Lesson Plan

• Describe the five principal causes of residential zonation.
• Explain how income, housing supply, ethnicity, planning and cultural/historical factors shape spatial patterns in cities.
• Analyse a city map to identify which cause(s) dominate particular residential zones.
• Evaluate the impact of planning policies on residential segregation.

• Projector and PowerPoint slides
• Printed handout summarising the five causes
• City map (e.g., London) showing residential zones
• Worksheet with a UK case‑study (e.g., Birmingham)
• Whiteboard and markers
• Sticky notes for the exit ticket

Begin with a quick think‑pair‑share: “What factors decide where you might live?” Capture ideas on the board, linking them to prior lessons on urban form. Explain that today’s success criteria are to identify, explain and evaluate the five key causes of residential zonation.

1. Do‑now (5’) – Students list factors influencing residential location; teacher records responses.
2. Mini‑lecture (10’) – Presentation of the five causes with the concentric‑zone diagram.
3. Guided map analysis (12’) – Pairs examine a London residential‑zone map, matching zones to causes.
4. Group discussion (8’) – Pairs share findings; teacher clarifies misconceptions.
5. Case‑study worksheet (10’) – Students work on a Birmingham example to determine the dominant cause.
6. Summary & exit ticket (5’) – Each student writes one cause and its spatial effect on a sticky note.

Recap the five causes and how they interact to produce distinct residential zones. Collect the sticky‑note exit tickets to gauge understanding, and assign homework: research the residential pattern in your own town or city and write a short paragraph linking it to at least two of the causes discussed.