In groups of three students, plan a field trip through your local community, and identify key features of the North American urban landscape described in the text. Report back to the class, and share your results and examples

What will be an ideal response?


Students should focus on cultural features (e.g., churches or mosques; ethnic markets and restaurants); class divisions (e.g,. gated communities or impoverished areas); and economic features (e.g., factories—with employment in the secondary sector—or businesses dominated by employment in tertiary or quaternary sectors).

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