Geography and Diversity

We are going to look and learn about;

• …..what urban and rural mean.

• …..the similarities and differences between urban and rural Britain.

• …..that Britain is diverse.

Urban and Rural• When we say

Urban we mean the city and town areas.

• When we say Rural we mean the countryside.

Urban and Rural Britain

Can you think of anywords to describe

what

urban Britain is like?

What does urbanBritain look like?

Can you think of anywords to describe

what

rural Britain is like?

What does ruralBritain look like?

Observation

Look at the following pictures carefully.Think about:• What do you notice about the pictures?• Do they all look similar or different? • Where might they be? Do you know

somewhere like them?• Do you like them? Why?• Do you find anything interesting or

unusual about them?

Discussion• What do you notice about the pictures?• Do they all look similar or different? • Where might they be? Do you know

somewhere like them?• Do you like them? Why?• Do you find anything interesting or

unusual about them?• Any other comments….

Observation

Look at the following pictures carefully.Think about:• What do you notice about the pictures?• Do they all look similar or different? • Where might they be? Do you know

somewhere like them?• Do you like them? Why?• Do you find anything interesting or

unusual about them?

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Discussion• What do you notice about the pictures?• Do they all look similar or different? • Where might they be? Do you know

somewhere like them?• Do you like them? Why?• Do you find anything interesting or

unusual about them?• Any other comments….

Comparing Urban Britain with Rural Britain

• Look carefully at the following six photos. • Discuss with your partner aspects of urban

Britain and rural Britain that are similar and different to each other?

• Why might there be these differences and similarities?

• Does living in either urban or rural areas make you different from each other?

• Where would you rather live and why?• Think about the reliability of these photos, is all

urban and rural Britain like this?

Comparing Urban Britain with Rural Britain

• What aspects of urban Britain and rural Britain have you found that are similar and different to each other?

• Why might there be these differences and similarities?

• Does living in either urban or rural areas make you different from each other?

• Where would you rather live and why?• Think about the reliability of these photos,

is all urban and rural Britain like this?