The document describes a shanty town called Ariba on the edge of Mexico City that is home to 22 million people. It discusses having students participate in a learning activity where they are given points to spend over 2 years to improve the quality of life in Ariba by prioritizing issues like crime, education, health, employment, and building quality. The goal is for students to understand the challenges faced by residents of shanty towns and strategies for improving life.

1. Shanty Town
Improving a
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3. If you lived here, what daily hardships would you face?
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4. The largest city in North America
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5. Home to 22 million people
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6. This place is ARIBA, itʼs on the edge of Mexico City
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7. A shanty town is
called a “Barrio”
in Mexico.
Ariba
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8. The residents want to set up a
ʻself-help schemeʼ
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9. Learning Objective
To understand how we can improve the
QUALITY OF LIFE
in a shanty town like ARIBA.
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10. Learning Objective
To understand how we can improve the
QUALITY OF LIFE
in a shanty town like ARIBA.
Study the fact file, map and planning sheet
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11. What are the biggest problems for these people?
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12. Your group has 200
‘shanty town points’
for two years.
But with no guarantee of any more!
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13. THINK!
What are you priorities
for development?
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14. THINK!
What are you priorities
for development?
Crime?
Education?
Health?
Employment?
Building Quality?
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15. Stop!
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16. Debrief
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17. How did your group decide itʼs priorities?
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18. Did this help in deciding how to spend your STPʼs?
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19. Extension Task
Create a short report describing and
explaining how we can improve life
in a shanty town like Ariba.
Seal Targets: 35, 39, 43, 46, 48 and 50.
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20. I can now...
• Give a strategy
• Explain a strategy
• Analyse a range of
strategies...
...for improving a shanty town.
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21. learn something new every day
Developed from “More Thinking Through Geography”
S. Jones 2009
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Photo Credits: Flickr
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