CIE A2 Geography - Topic 9: Hazards - Full Unit of work

Full Unit pack for CIE A2 Physical Geography Topic 9: Hazardous Environments

!!! UPDATED FOR 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR !!!

Teaching using these materials gives you a solid foundation to improve your practice and focus more on aiding students with exam skills and essay writing required for high level CIE A2 Exams.

Features of this full Unit plan

• 23 Powerpoints covering all key content all made using official Cambridge documents and guidance
• All Powerpoints contain a Warm up, Main content with pictures/ graphs and plenary’s
• Integrated in Powerpoints are exam question breakdowns and discussion topics
• Major Case study information sheets for Montserrat/ Mt St Helens Volcanic eruption, Haiti/ Tohoku Earthquake case study, Mass movements in the alps, Italy & Hong Kong, Hurricane Katrina & Maria & Sustainable management of Geo-materials in Malaysia

Taught comfortably with time for essay writing and assessment in approximately 30 class periods. I will be teaching this using these materials in the 2024-25 school year again, any reviews, messages or notes for what you would like will be appreciated, I plan on updating this by the end of the 2025-26 year and adding even more material, so check back after purchase.

Full Contents

*Powerpoints *

9.1 - Hazards resulting from tectonic processes

9.11 - Global distribution of tectonic hazards
9.12 - Causes of Earthquakes
9.13 - Earthquakes Hazards & Scales
9.14 - Factors affecting Earthquake Damage
9.15 - Earthquake Preparedness, prediction & Hazard Mapping
9.16 - Tsunamis and earthquake secondary hazard
9.17 - Haiti Case Study LIC
9.18 - Japan Case Study HIC
9.19 - Volcano Types & Causes of Eruptions
9.110 - Volcanic Hazards
9.111 - Mt St Helens & Montserrat

Worksheet

A2 Geography Case Study Presentation
Earthquakes & Volcanoes review sheet notes for essays
Hazard Mapping World Map activity
Information sheet template

9.2 - Hazards resulting from mass movements

9.21 - The Nature and causes of mass movements
9.22 - Hong Kong & Italy Case Studies
9.23 - Prediction, Preparedness, Monitoring & Hazard Mapping
9.24 - Avalanches case study

Worksheets

Mass movements essay review
Mass movements test

9.3 - Hazards resulting from atmospheric disturbances

9.31 - Factors affecting the formation of LSADs
9.32 - Impacts of Large scale atmospheric disturbances
9.33 - Hurricane Maria case study - reducing impacts
9.34 - Hurricane Katrina- reducing impacts
9.35 - Factors affecting the formation of Tornadoes
9.36 - Tornado Damage, Impacts & Case Study

Worksheets

Hurricane Maria and Katrina Review sheet
Risk from Hurricanes poster activity

9.4 - Sustainable management of hazardous environments

9.41 - Sustainable management using Geo-materials in Malaysia case-study
9.42 - Sustainable Management – Essay Review Lesson