IGCSE Geography / Urban environments

Urban fieldwork: results, conclusions and evaluation

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 6: Urban environments, specification point F6, E5, E6, E7. Part of the full course.

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Urban fieldwork results need to be processed and presented in ways that make patterns clear. Conclusions and evaluations should use figures, explain anomalies and judge how trustworthy the evidence is.

More lessons in Urban environments

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• What drives urbanisation
• The rise of megacities
• The problems of rapid urbanisation
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• Urban challenges in developed cities
• Case study: urban challenges in Hong Kong
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