17-18 Role of IGOs in Managing Environmental Problems (Migration, Edexcel, A Level, 9GEO)

Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 8B: Migration, Identity and Sovereignty.
17-18 The Role of IGOs in Managing Environmental Problems (Threats to the biosphere, threats to the atmosphere, Antarctica)

This is a double lesson in one powerpoint.
There are 29 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for tasks are included to use for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.

Slides content:
• Starter knowledge quiz with answers
• Threats to the biosphere – wetlands
• 1971 Ramsar Convention, 2016 UNEP
• Threats to the atmosphere – ozone layer and the 1987 Montreal Protocol
• Comparing success rates – wetlands vs atmosphere
• Actions by IGOs – CITES, UNCLOS, MEA
• Ecosystem services
• Management of Antarctica
• Command terms: Assess vs. Evaluate
• Analysing source materials –
• Plenary – pyramid review
• Extension – 20 mark exam question with mark scheme
• Matched content from the specification
• Teacher’s information slides on text books and homework

HANDOUT – Source materials for analysis task (from Oxford text book)

SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Migration Resource Pack – Study notes, homework booklet, mark schemes, end of topic assessment and scheme of work with case studies list (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’

Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.