Living within the freezing Arctic Circle isn’t everyone’s idea of home, however about 4 million people do, with 400,000 of these having indigenous origins. These worksheets look specifically at the Inuit People’s homes, involving building a sugar cube igloo, their clothing, beliefs, and how to encourage future generations keep their traditions alive. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets, including, gathering research from video, drawing a story board, annotating their thoughts, and ideas. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This 15 page booklets allows the students to explore and discover the Seven Original and New Wonders of the World and Natural World through a range of different activities including individual and group tasks. Wonders include: The New Seven Wonders Of The World Chichen Itza Christ The Redeemer The Great Wall Of China The Taj Mahal Machu Picchu Petra The Roman Colosseum

This 23 page booklets allows the students to explore and discover the Seven Original and New Wonders of the World and Natural World through a range of different activities including individual and group tasks. Wonders include: The Seven Natural Wonders Of The World Grand Canyon The Great Barrier Reef The Harbour At Rio De Janeiro Mount Everest Aurora Borealis Paricutin Volcano Victoria Falls

These six worksheets help students to investigate how a mountain is defined and how different mountians; fold-mountains, block-fault mountians and dome mountains are formed

These 8 worksheets begin by looking at the aims and locations of National Parks then lead on to looking at the conflicts which can arise in these areas. The impact of visitors are examined and are discussed in relation to social, economic and environmental impacts. A case study of Snowdonia is used to discussed possible solutions.

Water is very precious but can be taken advantage of in more economically developed countries such as England or America where there is an abundant supply. It would be difficult for us to appreciate how different it is in other countries. Boutros Boutros Ghali, former foreign minister of Egypt and United Nations Secretary-General said, when talking about north east Africa, “The next war in our region will be over the waters of the Nile, not politics” Rivers can be a source of convicting and co-operating demands from different countries. These worksheets discuss the factors responsible for flooding the Nile, why the demand for water is growing in the Nile basin, the possible consequences for Egypt if water shortages arise and possible solutions. The advantages and disadvantages of living upstream or downstream of a possible dam are discussed, as well as whether developing the land at risk of flooding should be allowed and concludes with who owns the water in the worlds major world rivers.

This 20 page booklet allows students to discover and explore the original seven wonders of the world though individual and group activities. Chapters include: The Colossus Of Rhodes The Great Pyramid Of Giza The Hanging Baskets Of Babylon The Lighthouse Of Alexandria The Mausoleum At Halicarnassus The Statue Of Zeus At Olympia The Temple Of Artemis At Ephesus

A staggering 650 million people live in deserts across the world. These worksheets look at the lives of The San People and The Matmata People and how they have perfected ways to keep cool and find water where there seemingly isn’t any. The San People live in the Kalahari Desert and some archaeologists believe they have done for over 80,000 years. Your students will learn about the life and expertise of the San People, their gender roles, diet, housing, and skills for finding and storing water as well as keeping warm during the freezing nights. The Matmata People live in southern Tunisia and gathered world-wide fame when their town was used in the 1976 Star Wars film: A New Hope. The impacts of the increased tourism have had their positive and negative impacts on the town. These are discussed with your students considering whether the good outweighs the bad in term of social, economic, and environmental impacts, and if the town should continue to advertise its notoriety. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets, including, gathering research from print, annotating their thoughts, and ideas and reading graphs. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

I was challenged by my sister to produce a resource about socks, challenge accepted and here it is! :-D This booklet takes the students through how their simple socks are related to geography and the world. After a brief history of socks, they investigate where and how cotton is produced, and the production line from farmer to customer. Focusing primarily on factories in LEDCs and the working conditions, Fairtrade is examined to see how farmers are being helped with their cotton crops and how cotton works as an economic activity. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this booklet, including, gathering research from print and video, drawing a story board, annotating maps, their thoughts and ideas, choropleth maps and word fills. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This booklet introduces students to the global links within sports, specifically rugby. The Six Nations Championships and the countries involved are looked at in terms of their location, flags, capitals, population, and currency. Rugby as an economic activity is discussed, with the unit concluding with the students designing a logo and brand for their school’s rugby competition. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

With a history as varied as England’s it’s not surprising to find it has quite a diverse and complicated culture. This activity looks at England's Royal family, fashion, music, sport amoung other aspects

