A sheet to compare both the effects of and responses to the 2010 earthquake in Chile and the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Please feel free to download and use. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2A: In this lesson we look at urban planning and how it can solve three challenges: squatter settlements, traffic congestion and an uncertain future. We start with a “which statements are true?” grid based on the Lagos unit of work with sound effects as well. We then look at urban planning and how it can solve Lagos’ challenges. Firstly squatter settlements. We view two clips of the floating school and communities in Makoko and the pupils annotate a diagram to explain how the floating school can help solve the challenges of urban slums in Lagos and provide a sustainable solution to education. We then look at traffic. The pupils use hexagons again to explain how each solution would potentially provide better quality of life for the residents. We finish by looking at the future challenges Lagos faces. The pupils then rank each challenge based on their seriousness and explain why they have ranked them in such a way. We finish with GCSE-style question on urban planning in an LIC or NEE and a plenary on floating communities. In a nutshell lesson includes: Which statements are correct starter Diagram annotation task on the floating school Hexagon task for traffic management Thermometer task for the future challenges Lagos faces Video clips where appropriate GCSE-style question with guidance on how to respond. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson from the Nigeria: A Newly Emerging Economy Unit. The Lesson needs the Oxford AQA GCSE Geography textbook The lesson is roughy one hour long, but can be extended or shortened, The lessons starts with an annotation exercise on an image of slums in Lagos. The pupils explore the environmental problems in the image and potential causes and solutions. We then take a short look at a video clip of an illegal oil extraction operation in the Niger Delta and asked how rapid developemnt may have led to this. The pupils then move onto an A3 information gathering task usingthe Oxford textbook. The sheet is differentiated with a variety of tasks. We then finish the lesson by attempting to answer a 6-mark question on environmental issues with guidance and structure if the pupils need it. Included is: Photo annotation starter Two relevant video clips A3 information organiser task GCSE question with structure and guidance. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for Unit 2C: The Challenge of Resource Management. The lesson is roughly one hour long, but is easily extended. We start with a quiz starter to get the pupils thinking about our food imports. We then look at how much of our food is imported and why that is the case. We consider then what challenges that creates for the UK. We then complete a skills task looking at high-value mangetout peas from Kenya. The pupils create a divided bar chart and answer related questions. We then finish by looking at ways the UK has tried to meet the challenge of increased food demand using agribusiness and organic farms. The pupils use this information to tackle a GCSE-style question. Included is: Starter quiz Hexagon task exploring what factors have led to UK reliance on imports Data presentation skills task using mangetout peas example from Kenya GCSE style question Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for Unti 1A: The Challenge of Natural Hazards. there is a retrieval practice starter grid which will just need filling out by the teacher with appropriate questions. Pupils begin by looking at the location of earthquakes and volcanoes by plotting their location on a map using longitude and latitude. Pupils then describe the pattern using T.E.A (trend, examples, anomaly). We then look at the plates and margins. The pupils use description of the plates locations to work out where they are then descriptions of their movements to draw on arrows of the plates direction of travel. We examine the link between the locations and plate margins and briefly explain the anomalies by looking at hotspot volcanoes. We then tackle a GCSE-style question with guidance for the pupils if needed. In a nutshell lesson includes: Retrieval practice starter Longitude and latitude skills task plotting tectonic hazards Map task using descriptions of plate locations and movements Hotspot diagram drawing GCSE-style question with guidance. Hope this saves you valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

