This view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives shows both the older and the newer parts of the city.
Students can use it as a focus for looking at settlement patterns and land use around urban areas and for investigating the importance of Jerusalem to world religions.
Secondary Activities - Jerusalem
©John R Jones/RGS Picture Library
- Do you think this is a recent settlement or an old one? Give reasons for your answer.
- What do you think the buildings in the middle ground are used for?
- Do you think the presence of the fortified wall around the old city will have resulted in uneven development? Give reasons for your answer.
- Identify and describe the three main land uses in the photograph.
- Describe the area before this city was built.
- Use other resources (e.g. newspapers, the Internet) to discover why this city is often in the news.
- Say why this city is sacred to people of a number of religions.
- You have to organise a visit to this city. What particular places of interest would you include on your itinerary (a) within the city and (b) in the immediate region, for people of different religions?
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