Urbanisation
Urbanisation means an increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas.
An urban area is a built-up area such as a town or city.
A Presentation Guide
Urbanisation Presentation
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/25731/25467.pdf Added: 31 Jan 2018 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: WorksheetA PDF presentation on urbanisation with activities, case-study and resources linked into the slides. Resource created by Geography teacher, Tara Fitzharris.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- JC
- Geography
Strand: 3. Exploring People, Place and Change
Strand unit: 5. Urban Change for Irish Town or City
Worksheets
A collection of worksheets to complement the presentation above on urbanisation.
Think about the spelling and meaning of urbanisation keywords using this worksheet.
UNICEF has an array of statistical infographics which could be used for group discussion points.
Videos
Short educational videos to make learning a much more captivating experience.
The videos complement the above presentation and worksheets.
Digital Visualisation Tools
A collection of digital online tools to analyse urban growth and urbanisation.
To start, visit the World Population Clock and then have a look at this image of the world.
Google Earth Timelapse
Google Timelapse is a global, zoomable video that let's you see how the Earth has changed over the past 32 years. Students can create their own personalised interactive tour on the Google Earth Engine here
Scoilnet Maps
OSi’s large scale maps, aerial photography, historic maps and Discovery series for the Republic of Ireland. Viewable in all schools on the Schools Broadband Network. Log-in required from non-school locations.
Available here
