The Three Gorges is a narrow, steep sided part of the Yangtze River, at five thousand kilometres one of the world’s longest rivers. The valley is home to over four hundred million people and provides over sixty per cent of Chinas rice crop. In 1992 the Chinese government agreed to building the Three Gorges Dam. At an estimated cost of between £17 - £21 Billion and more than two kilometres long and one hundred and fifty meters high it will be the biggest dam in the world at completion in 2009. These worksheets look at the positive and negatives of building the dam, the consiquences and leads to the opposrtunity of a class debate as to whether the Chinese government were right to build the dam.

The Great Rift Valley is the longest rift valley in the world at 3,600 miles running vertically through Africa; it ranges from 19 to 63 miles wide and can have an elevation of anything from 1,300 feet below sea level to 6,000 feet above sea level. The valley splits into two branches, the Eastern and Western Rifts in east Africa. At that size it’s visible from space! These worksheets help students to investigate the Rift Valley in Africa by exploring how it was formed and how it may change in the future. They discuss why it is considered a geographical wonder and what they think would happen to its environment should it fill with water.

Like many countries, Brazil is separated into a number of states which are then grouped together to form regions. These worksheets look primarily at south and southeast Brazil.

Pie charts can sometime appear to be complicated to draw but by following these instructions your students will be able to eliminate their fears and find it quite easy.

Sand dunes are created by the wind usually along a beach or in a desert. When the wind blows sand into an area behind an obstacle, such as a rock, bush or skeleton, where it is sheltered, dunes begin to grow as grains of sand accumulate. This worksheets helps students to understand how sand sunes are formed, their make up and the eight different types of dunes and where they are found around the world.

Tourism is an important contributor to many countries’ economies. This worksheets has the students researching the main tourist attractions within Russia and putting together a range of interesting places to visit on holiday which needs to include: A major city (not Moscow) A seaside resort A historic town A countryside area

For five hundred years Petra was forgotten by the outside world, a fiercely guarded secret known only to the local tribe’s people. However a gentleman named Burckhardt, a ninetieth century adventurer tricked his way in by posing as an Indian who wanted to make a sacrifice at the tomb of a prophet. Today Petra is renowned worldwide and protected as a World Heritage Site, yet it is under threat. Time is taking its toll as the red sandstone used to build the city is soft and crumbling and Petra is in danger of being worn away. The Petra National Trust has called upon your students to put signs up to help tourists behave in a way to help preserve site. They need to design three signs for this project, but first need to consider the site they are meant for and how the signs should look. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Everyone knows what a beach is but can you descibe on ein geographical terms? Beaches are made up of sand, pebbles, shingle and boulders formed by the processes of waves. The combination of these are in no way constant and contain a verity of types, shapes and sizes. This worksheet helps students to define a beach using geographical terms and explain how the materials size and shape change as they near the sea, and how this could have occurred

Not many of us consider where our early morning cup of coffee comes from, or at least no further than the kitchen cupboard or local supermarket, but the humble coffee bean has been on quite a journey. Today the largest producer of the coffee bean is Brazil; however there are thousands of coffee estates across the world. These worksheets looks at where coffee is grown, how it is believed to have been discovered and the journey the coffee bean takes from the plant to our kitchens.

These worksheets look at how our tea and coffee are made and produced as well as where. The history of how they were discovered are also looked at.

These three worksheets look at how tourism can be divided into differednt categories such as destination, inbound/ outbound for example. The area of dark tourism is also discussed in respect to what destinations are included in this and why they attract so many visitors.

Salt marshes are complex, fragile and one of the most threatened environments on our planet. This is due to their close proximity to industrial, commercial and recreational uses of coastlines. Environmental changes also threaten them by way of climate change and rising sea levels. These worksheets look at what effects salt marshes both human and physically, where they are located and the students can also debate whether salt marshes are a thing of beauty or not.

Matryoshka dolls are wooden stacking dolls originally painted to look like a traditional Russian woman or ‘babushka’ wearing a sarafan. They are a popular souvenir and over time have become a symbol of Russia itself. These worksheets discuss the history of the dolls and the story believed to be behind it which the students up date to a modern day and design their own dolls

Due to the country’s vastness, Brazil has a varied climate from region to region. Coastal cities such as Rio De Janeiro, Recife and Salvador are hot and sticky for most of the year, whereas plateau cities such as Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Belo Horizonte are milder. Southern cities such as Curitiba and Porto Alegre can become quite cold during the winter. This worksheet helps students to be able to read climate graphs as well as draw and describe them.

For more than four thousand miles The Great Wall of China winds across the Chinese countryside. The Wall is listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the World and is the longest structure made by man. It stretches across the mountains of north China, traveling north and northwest Beijing. Constructed of masonry, rock and packed earth the thickness of the Wall ranges from four and a half meters to nine meters and is up to seven and a half meters tall. Today it’s a famous tourist attraction and important symbol of China. These worksheets help your students develop their field sketching skills by explaining the dos and don’ts and using the Great Wall of China as an example

Looking over Rio De Janeiro from the 704 meter summit of Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuc Forest National Forest, the statue of Chris the Redeemer stands as a symbol of Brazilian Christianity. A Catholic priest, named Pedro Maria Boss, suggested the idea of a religious monument being built in 1850. These worksheets help your students to carry out a case study of the statue, giving you the opportunity of giving them the additional sheet of information or allowing them to carry out their own research.

Moving on from GCSE to Post-16 study is an exciting time but not always a simple one. With the new skills the students develop the transition can be made easier and allow them to access their work, organise themselves and time as well as help them to achieve their goals. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This worksheets helps students to produce a map with the main cities and physical features of Russia, including rivers and mountain ranges

After the atrocities of the Second World War (millions of Jews were killed and many others) some countries got together and decided that something like that could not happen again. They formed the United Nations. The United Nations drew up a list of basic Human Rights (1948) that everyone should be entitled to – this is called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These worksheets help the students to discuss what they consider essential to living and compare their thoughts to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In addition they look in detail at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and discuss whose responsibility it is to uphold these

Nine quick multiple choice questions covering the history of Halloween and why it’s celebrated. Perfect for a lesson or assembly introduction, or for tutor time. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.