AQA A level urban climate

This is a fully resourced lesson TEEP style lesson. There is a lot of exam practice within with knowledge checks.

The main parts of the lesson include…the urban heat island effect, how the shape of cities affect urban climates with examples, a consideration of London and China’s air quality, photochemical smog, solutions to air quality issues and exam practice.

Suggested resources other than those withing include
AS/A level Hodder textbook
A/S/A level Cambridge textbook

To address this part of the SPECIFICATION:

3.2.3.4 Urban climate
The impact of urban forms and processes on local climate and weather.
Urban temperatures: the urban heat island effect. Precipitation: frequency and intensity. Fogs and thunderstorms in urban environments. Wind: the effects of urban structures and layout on wind speed, direction and frequency. Air quality: particulate and photo-chemical pollution.
Pollution reduction policies.