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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.
Geography Crossword Puzzle - Mountain Landscapes
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Geography Crossword Puzzle - Mountain 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 mountain landscapes as well as the major mountain ranges of the world. A solution is provided with the puzzle.
Investigating Tropical Cyclone Winston - Fiji February 2016
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Investigating Tropical Cyclone Winston - Fiji February 2016

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This is a worksheet that asks students to investigate Tropical Cyclone Winston that devastated Fiji on 20th February 2016. The first page is a mapping exercise using latitude and longitude to map the path of TC Winston through the islands of Fiji and using the scale to shade in the area of very destructive winds. The second page asks students initially to use the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's website to gather background information on tropical cyclones. Students are then directed to other websites where they can gather information on the preparations made by Fiji before the arrival of the cyclone, the weather associated with the cyclone, the damage done and the cleanup operations afterwards.
What is Geography?
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What is Geography?

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An introduction to Geography - a simple one page worksheet that gets students to think about what Geography is and by using photographs divide the subject into its two major areas, physical and human geography. To best use this worksheet get the students to answer the first question, "What is Geography?" and then discuss their answers as a class. Then let them study the photographs drawing out the various elements and deciding for themselves whether each landscape is more focused on physical or human geography.
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.
Tracking Hurricane Florence - a latitude/longitude exercise
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Tracking Hurricane Florence - a latitude/longitude exercise

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A simple worksheet that requires your students to plot the path using latitude and longitude of Hurricane Florence as it made its way from the mid-Atlantic to the US coast in the Carolinas. An answer key is provided. A good way to practice your students in plotting points using latitude and longitude, at the same time getting them to understand the relevance of this simple geographic skill to the real world.
US Climate Graph Construction
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US Climate Graph Construction

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Three pages - first page is a table of climate statistics (temperature in fahrenheit, precipitation in inches) for seven US cities with different climate classification; second page is a worksheet for student to use the climate statistics to draw climate graphs for each city and to locate them on a map of the U.S.; third page is an answer key with graphs drawn and cities located on the map of the U.S.
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.
Water Cycle Word Match
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Water Cycle Word Match

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A fun way to get your students to learn the meanings of the terms associated with the water cycle. An answer key is provided on the second page.
Weather Instruments Matchwords
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Weather Instruments Matchwords

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An exercise where students match terms associated with weather instruments to their meanings. Useful as extension work, homework or revision before a test.
Weather Instruments GeoBingo
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Weather Instruments GeoBingo

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Classic geography bingo game to reinforce students' understanding of weather instruments and the units of measurement associated with them.
Mountain Landscapes - the Seven Summits Challenge
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Mountain Landscapes - the Seven Summits Challenge

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A mountain landscapes worksheet that requires students to investigate the “7 Summits Challenge” and in doing so identify the highest mountains on each continent and locate them on the world map on the second page. A useful worksheet for the Landscapes and Landforms unit in the Australian Curriculum and in other jurisdictions where mountain landscapes are included in their curricula. Worksheet is pitched at lower high school level.
Extreme Weather Event: South Australia - Supercell storms 28th and 29th September 2016
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Extreme Weather Event: South Australia - Supercell storms 28th and 29th September 2016

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A one page summary sheet and three pages of worksheets based on a series of supercell storms that hit South Australia over the period 28th to 29th September 2016. The summary sheet includes two synoptic charts from the period and text description of the intense low pressure system and associated cold front that hit South Australia- Worksheet 1 asks students general questions based on the two synoptic charts - Worksheet 2 asks questions directly related to the extreme weather event, its causes and impacts which included a statewide collapse of the electricity grid. An answer key is provided for teachers.
Countries in the News: Turkey
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Countries in the News: Turkey

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This is the first in a series of worksheets that focuses on countries that make the news headlines and gets students to study them from a geographic perspective.. This worksheet on Turkey asks students to use their atlas and internet skills to locate important natural and cultural features on a map, gather background information on Turkey, and to explain the reasons for the country featuring prominently in the media.
Weather instruments - a circular word search
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Weather instruments - a circular word search

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A circular word search (aka word maze) requiring students to find the main instruments used to measure weather elements. Also includes a table to identify the element of weather an instrument is used to measure and its unit of measurement. An answer key is provided on the second page for both the word search and the table. 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.
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.