Located in the heart of Beijing, The Forbidden City was once the palace of the Chinese emperors during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the largest ancient palace in the world. The Forbidden City was built between 1406 and 1420 under the order of Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. More than one million people were used to build the expensive palace. Materials where brought in from all-over China, including ‘golden’ bricks, logs of the rare Phoebe Zhennan trees, and blocks of marble made. The capital of the empire was moved to Beijing city when the palace was competed. The students task is to carry out research on the Forbidden City to discover what it has to offer and more about the city around the palace. They go on to design a slogan and logo for the ancient tourist attraction which will be used on all posters, adverts and merchandise.

These worksheets, with the aid of a video, help students to investigate what attracts visitors and tourists to Antarctica and the resulting impacts the rise of visitors in recent years has had on the delicate environment. To gather an understanding of the icy environment, the students answer questions with help of the video and use images and graphs to investigate the attraction to the area and the possible impacts. The worksheets conclude in asking the students to explain whether they think Antarctica is worth protecting. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this booklet, including, gathering research from print and video, annotating maps, their thoughts, and ideas and interpretating graphs. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

National Parks are under increasing pressure to attract visitors to them however these visitors bring both negative and positive impacts to the countryside and residents. These worksheets look at some of the negative impacts visitors can have on National Parks, whether they are social, economical or environmental, and the possible solutions to these.

The culture of a group of people is their way of life. It includes their customs, hobbies, foods, fashions, beliefs and traditions; these are dependent of the country they live in, family background, sex and age. Many parts of the world are multicultural which means many different groups of people live alongside one another as a result of moving to new areas to live ad bringing their cultures with them. This is a chance for your students to get out of your seats and, sensibly, move around the classroom gathering evidence with their classmates to learn about Russia’s culture

This seven page worskheet helps students to understand how mountains are shaped through freeze-thaw, glaciers and avalanches.

This coastal assessment is made up of two parts: Part One - Produce an educational leaflet for the Dorset Tourist Board to give to secondary school teachers who bring school groups to the Swanage Bay area. Part Two - Decision Making Exercise - The Swanage Borough Council is considering a proposal to build a marina across a part of Swanage Bay.

England is often thought of as a multicultural society due to the huge diversity which exists within it. London especially is incredibly diverse, with over 250 different languages spoken there every day, and so it’s referred to as being ‘super-diverse’. This diversity has evolved over many years. These worksheets help your students to explore the make up of the English people as well as discuss why so many people move to England and the benefits and problems these people may be considered to bring with them. They are asked to express their opinion while backing these up with facts. A chance is also given to explore where their families have moved too and from.

Using the harbour of Rio De Janeiro as a backdrop, these worksheets explain how the sea shapes coastal landscapes through weathering, erosion, transportation, and deposition. The four types of erosion and types of waves are then investigated. The main task is a Decision Making Exercise: The Brazilian government is considering a proposal to relocate the marina outside of Rio De Janeiro’s Harbour to help preserve the struggling environment in the bay. The marina and its facilities are discussed, along with advantages and disadvantages of a move. The conflicts between local factions which may arise from the relocation are looked at alongside what other proposals could be put forward to help the area. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

When we think of mountains England isn’t going to be traditionally one of the places we think of, however it is home to over 200 which reach over 2,000 feet, most of them, including the ten highest, are located in the north western corner of the country within the Lake Distract National Park. National Parks and their mountains are under increasing pressure to attract visitors to them however these visitors bring both negative and positive impacts to the countryside and residents. These worksheets explore these impacts and how the negative impacts can be reduced.

The sea, action of waves and their processes are what shape our coastlines, with their power being the most significant force of coastal change. These worksheets look at the formation of beaches, spits, tombolobs, bars and sal marshes using a varity of different activities to engage the students.

The sea, action of waves and their processes are what shape our coastlines, with their power being the most significant force of coastal change. These worksheets look at the formation of wave-cup platforms and notches, headlands and bays, caves, arches, stacks and stumps using a varity of different activities to engage the students.

The sea, action of waves and their processes are what shape our coastlines, with their power being the most significant force of coastal change. These worksheets look at the processes of waves: consgtructive and destructive, coastal ersonsion, transportation and desposition using a varity of different activities to engage the students.

The culture of a group of people is their way of life. It includes their customs, hobbies, foods, fashions, beliefs and traditions; these are dependent of the country they live in, family background, sex and age. Many parts of the world are multicultural which means many different groups of people live alongside one another as a result of moving to new areas to live ad bringing their cultures with them. This is a chance for your students to get out of your seats and, sensibly, move around the classroom gathering evidence with their classmates to learn about India’s culture.

The Maasai Tribe live and farm in the savanna. Unfortunately, in the past fifty years the Maasai way of life has had to change due to pressures from commercial and government policies. As a result, the ecosystem has also started to suffer. The students’ task is to produce a project booklet about the Maasi Tribe including their location, statistics, gender roles, homes, dress, and culture. As well as the problems facing the tribes from tourism and desertification for example. 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 unit of work encourages students to appreciate the links between music and Geography, why it is popular, the many genres it entails and how it is used around the world. Traditions from Brazil, China, England, India, and Russia are investigated for their similarities in instruments, dances, and festivals. Music as an economic activity is explored, in addition to festivals in the United Kingdom and why they may be located where they are. Local venues to the students, both indoors and outdoors, are investigated for their sustainability for hosting a music festival. The unit concludes with the students designing a brand and logo for a sustainable music festival at their school. The final designs are then peer assessed. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this booklet, including, gathering research from print, annotating maps, students own thoughts and ideas, calling on their local knowledge and effectively assessing other work. 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 18 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 Natural Wonders Of The World Iguazu Falls Halong Bay Jeju Island Puerto Pricesa Underground River Table Mountain Komodo Island Amazon Rainforest

This unit consists of three double-sided worksheets which look to investigate the differences between Antarctica and the Artic, the animals to be found there and how humans are affecting these delicate environments through the impact of global warming. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this booklet, including, gathering research, annotating maps, their thoughts, and ideas and completing a wordsearch. 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 five page activity allows students to explore where Las Vegas is, whether it is sustainable, why it is so dry and how they are trying to over come this by using Xeriscaping

This 17 page booklet allows students to investigate our National Parks. It covers a number of Geographical topics including map work, impacts of tourism and solutions to these and discussion on whether National Parks are still considered important. Some of the titles included in this booklet are: What Is A National Park?, What Makes The New Forest National Park A Honey Pot Site?, What Impacts Can Visitors Have On Our National Parks?, Should The South Downs Have Been Included In Britain’s National Parks? Do We Still Need National Parks?

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.