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I am a geography teacher with 36 years experience in Years 7 to 12 in high schools in New South Wales and Western Australia. I am now retired but maintain a strong interest in producing resources for the subject for which I have a passion. This shop features a range of geography resources suitable for upper primary school and high school. Free resources are available for you to use within your school to trial the quality of my work.

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I am a geography teacher with 36 years experience in Years 7 to 12 in high schools in New South Wales and Western Australia. I am now retired but maintain a strong interest in producing resources for the subject for which I have a passion. This shop features a range of geography resources suitable for upper primary school and high school. Free resources are available for you to use within your school to trial the quality of my work.
Introducing Environments - for UK schools
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Introducing Environments - for UK schools

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This four-page worksheet is designed to get students to think about environments, both natural and built. Questions will ask students to think about the natural and built environments in and around their own city/town, identify and locate a number of natural and built environments on a map of the UK, as well as getting them to identify elements of the natural and built environments in three photographs included in the worksheet. This is a great worksheet that will generate good classroom discussion.
Circular Wordsearch/Matchwords - Planet Earth
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Circular Wordsearch/Matchwords - Planet Earth

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A two page worksheet - the first page is a circular word search (aka word maze) requiring students to find words that apply to planet earth with a focus on words involving the structure of the earth, its orbit around the sun, spinning on its axis as well major parallels of latitude. The second page (not shown in the preview) gives the students a list of definitions of words used in the word search and they have to write the correct term against each definition. An answer key is provided on a third page for the Match words task. A useful worksheet to use a a lesson filler or extension work for students who complete the main task of a lesson more quickly that others.
World Search - famous geographers
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World Search - famous geographers

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A simple word search using the names of famous geographers from the past and present. An extension activity included at the end that invites students to investigate one of the famous geographers that they are interested.
Investigating Geographic Challenges: 2017 Dakar Rally
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Investigating Geographic Challenges: 2017 Dakar Rally

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This is the first in a series of Geographic Challenges. This Challenge requires students to investigate the geography behind the 2017 Dakar Rally. Students will need to access internet sources to answers questions or complete tasks relating to background information on the Rally, climate, landforms and environmental sustainability of the 2017 event that began on 2nd January. The resource is a 3 page pdf file and purchase allows you to use the worksheet in as many classes at your school that you wish and also in the classes of colleagues at your school. The worksheet may be useful as extension work, homework or as an assignment that students can complete while the rally is on. This worksheet is a great and engaging way to take your students out into the real world of geography beyond the textbook to practice their skills in using latitude and longitude as well as extending their knowledge of climate and landforms.
Development and Human Wellbeing
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Development and Human Wellbeing

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A worksheet for the Year 10 Australian Curriculum Geography topic: Geography of Human Wellbeing. A 2-page worksheet that looks at development and its impact on human wellbeing. The worksheet takes the students to a number of good websites to answer questions that require them to define developed and developing countries, identify the characteristics of developed and developing countries, and map a number of these countries on a world map. The questions require some thought on the student's part as well as providing the opportunity for good class discussion.
Crossword Puzzle - Coastal Landscapes
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Crossword Puzzle - Coastal Landscapes

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Crossword puzzles are a great way to reinforce basic concepts of a topic. The clues for this puzzle will help reinforce your students knowledge of the landforms found in coastal landscapes. A solution is provided with the puzzle.
Weather Crossword Puzzle
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Weather Crossword Puzzle

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A crossword puzzle that tests student overall knowledge of weather. Perhaps useful at the end of a topic or series of lessons to revise work covered.
Geography Crossword Puzzle - Riverine Landscapes
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Geography Crossword Puzzle - Riverine Landscapes

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Crossword puzzles are a great way to reinforce basic concepts of a topic. The clues for this puzzle will help reinforce your students knowledge of the landforms found in riverine landscapes. A solution is provided with the puzzle.
Geography Crosswords - Desert Landscapes
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Geography Crosswords - Desert Landscapes

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Crossword puzzles are a great way to reinforce basic concepts of a topic. The clues for this puzzle will help reinforce your students knowledge of the landforms found in desert landscapes. A solution is provided with the puzzle.
Geography Crossword Bundle #1
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Geography Crossword Bundle #1

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A collection of four crossword puzzles on coastal, mountain, riverine and desert landscapes. A great and engaging way to reinforce the basic landforms and processes of these landscapes. Answers are included
Climate of London
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Climate of London

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A one page worksheet that provides the climate statistics for students to construct a climate graph. Students are then to write a written description of London's climate.
Investigating Hurricane Harvey
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Investigating Hurricane Harvey

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This is a worksheet (3 pages) that will get your students to investigate Hurricane Matthew (August 2017). The first page is a latitude and longitude exercise where the students will be the meteorologist and map the track of the hurricane from August 24 to August 28. On the second page students will answer general questions on hurricanes as background to the third page where they will look at the impact of Hurricane Matthew more closely. An answer sheet is provided for teachers as a separate file.
Chiapas Earthquake - Mexico 8 September 2017
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Chiapas Earthquake - Mexico 8 September 2017

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A four page worksheet focusing on the Chiapas earthquake in Mexico on 8th September 2017. Page 1 - simple mapping question to familiarise students with the geographic setting of Mexico Page 2 - students to complete a fact file on Mexico from internet research AND define basic terms associated with earthquakes as well as completing the labelling of an earthquake diagram Page 3 - a map of the earthquake area including tectonic plates - students to answer questions on the earthquake using the map and the USGS website. Page 4 - students answer questions on the impact of the earthquake, the Mexican government's response and a question on past Mexican earthquakes. An answer key is provided for teachers.
Investigating Hurricanes
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Investigating Hurricanes

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A 2-page worksheet that requires students to find out general information about hurricanes from the internet (websites provided but you may want your students to go to other websites). Page 1 shows on the preview. On Page 2 there is a question on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, a world map where students are asked to show those areas in the world where hurricanes occur, and responses individuals and families can make to hurricanes (before, during and after).
Hurricane Irma Worksheet
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Hurricane Irma Worksheet

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A 2-page worksheet where students search the internet to provide information about Hurricane Irma, its impact and human responses to it. Useful in conjunction with the "Tracking Hurricane irma" worksheet also available on my shop. A cheaper option may be to buy the "Hurricane Irma bundle" that includes this worksheet, Tracking Hurricane Irma worksheet and the worksheet that covers general information about hurricanes.
Water Cycle GeoBingo
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Water Cycle GeoBingo

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A fun way for your students to become familiar with the terms associated with the water cycle. To help the teacher definitions are given on the second page.
Hurricane Irma Bundle
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Hurricane Irma Bundle

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A collection of worksheets that include: 1. Investigating Hurricanes 2. Tracking Hurricane Irma - latitude/longitude exercise 3. Hurricane Irma Worksheet