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.

PPT presentation for TNCs as revision aid for topic of globalisation

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.

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.

A 27-slide PPT presentation to introduce the subject of modern life diseases such as those brought on by lifestyle choices and obesity. The PPT uses up to date info from the NHS, the Edexcel subject guide and academic papers. It includes links to brief but very relevant videos. It is primarily intended for IAL Geography students but can be used for Citizenship too.

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.

IGCSE 9-1 Coastal Environments: Processes and Landforms This classroom teaching presentation : defines what the coast is describes the marine (erosional) and terrestrial (sub-aerial) processes at work on the coast explains the differences between constructive and destructive waves and how they are generated explains the process of longshore drift outlines the factors affecting the coast makes the distinction between erosional and depositional landforms; concordant and discordant coasts The presentation is invaluable for teachers looking to guide students through coastal geography topics for the first time at IGCSE level and also for AS level students that have not previously looked at coastal geography and need it for ‘Crowded Coasts’ or ‘Coastal Conflict’ units. The PPT includes video links for explanation of processes and landforms from the excellent TimeForGeography series. There are also classwork/homework questions included and explained. This presentation does NOT include coastal protection measures or policies or any management topics.

River processes and landforms Which processes and landforms can you identify from the following slides? Made for IGCSE students for a quick revision

This PowerPoint presentation covers all aspects of the IAL Geography spec for Edexcel including all the key ideas of: • [KI] Energy sources can be classified in different ways, and their use varies widely. • [KI] As well as rising global demand, distribution of energy resources is uneven • [KI] Energy security varies, as does the security of pathways • [KI] The future supply of affordable fossil fuels is uncertain • [KI] Major energy players are key to supply continuity • [KI] Global energy demand has implications for the carbon cycle • [KI] Nuclear power is a contested energy source • [KI] Renewable energy alternatives are increasingly popular • [KI] Radical approaches may be needed to balance energy demand with environmental concerns Week 1: Energy supply, demand and security. Week 2: Energy supply, demand and security / The impact of energy use Week 3: The impact of energy use Week 4: Energy security and the future Week 5: Energy security and the future The presentation links to the Edexcel updated SOW with supplementary material to enhance or simplify the core knowledge. Classwork/Homework includes: • Compare and contrast electricity generation and consumption by country on the EIA website. • Investigate per capita energy use and energy types in countries at different levels of development and explain these in relation to economic and resource factors • Drawing conclusions from resource work • Today’s energy choices will shape the future of energy, but how should we assess their impact and adequacy? (• 1. Where is the global energy system heading, based on the policy plans and investment choices we see today. • 2. Assess what would need to be done differently in order to reach the climate, energy access, pollution and other goals that policy makers have set themselves.) • Use world outline maps to map areas of energy surplus (oil, coal, case, uranium) versus locations of highest consumption, and locations with high renewable potential; Add flow lines of major trade flows in oil, coal and gas • The economic and environmental costs and benefits of : The Athabasca Oil Sands Brazil’s Deep Water Oil Shale Gas/Oil in the Dakotas, USA VIDEO LINKS to The Economist library on Energy Security, World Economic Forum, BBC, The Guardian and many others.

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?

IA2 Civil Rights - Interwar years Prohibition and beyond - Α 20 slide presentation to introduce the IA2 Civil Rights topic of Prohibition, 1920s Poverty, Women’s Rights, The Jazz Age, Writers, the emerging middle class of African Americans, Marcus Garvey and the relation to Civil Rights in the USA. Basic information plus video links to lead to class stimulus and background knowledge for further reading.

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)

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.

Thatcher’s economic policies and their impact - How effective were they and what criticism was there? For IAL Edexcel – AS - Britain - Economic policies - ‘People better than government’ - Conservatives v Labour - Rate capping - Privatisation - video links

Managing Urban Challenges - Urban Environments IGCSE 9-1 Edexcel Geography / Slum management options/ Stakeholders: Local, National, International / Video links: Megacities – Andrew Marr BBC Series / Where Are The World’s Worst Slums?/Why Mumbai Has Slums/Gorbals Glasgow Demolition / website links: slumaid.org/ - habitatforhumanity.org.uk/ -slums.org - new.unhabitat.org/ Geography IGCSE wordpress site (for revision)

AS Geography Revision Edexcel IAL Unit 1 - World at Risk and Going Global ppt file for revision only

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

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.

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.