1 – Characteristics of Power (Superpowers, Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)

Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 7: Superpowers

Lesson 1 – Characteristics of Power (Emerging superpowers, hard and soft power)

This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint.
There are 19 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.

Slides content:
• Starter question
• Definitions
• Past and modern superpowers
• Characteristics of Superpowers
• Case Study – the USA – current hegemon
• Soft power
• Hard power
• Emerging superpowers
• Retrieval Practice questions
• Plenary questions
• Specification – key ideas and detailed content
• Teacher’s information slides

SUPPORTING RESOURCE AVAILABLE: ‘Superpowers Resource Pack - Homework, Assessment, Mark Schemes, Essays (Edexcel, Pearson, A Level)’

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.