement.html#ledcs

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography/settlements/urbanisation.html#shanty-towns-in-ledcs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/settlement/urbanmod_ledcrev3.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/settlement/urbanmod_ledcrev4.shtml

http://www.macalester.edu/courses/geog61/chad/thefavel.htm

Opengecko Google Revision Document – Rio de Janeiro

Your text book

Slides 5 to 15 of the following: