Geography: Age 16

9 illustrated Geography lessons for Age 16.

How Big Cities Pull Everything In Metropolisation means that people, jobs and the power to make big decisions gather in a few huge cities. These…
A container port at work Goods from factories all over the world travel in identical steel boxes that fit ships, trucks and trains alik…
A metropolis and its wide reach A metropolis is a big city that gathers the most important jobs, companies, universities and connections in on…
How big cities pull in power A handful of giant cities, like London, New York or Tokyo, attract more and more people, company headquarters …
A Metropolis and Its Links A metropolis draws people and key activities into its centre while spreading housing outward. Fast transport l…
Metropolis at Dusk A few very large cities concentrate people, top jobs, headquarters, and transport hubs. These cities are linke…
The Pull of the Big City People, companies and decision-making power gather in a few very large cities, which grow faster than the town…
Plotting a Sea Course A navigator draws a line from the starting point to the destination, then adjusts it for wind, compass error a…
Salt in the ocean Rivers carry dissolved minerals from weathered rock into the sea, and the water that evaporates leaves those s…