Mount Everest has two base camps; one on its south side in Nepal and one on the north in Tibet. Located on the south side at 5,360 meters is Nepal’s South Base Camp, situated within Sagarmatha National Park and is also a World Heritage Site. This camp is very basic but used by climbers during their ascent and descent of Everest. This trek is one of the most popular routes in the Himalayas and is hiked by thousands of people every year. The students task is to imagine a proposal has been made to build a more permanent settlement at the Everest Base Camp. They have two tasks to complete: - Task One: A written piece of work detailing the views of the different groups using the area, including your own point of view - Task Two: Drawing a detailed plan of your idea for a village which would suit the groups who use the Everest Base Camp and the facilities they would need. Your choice of design and facilities will need to be explained.

Believed to have been living in the Kalahari Desert for over 80,000 years, the San People are thought to be the world’s most ancient race. This independent research-based lesson helps the students to develop their understanding of life and surviving in a harsh environment. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Shanty towns are found on the outskirts of many large cities especially in LEDCs. The people living here must contend with harsh environments with little access to clean water, electricity, and struggle to get jobs and capital. These worksheets look at the push and pull factors surrounding relocating, and the advantages and disadvantages of different residential locations within cities. The materials to build homes are examined alongside discussing the common issues found within shanty towns, their priorities, and the costs to moderate these to better their lives. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets, including, drawing, annotating their thoughts, and ideas and developing arithmetic skills. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

The Pitcairn People live on the island of Pitcairn, a small landmass which together with Henderson, Ducie and Oeno, make up the Pitcairn Islands Group in the South Pacific. 250 people once inhabited this picturesque island, but this has dwindled to around 50 today, and it is predicted by 2045 only three people of working age will live on the island. The students discuss why they think the populous is leaving the island and what impacts this may have on those remaining. The students learn about the successful beekeeping and honey production on Pitcairn and examine what this could mean for the island’s future. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets, including, gathering research from print and video, annotating their thoughts, and ideas and drawing and interpretating graphs. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

The cycle of poverty is a phenomenon where poor families, more severely in LEDCs, become trapped in poverty for generations due to limited or no access to fundamental resources such as education, financial and subsequent generations also being underprivileged. These worksheets look at the devision of wealth within India and has the students look at life through the eyes of a poor family as to whether they should move from the country to the city, where they should move to and how to make money. One way of making money in the city is by making paper bags, they are sold to shop and stall holders who sell rice and spices. Ten bags will earn them 1 rupee (1p)! In groups they make as many bags as they can in thirty minutes…

This eight page resource helps students to understand the positioning of the population of England, how human and physical features can effect this and looks at why the south of England is growing in popularity. Activities include drawing graphs, interpreting these and cartoons, as well as wordfills and essay style questioning

Sherpa are an ethnic group from the most mountainous region of Nepal, high in the Himalayas. They are often employed by foreigners to help them to navigate the mountains, most famously Mount Everest. Using the information sheets the students fill out the answers on the Sherpas way of life and how foreign visitors may have impacted this both positivly and negatively.

This PowerPoint lesson plan introduces the students to what an avalanche is, the categories and their triggers – both physical and human. During the lesson the students have the opportunity to demonstrate an avalanche using flour and instant mash potato! The lesson concludes with a choice of activities including a cartoon style answer, comic strip, information sheet or blog for tourists, newspaper article or short essay answering why avalanches happen and their impacts. Want to receive credits for future purchases? Please go to ‘My Purchases’ and select ‘Provide Feedback,’ fill out the quick form and each time you leave feedback, TPT will give you credits towards your future purchase. We really value your comments to help us create products to help you in the classroom – Thank you in advance. Please follow us on TPT by clicking on the green star next to our store name, and like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This booklet introduces students to the global links within sports, specifically football. We investigate the origin of top players and how these have changed over twenty years. Child labour, shanty towns and The Atlanta Agreement are discussed in relation to Brazil readying itself to host the 2014 Word Cup. The unit concludes with the students considering whether they think Brazil should have held the World Cup having considered the social economic and environmental impacts. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this booklet including map reading and annotating, gathering research from print and students drawing their own conclusions from materials gathered. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.