Topic 2: Atmosphere -AS Geography Unit Pack (CIE)

Full Unit pack for CIE AS Physical Geography Unit 2: Atmosphere & weather

!!! UPDATED FOR 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR !!!

Teaching using these materials gives you a solid foundation to improve your practice and focus more on aiding students with exam skills and essay writing required for high level CIE AS Exams. Supplement with your own materials and I hope it helps.

**Features of this full Unit plan
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• 15 Powerpoints covering all key content all made using official Cambridge documents and guidance
• All Powerpoints contain a Warm up, Main content with pictures/ graphs and plenary’s
• Integrated in Powerpoints are exam question breakdowns and discussion topics
• Major Case study information sheets for London Urban Heat island, Global warming causes and impacts, Global energy budget review

Taught comfortably with time for essay writing and assessment in approximately 21 class periods. I will be teaching this using these materials in the 2024-25 school year again, any reviews, messages or notes for what you would like will be appreciated, I plan on updating this by the end of the 205-26 year and adding even more material, so check back after purchase.

Full Contents

2.1 - Diurnal Energy Budgets

2.11 - The Diurnal Energy Budget
2.12 - Surface and sub-surface absorption

Worksheets

Diurnal energy budget worksheet

2.2 - The Global energy budget

2.21 - Latitudinal pattern of radiation
2.22 - Atmospheric transfers - Wind and pressure
2.23 - Variations in temperature and pressure & Ocean currents
2.24 Factors affecting air movement
2.25 - General Circulation Model

*Worksheets
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Atmosphere research project
Map Activity for Atmosphere and weather
Seasonal variation in Wind and pressure belts activity
Tricell model worksheet

2.3 - Weather Processes and Phenomena

2.31 - Atmospheric Moisture
2.32 - Causes of Precipitation
2.33 - Types of Precipitation

Worksheets

Types of Rainfall worksheet

2.4 - The Human Impact

2.41 - What is Global Warming
2.42 - Physical vs Human Causes of Global Warming
2.43 - Human Causes & Impacts of Global Warming
2.44 - The Urban Heat Island Effect
2.45 - London Case study - Human impact on climate

Worksheets

Case Studies Review Sheet
Climate Change Fishbowl Activity
Climate change role play panel discussion
Global warming essay review sheet
London Case study review sheet