Cairo: A Metropolitan Territory (Competency 1)

Build a Simple Map, Understand a Territory!

Note: There is also related Competency 2 scenario entitled
Cairo: Issues in the Metropolis

In this scenario students will understand the organization of the "Cairo Governorate" urban territory in Egypt.

Tasks and focus questions are based on ideas and resources from the original RECITUS/LEARN resource collection on Metropolises at http://www.learnquebec.ca/geography#docs . Concepts to consider include growth and imbalance. Questions to consider should focus on how Cairo "is a major urban centre where power and services are concentrated, and where issues abound. People in the surrounding region and even in the national territory as a whole are drawn to it." (QEP page 276).

Various Intellectual Operations are suggested, as possible targets for evaluation!

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Note: This scenario is also featured in the LEARN How-to entitled Create a simple map