IGCSE Geography / Urban environments

Urban challenges in developed cities revision notes

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 6: Urban environments, specification point 6.2b, 6.S4. Part of the full course.

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Cities depend on land outside their boundaries for resources and waste disposal, while their residents may live in separate groups. These challenges can be explained and compared using socio-economic data.

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