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Contrasting place study - history and background
Online Lesson | 15 Dec 2026 | Start: 16:00 | DURATION: 1 HOUR Learning outcomes
This lesson will help students to understand:
- The history and background of a distant place and how this has shaped its character.
- What the physical and human characteristics of the distant place are.
How the distant place may have changed over time.
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Course Module: Changing places (Autumn 2) | Lesson Contrasting place study - history and background:
Online Lesson | 15 Dec 2026 | Start: 16:00 | DURATION: 1 HOUR
Learning outcomes
This lesson will help students to understand:
- The history and background of a distant place and how this has shaped its character.
- What the physical and human characteristics of the distant place are.
How the distant place may have changed over time.
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