IGCSE Geography / Urban environments

Case study: urban challenges in Hong Kong revision notes

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 6: Urban environments, specification point 6.2b, CS6. Part of the full course.

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Hong Kong is a developed, densely populated city that relies heavily on imported resources and faces challenges with transport, waste and income-based segregation. Its figures and named examples help explain how these pressures affect people and the city.

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