How tsunamis are caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater landslides, ice calvings. This PowerPoint presentation includes all the facts and figures for the above case studies as well as video clips (YouTube) from BBC News, CNN and other sources including CCTV clips of tsunami footage. The resource can be used for IGCSE students for all boards but please be warned that SOME OF THE IMAGERY CAN BE DISTRESSING SO SHOULD BE USED SELECTIVELY (BBC News shows graphic detail)

IA2 Civil Rights - Interwar years Prohibition and beyond - Α 20 slide presentation to introduce the IA2 Civil Rights topic of Prohibition, 1920s Poverty, Women’s Rights, The Jazz Age, Writers, the emerging middle class of African Americans, Marcus Garvey and the relation to Civil Rights in the USA. Basic information plus video links to lead to class stimulus and background knowledge for further reading.

A ppt presentation to explain these often complex concepts in a simple, clear manner. Includes links to further reading and a link to a video explanation (a lecture from coursera.org)

Four PowerPoint presentations to outline the characteristics of each accompanied by short YouTube clips to show students the eruptions. Suitable for AS/A2 as an introduction to volcanic hazards

DISASTER HOTSPOTS Why are some places more hazardous and disaster prone than others? Edexcel International A Level Geography (AS)

Blitzkrieg in the USSR (IGCSE History) 1941-1942 For the topic of The Changing Nature of Warfare (Paper 2: Edexcel IGCSE History PowerPoint presentation with alternative pdf version

These are the first 9 lessons for Edexcel International A Level Geography (A2) Weather and Climate at PowerPoint Presentations with reference to exam-style questions and with quiz tests and written class and homework. This will help those of you who struggled to find resources to start the course for September 2017. Lessons include basic intro, atmospheric layers and gases, humidity, condensation, precipitation, instability, insolation, heat budgets and transfers - enough to prepare you for 9 lessons and give students a good base on which to build.

IAL History presentation outlining the key fact as to why the USA failed in the Vietnam war

Detailed outline of guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan as part if Edexcel IGCSE Changing Nature of Warfare unit in Paper 2

Presentation on the changing nature of sea warfare for History IGCSE (edexcel) with emphasis on Submarines, Battle of the Atlantic and Battle of the Pacific. Also describes Allied/German successes during WWII as outlined in the syllabus.

Researching named contrasting cyclones to compare physical characteristics and human impacts. Case studies: Hurricane Katrina (2005) Hurricane Nargis (2008) - Edexcel IA2 Weather and Climate

IA2 Threat to Biodiversity (International A Level) Key ideas: Ecosystem services is an important concept Key processes operate within ecosystems maintaining their health

Tropical Cyclones - A level - Formation, Source and track, Hazards. A presentation for IA2 Edexcel A level for compulsory unit: Atmosphere and Weather Systems. This presentation covers tropical cyclones as a major short-term weather hazard, Source and track, cross-section of a tropical cyclone, formation and associated hazards. There are a couple of past paper questions taken from other examining boards to cover student breadth of knowledge and links to many external YouTube videos to help get a good background in tropical cyclone formation. Specifically designed for International A Level students (Edexcel) but suitable for all other boards too. (This presentation may take over 2 full lessons to complete as there are over 40 slides and the above-mentioned video links)

‘Wind power is a shameful waste’ - A letter from Mr Clive Turner to a local newspaper disputing the efficiency and benefits of wind turbines in comparison to his advocacy of natural gas. This is a lesson starter - and students are encouraged to reply to the letter in any way they want - positively or negatively, after researching the facts put to them in the letter and those they find themselves. A good stimulus for A level discussion (Energy Security)

Understand how prediction and monitoring technology can reduce the impact of some disasters but not others. Notes for A Level (IAL / AS) Geography students of all boards. Word Document and pdf file of 5 pages that includes information on volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and tornadoes.

World at Risk - Week 3 lessons Disaster hotspots: Why are some places more hazardous and disaster prone than others? Case Study: Armenia, Honduras, California, Phillipines, Colombia. The elements at risk, World Bank analysis, Impact of disasters, Disproportionate effect, Cycle of loss and recovery, Disaster relief, Hazard mapping. A presentation for A level students as a basis for their own research and enhanced studies.

Geography presentation of the reasons why many choose (or have no choice) to live in high risk volcanic or seismically active regions in the world

Why do places choose to rebrand? An outline for Geography AS students.

A slide show of pictures to prompt a discussion on globalisation and to introduce the main elements of the topic to year 8 and 9 Global Perspectives / Geography / Citizenship students