Eight page booklet : define rivers keywords, comparison of the Rivers Severn and Nile; a SPAG exercise about the Humber Estuary; a page to annotate a map of the Colorado to show the importance of the river basin; a moral dilemma based on the water conflict between the USA and Mexico; a look at the holiness of the Ganges; and finally research to find the etymology of British river names
Eight page booklet : define tectonic keywords, complete a fact file about the Tohoku Tsunami; SPAG exercise about Japan's seismicity; empathise with a parent, a businesswoman and a farmer from Japan after the disaster; a moral dilemma about the continued use of nuclear energy; a question about God's role in natural disasters; draw your own version of The Great Wave by Hokusai
Eight page booklet : define Geographical keywords; complete data file on China's Last Emperor; SPAG exercise about China's pollution; draw and analyse a graph of China's population; Moral decision comparing Communism and Capitalism; Cultural: copying Chinese characters for some Geographical words; drawing/colouring Chinese dragon and lion
A Level revision notes
Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates
Systems framework and their application
Water on planet Earth, Atmospheric water
Factors driving the change in magnitude of water stores
Drainage basin systems
Water balance
The storm (flood) hydrograph
Examples of how land use changes can affect the water cycle
The carbon cycle
Case study of a tropical rainforest setting- water and carbon in the Amazon
A Level revision notes
Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates
Nature of ecosystems
Food chains, trophic levels and food webs
Succession
Example of a terrestrial ecosystem in the UK- The chalk downlands of the South Downs
Climate change
Human exploitation of the global environment
Global trends in biodiversity
An example of a tropical coral reef system, the Jamaican coral reef
Biome 1- Tropical evergreen forest
Biome 2- The savannah grassland biome
Case study of a specified ecosystem at a local scale- The Sefton Coast sand dunes
Eight page booklet : define Geographical keywords; map countries and name their main exports; SPAG exercise about consumerism; find job titles to fit the four industrial sectors; moral dilemma about buying resources from developing countries; give own opinions about religious quotes regarding the environment; a question about our disposable society and new technology
Powerpoint and worksheets covering destructive plate margins and collision zones
Starter looks at the highest and tallest mountains on Earth, then compares them with Mons Olympus on Mars .
Destructive margins activity is a mystery, answering the question "Why are there a line of volcanoes down the western coast of South America?"
Collision zones activity answers the question "Why are there marine fossils on top of Mount Everest?"
Plenary looks at how the African-Eurasian margin has created the hills and valleys of south-east England
Includes video links and differentiated questions
Powerpoint and worksheets introducing the causes of tectonic movement.
Starter reviews pupils' prior knowledge of the structure of the Earth and then builds on this with an annotated divided bar graph of the Earth's layers.
Goes on to look at the role of convection, ridge push and slab pull using the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Iceland as Case Studies.
Includes video links and differentiated questions.
40 mark SDME assessment in the form of a Powerpoint with associated resources
Background: Why does Holderness suffer from severe coastal erosion? What are the advantages and disadvantages of halting erosion?
Options: Why has hard engineering used to defend Hornsea? Why is soft engineering gaining popularity?
Decision: Do nothing, retreat the line, hold the line or advance the line
A recap of previous learning, covering contrasts in development between places, development indicators and graph analysis. Aimed at GCSE, KS4, Years 10 and 11. Contains a starter, several activities and a plenary.
Powerpoint looking at the effect of glaciers on the UK's landscapes
Starter: Ben Nevis as a modern day example of a cold British landscape. Differentiated questions about the formation of u-shaped valleys
Main activities: step-by-step annotated sketch of Malham's limestone landscape. Powerpoint slides explain how the pavement, dry valleys and the Cove were formed
Plenary: looks at how the limestone of Malham became temporarily impervious due to rainwater saturation (and the subsequent short-lived waterfall)
Fragile environments
Human activity and sustainability
Causes of climate change- natural vs human
Recent + prospective impact of climate change in cold environments
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Population ecology + growth dynamics
Population ecology applied to the human population
The balance between population + resources
Carrying capacity + ecological footprint
Positive + negative feedback mechanisms
Challenges driven by human population growth
Malthus and Boserup
Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates
Environment, health and well-being
Economic and social development
Environmental variables + their links to disease
Malaria
Heart disease
The role of the World Health Organisation
The role of other international organisations
Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates
Population change
Models of natural population change- the demographic transition model
Britain’s demographic transition
Demographic transition model applied to countries with contrasting physical + human settings
Population structure
Migration
European migrant crisis 2015
Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates
Elements in the physical environment
Role of development processes
Food production and consumption
Polar and tropical monsoon climates
Climate change and agriculture
Soils
Food security
Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates
Eight page booklet : define geological keywords; compile a fact file about a geological time period; a SPAG exercise about British geology; a page to research how humans use clay, limestone, marble and sandstone; a moral dilemma: spend money on repairing a historic cathedral or to look after the poor and homeless; complete a database about some of the World's holy rocks and stones; and finally a page to research questions about the UK's geology