Major cities provide tons of authentic topics for teaching, learning, and exploration. Why did a city end up where it did? Boston definitely developed as a major sea port. Were there other factors that influenced the growth of Boston? New York City? London? Beijing?
What are the reasons that a city developed in a certain spot? Water access, train lines, topography, climate, tourism, historical events…
Are those reasons changing today? What determined the growth/decline of cities of the past? What determines the growth/decline of cities today? What might determine the growth/decline of cities in the future?
It would be interesting to chart/graph the growth/decline of cities in the past and present. Maybe even adding into the chart/graph the reasons for the growth/decline…
And how about designing an authentic city for the future…
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