Geography and History resources for IGCSE, GCSE and A level. Presentations, classwork and multimedia files for student stimulus, revision and progress.
Geography and History resources for IGCSE, GCSE and A level. Presentations, classwork and multimedia files for student stimulus, revision and progress.
Discuss how the impacts of tropical storms vary between countries at different levels of development (9 marks)
Presentation to guide Y 10/11 IGCSE students through the facts to help them with the 9 mark answer.
CASE STUDIES: Hurricane Katrina and Typhoon Haiyan
IGCSE Geography 9-1 - Edexcel - River Environments: Flooding -Causes, Effects, Control. A 40 slide presentation which covers the unit requirements to teach the above.
Also includes classwork as you progress through the presentation and exam-style extended answer homework with a brief guide on how to answer correctly and maximise marks. Extra information and video links from The Guardian, BBC and Met Office and case study brief notes on MEDC/LEDC comparison using Boscastle/Bangladesh.
Researching named contrasting cyclones to compare physical characteristics and human impacts. Case studies:
Hurricane Katrina (2005) Hurricane Nargis (2008) - Edexcel IA2 Weather and Climate
Hazardous Environments Edexcel IGCSE Geography 9-1 Case Studies Revision Flash Cards - Includes : NepalEarthquakes / Central ItalyEarthquakes / Mount Merapi Eruption / Mount Ontake Eruption /HurricaneKatrina / Typhoon Haiyan . Each flashcard contains all salient info on the case studies plus the focus of the study (eg Katrina was mismanagement in a developed country or eg Mt Ontake was poorly predicted). Each flashcard can be shown as a ppt presentationj of printed in good quality as an A4 colour flash card for classroom display.
Typhoon Haiyan case study for IGCSE Geography (9-1 Edexcel) with text notes, footage, photos to describe origin, track, impact, response and aftermath. Over 40 slides in a PowerPoint.
A 110 slide presentation showing the diversity of habitats occurring in Cyprus and species that these support as a result of varied geology, topography and geographical isolation, but also proximity to three continents coupled with a long human impact dating back 10,000 to 12,000 years.
Very useful for Geography A level students, Environmental Science students and Biology students of all levels.
Contains very detailed account of species, photographs and video links
IA2 Threat to Biodiversity (International A Level)
Key ideas:
Ecosystem services is an important concept
Key processes operate within ecosystems maintaining their health
World at Risk - Week 3 lessons
Disaster hotspots: Why are some places more hazardous and disaster prone than others?
Case Study: Armenia, Honduras, California, Phillipines, Colombia.
The elements at risk, World Bank analysis, Impact of disasters, Disproportionate effect, Cycle of loss and recovery, Disaster relief, Hazard mapping.
A presentation for A level students as a basis for their own research and enhanced studies.
To what extent is the USA losing its status as a global superpower?
Key ideas: United States remains the most powerful country on earth.
But power not increased over past year. Fracking meant United States surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the country with the world’s largest recoverable oil assets. America’s constitutional system, its business-friendly economy, and the innovation of its people are more lasting sources of power.
Challenge: The rise of China
Challenge: Putin’s Russia
Challenge: Overlooked India
The String of pearls is a geopolitical theory on potential Chinese intentions in the Indian Ocean region.
Notes: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Widespread praise for Chinese-built railway in Kenya
US GLOBAL INFLUENCE WANING?
US Elections hacked?
A ppt presentation to explain these often complex concepts in a simple, clear manner. Includes links to further reading and a link to a video explanation (a lecture from coursera.org)
A 30-slide PPT presentation that describes the action taken to preserve Brazil’s rainforest today an through the recent past.
Includes information and video clips on:
The Forest Code
CAR (Cadastro Ambiental Rural)
Amazon Region Protected Areas
also
Replanting projects
US-Brazil partnership
The United Nations - UN-REDD
United Nations Forum on Forests
CITES
International Tropical Timber Agreement
Illegal logging control
Satellites being used to fight illegal logging
Four PowerPoint presentations to outline the characteristics of each accompanied by short YouTube clips to show students the eruptions.
Suitable for AS/A2 as an introduction to volcanic hazards
Outline of the effects of pollution due to human activity on our health.
This is based on the published guide for IAL students and supplemented with explanations of autoimmune diseases, the effects in countries in differing levels of development, sources of urban and rural pollution,anti-microbial resistance, disease from natural disasters, noise pollution and related past paper materials.
There are third part video clip links, too.
How tsunamis are caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater landslides, ice calvings. This PowerPoint presentation includes all the facts and figures for the above case studies as well as video clips (YouTube) from BBC News, CNN and other sources including CCTV clips of tsunami footage.
The resource can be used for IGCSE students for all boards but please be warned that SOME OF THE IMAGERY CAN BE DISTRESSING SO SHOULD BE USED SELECTIVELY (BBC News shows graphic detail)
Power Point presentation to cover week 2 of SOW for lessons on Biodiversity Under Threat including: Key ideas: Ecosystem services is an important concept and Key processes operate within ecosystems maintaining their health.
What are the major reasons why we are losing so much biodiversity?
The range of threats, The ‘eco-squeeze’, The value of the Amazon
Perceptions on biodiversity, Ecoregions
Classwork on above.
Case study: The Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot
Energy flow, Food Web of the Tropical Rainforest
Case study: Californian kelp forest
Case study: Chinese mitten crab
Nutrient cycles
Case Study: Protecting the giant panda
IGCSE 9-1 and GCSE B Edexcel: Changes at the edge of HIC cities presentation for Greenfield, Brownfield, rural-urban fringe, push-pull factors, locational factors using Edexcel GCSE B case studies. The advantages of using a greenfield site / brownfield site /Non-residential developments on the rural-urban fringe: Retail Parks
/ Industrial estates /Business parks / Science parks / Case Study: Southampton / Class / home work / video links
Biodiversity patterns - Key Ideas: Biodiversity can be defined in different ways ; The distribution of biodiversity depends on a range of factors. Presentation with set classwork and homework, links to short videos on themes covered and links to resources for further study.
IAS Geog - Week 1 - World at Risk - Global hazards and causes
65 slide presentation with video links for clear explanation and classroom activities
Enquiry question: What are global hazards and what causes them? IAS Geography / Topic 1: World at Risk
When does a hazard become a disaster?
Natural hazards are caused bygeophysical processes: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Landslides, Tsunamis.
Natural hazards are caused byhydro-meteorological processes: Cyclones, Depressions, Weather associated with a depression, Hurricanes, Drought, Floods, Tornadoes, El Niño explained.
Disaster risk can be explained bythe relationship between hazards,vulnerability and capacity to cope (The Disaster Risk Equation)
Global Warming: Causes of global warming, The major sources of greenhouses gases, Predicted Effects of Global Warming for the year 2100, What have we done about it so far? UNFCCC – 20 Years of Effort and Achievement, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, Bonn climate change conference (COP 23)
Context and chronic hazards