Year 9 Geography Closure Work Week Three Urban Futures: the Location and Importance of Birmingham and Its Ethnic Diversity
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Year 9 Geography Closure Work Week Three Urban Futures: The location and Importance of Birmingham and its ethnic diversity. All the Tasks this week are on the Powerpoint please complete them all. Task 1 Give five 5 facts about Birmingham Explain why Birmingham is an important city in the UK Task 2 1.) Describe the location of Birmingham in the UK. Which part of the UK is it 2.) Look at map A and B why might Birmingham is a good location for A manufacturing company that sells products all over the UK. A retail chain like boots to open a new store. A student to study at university. Task 3 Copy the following timeline into your book the timeline of Birmingham's growth Task 4 Key Terms Copy down Task 5 1.) Complete pie charts to show the ethnic diversity in each area of Birmingham, Sparkbrook, Erdington and Four Oaks 2.) Compare the ethnic diversity between each area of Birmingham.(What is it like in one area compared to another) 3.) Suggest examples of how migrants can influence the culture of Birmingham (Food, Music, Clothing and religion) Challenge Task To what extent is Birmingham a mixed multi-cultural city? Please complete work on lined paper or an exercise book if you collected one, and bring to lesson when we return to school. You can contact me via email if you have any questions. [email protected] The location and importance of Birmingham Learning objective • To describe the location and importance of Birmingham We are going to use Birmingham as our case study of a city in the Advances world We need to know : 1. Where Birmingham is. 2. Why it became the second biggest city in the UK 3. The distinctive ways of life in the city 4. Some of the challenges that city faces 5. How it is solving some of these challenges Task 1 • Give five 5 facts about Birmingham • Explain why Birmingham is an important city in the UK A Task 2 1.) Describe the location of Birmingham in the UK. • Which part of the UK is it • Mention the main transport links 2.) Look at map A and B why might Birmingham is a good location for a. A manufacturing company that sells products all over the UK. b. A retail chain like boots to open a new store. c. A student to study at university. B By air Paris 1 hour 30 mins By Rail Berlin 2 hours London 1 hour 15 mins New York 6 hours Manchester 1 hour 30 By road London 2 hours 20 mins Bristol I hour 40 mins Introducing Birmingham Birmingham is Uk’s second largest city. It used to be a small town of 10.000 people grow into a city during the industrial revolution, this is because it was near a coal field for power and lots of useful raw materials like iron. It developed lots of metal working and engineering industries. In recent years manufacturing ( making things like cars ) has declined and the city has reinvented itself as centre for culture (theatre and television) and shopping. It is part of the west Midlands region. Birmingham’s global connection Birmingham is a young, multi-cultural city. It’s population has come from all over the world. People came to the city to work in the many factories like Cadburys, Jaguar Landrover, jewelry making. People came from Asia, the west Indies, Eastern Europe. It has a large Pakistani community and Irish. Birmingham's population reached a peak in the 1950’s at 1112000 but then fell with the declining industry. However it is now growing again as a result of international migration and natural increase. Task 3 Copy the following timeline into your book The timeline of Birmingham's growth 1.Metal working in Birmingham began 2. The first canal to Birmingham was built 3.The city’s first general hospital built 4. The railway to London and Manchester opened 1838 5. Engineering industries developed to make railways, carriages and bikes 6. Sewers were dug 7. Cadbury chocolate factory opened in 1879 8. Birmingham university founded in 1909 10. Lots of private and council houses built between the first and second world war 11.Maufactoring industries went into decline and factories began to close 12. The bullring shopping centre opened in 2003 13. Finance and Tourism industries began to grow Complete each task using the ‘Timeline of Birmingham’s Growth’ and 1. Describe the growth in Birmingham’s population from 1700 – 2000. 2. Describe and explain reasons for the growth of Birmingham’s population from 1800 – 2000 3. Explain reasons for the growth of Birmingham and evaluate the impacts of this growth. ( What was good about it and what was bad about it ) Migration and Diversity in Birmingham Learning objective • To explain the influence of migration on Birmingham’s character. Task 4 Key Terms Copy down Migration - the movement of people from one permanent home to another with the intention of staying at least a year. Ethnic Diversity – the amount of different races and religions of people in a community Four Oaks Outer suburbs Open space, large houses Erdington Inner suburbs Semi detached housing Sparkbrook Inner city housing Central Business CBD District • Shops • Offices • Leisure Ladypool Road – Sparkhill to Sparkbrook Migration and Diversity in Birmingham A table showing ethnic diversity in different areas of Birmingham Task 5 Ethnicity Sparkbrook Erdington Four 1.) Complete pie charts to show the % % Oaks ethnic diversity in each area of % Birmingham, Sparkbrook, Erdington White (British) 20 35 90 and Four Oaks White (Other) 5 15 2 Asian 2.) Compare the ethnic diversity 42 15 3 between each area of Black 8 10 2 Birmingham.(What is it like in one Mixed 10 15 2 area compared to another) Other 15 10 1 3.) Suggest examples of how Sparkbrook, migrants can influence the culture Other Example of Birmingham (Food, Music, Clothing White and religion) British Mixes White other Challenge Task Black • To what extent is Birmingham a Asian mixed multi-cultural city?.