Transcript Similarities and Differences

Similarities and
Differences
Revision Guide for
Year 11
What do I need to
know?
‘Your Place’
WEST BRIGFORD,
NOTTINGHAM.
ENGLAND
You know this place
very well as you
live here, go to
school here and
generally spend a
lot of your time
here. However we
have looked at
some bits you
might not have
thought about –
or even noticed…
A ‘Contrasting Place’
MUMBAI,
INDIA
Life here is very
different, scarily
so. You will need
to develop a
feeling for the
way of life in this
‘alien’
environment
What are the contrasts
shown within this picture?
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Eg: greenery, high rise flats,
slums, modern, old, affluent,
poor….
Housing type,
communication,
affluence and the
like.
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Nottingham and Mumbai
Cities of contrast?
Compare the slums,
the CBD, the
suburbs in both
cities.
De-limiting Nottingham
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Map
De-limiting: locating
precisely where a place is.
What do these maps
show?
Talk about the
communication links.
What are the links
with the rest of the
world?
De-limiting Mumbai
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map
Make sure that you
can pick out the
physical and
human factors.
Perceptions
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What are your perceptions of
your place and your
contrasting place?
Where did you get the
information from? How reliable
is the source? What is the
purpose of the source?
(advertising, factual, film)
What are other peoples
perceptions?
How do they differ and why?
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If you can answer the
following questions you are
well on the way to answering
the exam questions.
Background
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UK
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Population
Land size
Population
density
Urban
population
Rural
population
GDP
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India
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Population
Land size
Population
density
Urban
population
Rural
population
GDP
For stats visit:
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Industry
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Nottingham
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Primary
industry
Secondary
industry
Tertiary
industry
Quaternary
industry
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Mumbai
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Primary
industry
Secondary
industry
Tertiary
industry
Quaternary
industry
Physical Geography
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Nottingham
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Climate
Landscape
Relief
Temperate
climate
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Mumbai
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Climate
Landscape
Relief
Monsoon
climate
Housing
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Nottingham
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Quality of life
Type of
housing
Education
Prospects
(Class?)
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Mumbai
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Quality of life
Type of
housing
Education
Prospects
(Social rank)
Crime
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Nottingham
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Crime Mapper
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Mumbai
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Terrorism
The Future
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Nottingham
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Changes
Population
change
Industry
Housing
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Mumbai
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Changes
Population
change
Industry
Housing
Global links
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Nottingham
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Personal
Economic
Trade
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Imports
Exports
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Mumbai
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Personal
Economic
Trade
Personal impressions
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Nottingham
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Do you know
what ‘your
place’ is?
What are your
views of where
you live?
What
influences
these opinions?
How would you
change ‘your
place’?
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Mumbai
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What are your
views of your
non-UK place?
Where did you
get those views
from?
Were your initial
opinions
accurate?
What were your
misconceptions?
Other perspectives
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Nottingham
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How do
peoples views
differ?
Do younger
people have a
different view
to older
people?
How does
wealth and
education
impact on
opinions of the
place?
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Mumbai
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How does the
view of the rich
vary from that
of the slum
dwellers?
Does everyone
have a fair
‘bite at the
cherry’?
How do
different
groups
opinions of the
future vary?
Exam Issues
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You will have a series of resources
about a UK place and a Contrasting
(probably an LEDC place)
YOU WILL NOT HAVE STUDIED
THIS PLACE.
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These include- maps, photos, graphs
and view points.
The first questions will be asking
you about general issues regarding
this place- using the information
supplied.
These are called data response
questions- like the ones we have
done through-out the GCSE course.
Exam questions for
Nottingham
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Describe the location of ‘your
place’. (3 marks)
For ‘your place’, name and describe
three different leisure facilities or
cultural activities which are
available for local residents and
visitors. (3 marks)
Describe how you feel about living
in ‘your place’. Give reasons for
your answer. Explain, using
examples, why other groups of
people may not feel the same as
you about ‘your place’. (6 marks)
Exam questions for
Mumbai
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Describe the location of your
non-UK place. (3 marks)
How strong are the links
between ‘your place’ in the UK
and your non-UK place? (3
marks)
To what extent is ‘your place’
in the UK different from your
non-UK place? (6 marks)
An example of a resource
in the final stages of the
exam.
Using only evidence from fig 4, give three ways in which
there are links between the cairngorms and other places
(3 marks)
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Describe one change which
has occurred recently in ‘your
place’ or your non-UK place. (3
Marks)
Explain the impacts of the
change which you have
described on different groups
of people. (8 marks)
Use this table to show similarities
and differences between
Nottingham and Mumbai
economy pop
Economy
Pop
environ
housing
environ
housing
You can
continue
this table
for all the
issues
raised in
this
revision
guide
You could try a Venn
diagram to look at the
similarities and
differences.
Similarities
India
United Kingdom