GCSE christmas activity sheet on coasts. The pupils inform Santa all about the wonderful coastal features he flies over using their geographical knowledge. It also includes colouring activities so is perfect for a more relaxed final lesson of the term, yet still includes real geography! Needs to be printed or photocopied as A3 for best results! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for The Changing Economic World section. Lesson one in the Nigeria SOW. The lesson is over one hour long, but can be adapted. We first look at the location of Nigeria and pupils complete some skills work around describing the location. We then continue to examine Nigeria’s global importance whilst the pupils complete an knowledge organiser. Then using demographic data the pupils examine Nigeria’s population whilst practicing some graphical skills. We then look at the importance of Nigeria in Africa. Included in the lesson is: Differentiated activity on Nigeria’s Location Knowledge organiser on Nigeria’s global importance Graph skills worksheet on Nigeria’s Demographics Activity on Nigeria’s importance in Africa. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2A: In this lesson we look at squatter settlements in Lagos, in particular Makoko. We start with a photo interpretation stater where students can create their own questions and answer them based on a series of command words… We then look at the location of squatter settlements in Lagos The pupils are given a map of lagos and the six figure grid references for the squatter settlements to plot on the map, we then consider why they are located where they are. The pupils then look at some statistics for Makoko and annotate the table to suggest problems that residents of Makoko face, they also create a field sketch with some annotations on. We finish with GCSE-style questions on a squatter settlement with some guidance on how they should answer the question. In a nutshell lesson includes: Photo interpretation starter Plotting squatter settlements activity Table annotation task Drawing from a photograph task Video clips where appropriate GCSE-style question with guidance on how to respond. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2A: In this lesson we look at the social challenges in Lagos of education. healthcare, water supply and energy. We start with a retrieval practice stater, which you can edit for suitable questions to match your recent teaching. We then look at the the social challenges that Lagos faces due to rapid urban population growth. The pupils will work on an A3 worksheet to consider 4 types of social challenges , that of education. health care, water supply and energy. Each challenge has its own introduction and has video clips and resources to support the pupils learning. Each section has different activities. We finish with a GCSE-style question with guidance should the pupils need it In a nutshell lesson includes: Retrieval practice starter Video clips A3 worksheet with a variety of tasks. GCSE-style question with guidance on how to respond. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2A: In this lesson we introduce Lagos as a case study for a city in an NEE. We start with the pupils looking at a variety of photo’s trying to work out where the photos might be taken. They are all of Lagos of course, this is to introduce the pupils to the variety, and inequality in the city. We then look an introductory video to Lagos to gauge the pupils first impressions. The pupils then go on to describe to location of Lagos. I use the C>L>O>C>K formula but this can be changed to whatever you like. We then look at some key facts or indicators about Lagos. We compare this to the same key facts as London. the pupils use this information to explain what Lagos is like and what challenges it may have. This allows the pupils to understand how it compares to a city they may well be familiar with. We finish with a GCSE style question on the importance both regionally and internationally of Lagos. In a nutshell lesson includes: Photo starter Video clip Describing the location of Lagos task. Worksheet on key facts and indicators of Lagos. Comparison of London GCSE-style question with guidance Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography. This is an 1 hour introductory lesson to the Hot Deserts unit for AQA GCSE Geography. This first lesson looks soley on the climate and the challenging conditions found in hot deserts. Content covered in the lesson include Photo Challenge Starter Where are the deserts located? Why are the deserts located here? What is the climate of the desert like? Also include video clips, worksheet and photocopying. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification. The lesson introduces the concept of irrigation and then looks at the Indira Ghandi Canal in the Thar Desert. We then look at the challenges of the desert environment, extreme temperatures, water supply and accessibility. We finish with a GCSE style question on irrigation with guidance. All worksheets and photocopying resoources included. At a glance lesson includes Irrigation question starter Task in the Indira Ghandi Canal Three tasks on the challenges in the desert to development A guided 4 mark GCSE style question on irrigation. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for unit 2C: Water Management section. The lesson is approximately one hour long. We start the lesson with a photo mystery around a hydro-electric dam, we use this as a way to start discussing what dams have to do with increasing water supply. The pupils then go on to use a foldable template to look at four different ways that water supply can be increased. The pupils will also create separate sections for examples of dams & reservoirs and also water transfers. We then look at the global pattern of desalination. The pupils will answer questions from the map. We finish with a simple quiz about water surplus (and deficit) using some of the knowledge they should have gained from the last three lessons. In a nutshell the lesson includes Starter: Photo mystery used for discussion Foldables exercise on four methods of increasing water supply Differentiated map interpretation task Find the countries with a water surplus quiz. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

GCSE christmas activity sheet on rivers. The pupils inform Santa all about the wonderful river features he flies over using their geographical knowledge. It also includes colouring activities so is perfect for a more relaxed final lesson of the term, yet still includes real geography! Needs to be printed or photocopied as A3 for best results! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson on the Nigeria: a Newly-emerging Economy unit. The lesson is approximately one hour long, but can be extended or shortened. In the lesson we look at What Nigeria’s economy looks like and how it has changed over time. The pupils will do some interpretation of pie charts. They will then create a graph to show Nigeria’s employment structure. We move on to create a diagram that is annotated to explain why Nigeria’s economy is developing, before looking at the growing manufacturing sector. The pupils will then answer a GCSE -style question using points for guidance. Included in the lesson is: Starter activity Pie Chart interpretation activity Graphical skills task Creating an annotated diagram task around Nigeria’s developing economy Answering a 6-mark GCSE-style question with guidance. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Works really well with Hodder textbook or pupils notes from their exercise books. The activity is differentiated so pupils choose a different starting point on the Nigerian border depending on the difficulty and make their way towards Lagos, colouring in the states when they have answered a question. The activity can be used in different ways, pupils can even go after every state! Instructions are:- *Use your class notes, textbooks and/or the internet to answer questions on your way to Lagos. Write the answers on a separate sheet of paper. Once you have answered the question, colour in the corresponding state on the map. Move onto the next state on your journey towards Lagos. Choose a starting state from green (easy), orange (medium) or red (hard). * Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

A variation of the popular learning journey idea, but with a river instead. Obviously you start from the top (source) though with this one! Hope that it proves to be useful. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE geography resource. This is a revision sheet for pupils studying London as part of the Urban Change in the UK section in Unit 2. The rules for the revision are:- Use your class notes, textbooks and/or the Internet to answer questions on your way across London. Write the answers on a separate sheet of paper. Once you have answered the question, colour in the corresponding borough on the map. Move onto the next borough on your journey to the finish. You must answer the question in the City of London on your journey. Choose a starting borough from blue (easiest), orange (medium) or red (hard). Hope proves useful. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

A tropical storm-themed retrieval practice starter slide. With differing levels of question difficulty according to the storm category. Please feel free to download and adapt. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

I use this for revision after teaching the Hot Deserts topic in the AQA GCSE Geography Spec (1B). Hope you find it useful. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer