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Creation and Location of Early Cities
In this lesson, students become familiar with the basic creation models of city formation and the importance of location and economics. Activity One is an introductory lesson designed to teach students topographical importance. Activity Two demonstrates the importance of location of resources and their perceived value. This is geared to the AP Human Geography student, as individual analysis will be key in their understanding of these concepts.

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City Lesson
A lesson plan intended for high school students from the New Hampshire Alliance, which should result in students learning "...the patterns and processes of urbanization" and explaining patterns of urban land use.

Macalester College World Urbanization Interactive
This site contains a collection of student research papers on significant cities around the world. Select "Student Work, which will take you to an interactive map of the world. For the country selected, there will be a list presented of links to relevant student research papers.

World Resources Institute
Lesson plans, graphs, maps, data, and links on current environmental topics such as biological diversity, climate change, deforestation, and urban environmental issues. Includes downloadable PowerPoint™ slide shows.