Head of Humanities with 10 years of experience teacher Geography + additional subjects in the UK and Internationally.
GCSE/IGCSE/MYP/IBPS
Additionallal subjest:
3 years Business Studies
3 years Computer Science
3 years Gobal Perspectives
Head of Humanities with 10 years of experience teacher Geography + additional subjects in the UK and Internationally.
GCSE/IGCSE/MYP/IBPS
Additionallal subjest:
3 years Business Studies
3 years Computer Science
3 years Gobal Perspectives
A collection of all of the information students need to answer every 7 mark question on Cambridge IGCSE paper 1.
Includes:
Theme 1
A country which is over-populated.
A country which is under-populated
A country with a high rate of natural population growth.
A country with a low rate of population growth (or population decline)
An international migration.
A country with a high dependency ratio
A densely populated country or area (at any scale from local to regional).
A sparsely populated country or area (at any scale from local to regional).
Settlement and service provision in an area.
An urban area (including changing land use and urban sprawl).
A rapidly growing urban area in a developing country and migration to it.
Theme 2
An earthquake
A volcano
The opportunities presented by a river, the hazards associated with it and their management.
The opportunities presented by an area of coastline, the hazards associated with it and their management.
An area of tropical forest
Deforestation of a tropical rainforest
An area of dry desert
Theme 3
A farm or agricultural system
A country or region suffering from food shortages
An industrial zone or factory.
An area where tourism is important.
Energy supply in a country or area
Water supply in a country or area.
An area where economic development is taking place and causing the environment to be at risk.
Know a case study of a transnational corporation (TNC) and its global links.
Full set of high quality resources - powerpoints, print outs, exam questions, skills questions (OS Maps)
Covers:
-settlement patterns
site and situation
settlement heirarchy
Population threshhold/sphere of influence
Problems in urban areas
Urban Sprawl
Regeneration
Causes and impacts of urbanisation (push and pull)
Case studies: settlement heirarchy (manchester), problems in urban areas (manchester), urbanisation (Rio)
Includes lessons, activties and exam practice questions for:
Describe and give reasons for the rapid increase in the world’s population.
Understand the causes and consequences of over-population and under-population.
Understand the main causes of a change in population size.
Know a country which is overpopulated and a country which is under-populated.
Give reasons for contrasting rates of natural population change
Know a case study of a country with high rate of natural population growth and a country with a low rate of population growth (or decline).
Full set of resources ready to pick and up and teach
This is a full unit of work, including any hand outs, for a year 7 or 8 unit of work on map skills. It covers one half term. It is based on the IB middle years programme framework, but it is suitable for any classroom. Includes assessments and marking rubrics.
Topics
compass directions
coordinates
scale (model building project)
relief
map symbols
fieldwork - conducting a school survey
critical thinking: can we trust maps?
Assessment: design a fictional map, with optional literacy link
A guided revision booklet covering Cambridge International GCSE Geography, Theme 2 The natural environment.
For each topic there are learning objectives, the ‘Bare Necessities’, key terms diagrams, and guided spaces to for students to complete.
This is a 51 page booklet covering:
Earthquake and volcanoes
Rivers
Coasts
Weather
Climate and vegetation
Plus a list of all of the recent 7 mark questions for Theme 1.
All lessons and resources to teach Cambridge International GCSE Rivers. No extra planning needed.
Includes:
key terms
hydrological cycle
Erosion
Transportation
Deposition
Upper, middle and lower course landforms
Causes of flooding
Flood management
River case study - hazards, opportunities and management
A guided revision booklet covering Cambridge International GCSE Geography, Theme 1 Population and Settlement.
For each topic there are learning objectives, the ‘Bare Necessities’, key terms diagrams, and guided spaces to for students to complete.
This is a 37 page booklet covering:
1.1 population dynamics
1.2 Migration
1.3 Population pyramids
1.4 Population density and distribution
1.5 Settlement and service provision
1.6 Urban settlements
1.7 Urbanisation
Plus a list of all of the recent 7 mark questions for Theme 1.
Complete set of resources for environmental systems and societies unit 2.1; power point and workbook.
Ready to pick up and teach no planning needed.
Includes: Ecosystem key terms
Population dynamics and limiting factors (J and S curves)
Interactions: Predation, herbivory, parasitism, mutualism, disease and competition
This IB MYP unit, titled “Think-Pair-Share: What Do We Already Know?” delves into understanding maps as vital tools that provide insights into time, place, and space, influenced by varying perspectives.
The resource is high quality, ready to teach, and requires no extra planning. It includes a complete unit of work featuring PowerPoints and worksheets, ensuring a comprehensive teaching experience.
Concepts
Global Concept: Time, space, and place
Related Concepts: Perspective, scale
Objectives
Find out about the different uses of maps and how they can be affected by a specific perspective.
Explore different examples of maps and how to use them.
Take action by considering ways that maps can communicate important information.
Assessment
Summative Assessment: Research, plan, and create a map of a fictional place.
Criterion B (iii, iv)
Criterion C (i, ii)
Criterion D (iii, iv)
Topics
What are maps?
Direction
Scale
Map ymbols
Grid Reference
Relief
Time, space, and place
The lessons include a mix of knowledge introduction, group work, pair work, research tasks, individual tasks, and assessment to enhance student understanding and engagement.
This I&S MYP unit on “Tectonic Hazards” explores the interactions of tectonic plates and the resulting phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes. The resource is high quality, ready to teach, and requires no extra planning. It includes a complete unit of work featuring PowerPoints and worksheets, ensuring a comprehensive teaching experience.
** Concepts**
Key Concept: Interactions
Global Context: Interactions
Inquiry Questions
Factual: How do tectonic plates move and interact with each other?
Conceptual: What are the underlying causes and mechanisms that lead to the formation of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
Debatable: To what extent can human activities contribute to the occurrence or intensity of tectonic events such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions?
Assessment
Criterion A: Knowing and understanding
Criterion B: Investigating
Criterion C: Communicating
Criterion D: Thinking critically
Topics
Types of tectonic plate boundaries
Causes of earthquakes
Measuring and recording earthquakes
Types of volcanoes
Tsunamis
Case studies of major tectonic events and their consequences
Preparing and responding to hazards
The lessons include a mix of knowledge introduction, group work, pair work, research tasks, individual tasks, and assessment to enhance student understanding and engagement.
All of the resources needed to teach Environmental Systems and Societies Unit 8: Human systems and resource use.
No planning needed - high quality resources
A complete 12 lesson scheme of work (plus assessment) fully resourced with power points and activities ready to go. Ready to pick up and teach.
Activities include (but not limited to)
card sorts
research
presentations
creative design
persuasive writing
Topics
introduction to the oceans
Ocean ecosystems
Coral bleaching
Ocean zones (plant and animal adaptations)
Oceans conservation and sustainability
Plastic and the oceans
Ocean exploration
Case study: the Maldives
Assessment
Some of these are double lessons, many have options to expand learning beyond.
This unit covers everything the students need to know for Cambridge IGCSE paper 4 (alternative to course work). It includes teaching material plus loads of real exam practice questions (and mark schemes) for each question.
Topics covered:
Human
Hypothesis and aims
Describing relationships between variables
Primary vs secondary data examples
Surveys
Questionnaires
**Weather **
Instruments
Types of clouds
Measuring rain
Plotting data
Stevenson screens
Rivers
Velocity
Channel cross section
Equipment
Cross section
**Coasts **
Equipment
Longshore drift
Velocity/direction
Beach transects
This is a full set of high quality resources and includes power points, c resources, exam questions, skills questions (OS Maps). The lessons are varied with activities such as group work, pair work, research tasks etc. Ready to pick up and teach - no extra planning needed.
Covers:
3.1 Development
3.2 Food production
3.3 Industry
3.4 Tourism
3.5 Energy
3.5 Water
3.7 Environmental risks of economic development
Cambridge IGCSE Geography Paper 1, Theme 2.
This is a full set of high quality resources - power points, print outs, exam questions, all case studies. The lessons include engaging and varied activities such as group work, pair work, student presentations, research tasks, videos, debates, card sorts and more. Ready to pick up and teach - no extra planning needed.
2.1 Earthquakes
2.2 Volcanoes
2.3 Earthquakes
2.4 Rivers
2.5 Coasts
2.6 Weather
2.7 Climate and Natural Vegetation
These resources cover the entire Cambridge international GCSE paper 2 for map and graph skills.
It includes powerpoints, worksheets and exam practice. This is ready to download and teach - no extra planning needed.
This is a complete set of resources to teach IB Diploma unit 1. It includes power points, case studies, group work and essay practice. It also includes exam style questions.
1.1 Environmental value systems
1.2 Systems and models
1.3 Energy and equillibria
1.4 Sustainability
1.5 Humans and pollution
Full set of high quality resources - powerpoints, print outs, exam questions, skills questions (OS Maps). Ready to pick up and teach - no extra planning needed.
Covers:
Reasons for the rapid increase in the world’s population.
Causes and consequences of over-population and under-population.
Understand the main causes of a change in population size.
A country which is overpopulated and a country which is under-populated.
Reasons for contrasting rates of natural population change
Case study of a country with high rate of natural population growth and a country with a low rate of population growth (or decline).
Population policies (one child policy)
Population structure and population pyramids
Migration
A case study of international migration
settlement patterns
site and situation
settlement hierarchy
Population threshold /sphere of influence
Problems in urban areas
Urban Sprawl
Regeneration
Causes and impacts of urbanisation (push and pull)
Case studies: settlement hierarchy (Manchester), problems in urban areas (Manchester), Urbanisation (Rio)
This is an entire set of resources to teach unit 1 of the new course of IB Diploma Environmental systems and societies (first examination 2026) standard level.
This includes presentations, exam questions, group work, independent research, case studies etc. There is no additional planning needed.
1,1 Perspectives
1.1.1 Perspectives and world views
1.1.2 Influences on perspectives and world views
1.1.3 Environmental value systems
1.1.4 Environmental movements
1.2 Systems
1.2.1 Models
1.2.2 Systems approach
1.2.3 Storages and flows
1.2.4 Feedback loops and tipping points
1.2.5 Causal loop diagrams
1.2.6 Resilience
1.3 Sustainability
1.3.1 What is sustainability?
1.3.2 Environmental justice
1.3.3 Sustainability indicators
1.3.4 UN Sustainable Development Goals
1.3.5 Planetary boundaries model
1.3.6 Doughnut economics model
1.3.7. Circular economy
These resources cover the entire Cambridge IGCSE Geography course, paper 1, paper 2 and paper 4 (alternative to course work).
These high quality resources are successfully tried and tested in the classroom, with excellent results.
This includes everything you need to download and go…not extra planning. Powerpoints, worksheets, assessments and revision guides all included.