13 – Water Insecurity - The Causes. Edexcel Pearson, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity

Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.
Lesson 13 – Water Insecurity – The Causes

This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with supporting documents.
There are 25 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for all tasks are on the following slides for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.

Slides content:
• Starter – key words quiz
• Insecurity, stress and scarcity
• Regional issues
• Using data to predict future patterns of scarcity
• Interpreting water scarcity and water stress maps
• Role play: Regional expert in global water insecurity – students learn one region and then teach each other
• Physical causes: climate variability, saltwater encroachment
• Human causes: increasing population, improving living standards, industrialisation, agriculture
• Plenary – 20 mark exam question – students write a plan for the essay, add facts, then write a conclusion
• Summary
• Teacher’s information slides
• HANDOUT 1: Blank map for adding notes on regional insecurity
• HANDOUT 2: Notes for role play

SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’

Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.