AQA Geography GCSE - The Urban World - Managing the growth of squatter settlements

AQA Geography GCSE Lesson - Challenges in the Urban Environment - Urban Issues and Challenges - The Urban World - Managing the growth of squatter settlements in Rio De Janeiro

Students will learn about:

Students will learn about the poor housing in Rio De Janerio

• Why have favelas / squatter settlements grown
• Where favelas are located in Rio De Janeiro
• Case study of Rocinha
• Growth of favelas in Rio
• Challenges in squatter settlements in Rio
• Construction in favelas
• Health services in favelas
• Crime in favelas
• Education in favelas

This lesson includes

• Starter
• Embedded videos
• Differentiation for different abilities
• Worksheet and resources for printing

This lesson is suitable for Key Stage 4 AQA Geography GCSE geography students. The lesson is suitable for a single 50 minutes - 1 hour lesson.