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.
The Changing Economy of the UK: The Secondary Sector for IGCSE Geography
After the Industrial Revolution
De-industrialisation
Decline of the UK shipbuilding industry - Impacts of the decline
Why UK is still attractive to foreign car producers
The Diversification of Employment in the UK
How employment and the economy of the UK is being changed radically
Employment in the ‘Green Sector’
Where will new jobs be created?
New jobs in Water Management
New Jobs in Waste Management
Green Transport
The Development of the Digital Economy
Costs and Benefits of the Digital Economy
Education and research
Foreign workforce
Impact of changing working practices
Self Employment
Impacts of these new changes
Pressures on Borneo’s Rainforest : logging, palm oil, hunting, wildlife trade and global warming.
Brief outline as a PPT to help students look into the problem in more detail.
Includes link to short YouTube clip
Activity shows data showing hours spent studying and exam scores for students
the class has to follow the instructions as below:
Using the data above, create a scatter graph on the graph paper provided and draw a best fit line to show the general trend of the points .
Is there a positive or negative correlation between the hours spent studying and the exam scores?
Are there any anomalies to the trend you have plotted? Name them.
Make sure you glue this worksheet and your graph into your exercise book.
Geography Climate and Change
Revision questions
Many of the world’s climate change scientists belong to the IPCC. They believe that the ‘tipping point’ for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions is 550ppm.
What is the IPCC? (1 mark)
What do they mean by ‘tipping point’? (2 marks)
Why are they uncertain whether this point will be reached? (2 marks)
What level did CO2 concentration reach in 2011? How does this compare with 1800? To which factors do we attribute these changes? (4 marks)
What is the difference between the Greenhouse Effect and the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect?
(4 marks)
Name 3 ways in which methane is produced and explain how rapid economic growth in countries like India and China is adding to global methane levels. (4 marks)
Who was Milankovitch and what did he propose? (4 marks)
Put the following natural causes of climate change in the correct order, from long-term changes first to short-term last. (1 mark)
Orbital changes, asteroid collision, solar output, volcanic eruptions.
What historical and cultural evidence do we have that proves that we lived through a ‘Little Ice Age’ in the recent past? (4 marks)
What role do air masses play in the UK’s climate? (4 marks)
Define a ‘geological climate event’? (2 marks)
(HOMEWORK)
Using examples, show how climate change affects developed and developing nations and show how each can deal with the potential and actual impacts. (10 marks)
EVALUATION OF 4 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Copy the table below in your exercise books to give you more space to write freely.
Work in pairs.
Name the resource, 3 benefits and 3 costs (at least). Write your answers out fully (not as bullet points)
Word file - Class activity
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) for Health and Disease (Geog A Level) PPT presentation to explain the concept to A level geographers. Includes a link to an excellent short explanatory video, too.
Building breakwaters / wavebreakers at Geroskipou Beach in Paphos, Cyprus.
Ideal for students of Coastal Geography of all ages in Secondary to see how these coastal defences are constructed, the cost and the results. Includes short videos of the construction and of the constructive waves in contrast to the past erosion.
Creating a conflict matrix for The Akamas Peninsula in Cyprus is a PPT presentation to guide the students through the process of creating a conflict matrix.
There are 59 slides in the presentation to represent all the players and stakeholders in teh area and an example of a conflict matrix for reference.
Understand how prediction and monitoring technology can reduce the impact of some disasters but not others.
Notes for A Level (IAL / AS) Geography students of all boards.
Word Document and pdf file of 5 pages that includes information on volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and tornadoes.
‘Wind power is a shameful waste’ - A letter from Mr Clive Turner to a local newspaper disputing the efficiency and benefits of wind turbines in comparison to his advocacy of natural gas.
This is a lesson starter - and students are encouraged to reply to the letter in any way they want - positively or negatively, after researching the facts put to them in the letter and those they find themselves.
A good stimulus for A level discussion (Energy Security)
This 8 slide PPT presentation introduces the topic of desertification to IGCSE Geography students. Includes brief definitions, shows the global reach and emphasises the effect of the Sahel and Senegal in particular.
Video links show how, contrary to popular perception, desertification is not the loss of land to desert but refers to land degradation resulting from climatic variations and human activities.
Other links show the Israeli experience, and a UN clip of the Somalia experience.
This is a short PPT presentation (7 slides) including a brief video explanation to outline the risks and studies made into 5G.
Its purpose is to inform Geography IA2 students of the problems of 5G and the controversy surrounding it but also to prompt a discussion and further research.
It has been used as part of the Health and Disease topic but can also be a useful PPT for Citizenship, PHSE and other subjects.
Using the The Sichuan earthquake of 2008 and the Solomon Islands flash floods of 2014 , here is an example of a student essay that warrants the full 15 marks for the question:
Assess the success of hazard management in contrasting geographical areas you have studied.
This is a class assessment for IAL Geography (Edexcel) at AS level.
It is particularly useful for students that struggle with structure, language, paragraph linking and strong introductions.
Other case studies are, of course, applicable - but these are of a good contrast and relevant.