This is a skills lesson based on the country of Nigeria. It fits into the topics of ‘The Changing Economic World’ and ‘Geographical Skills’ for AQA GCSE. Students will calculate Birth Rate and GDP per capita for different states of Nigeria. This should help them to understand these development indicators more clearly and be able to distinguish between Birth Rate and Fertility Rate. They will then create a choropleth map to show the variation in Birth Rate in different states of Nigeria. They will also complete 2 scatter graphs (axes are provided) to show the relationship between Birth Rate and GDP per capita and Birth Rate and Fertility Rate. There are then some exam style questions to help them understand the data and analyse it. Suggested answers are also provided. All worksheets are ‘hidden slides’ on the Powerpoint so that it can be saved as one file.

This is a 33 mark end of unit assessment on the topic of ‘The Challenge of Natural Hazards’. There are questions on Climate Change, UK Extreme Weather, Tropical Storms and Tectonic Hazards. The Paper 1 GCSE exam, ‘Living with the Physical Environment’ will test this topic in 33 marks, hence the length of the test. I have also written a detailed mark scheme using a similar format to AQA, so this can be used in departments or with students to grade and analyse the assessments.

This is a 30 mark end of unit assessment on the topic of ‘Physical Landscapes in the UK’. There are questions on Coasts, Rivers and Glaciers. Pupils will only answer 2 of the 3 questions, so you can decide as a school to only print the necessary parts to save printing money if necassary. The Paper 1 GCSE exam, ‘Living with the Physical Environment’ will test this topic in 30 marks, hence the length of the test. I have also written a detailed mark scheme using a similar format to AQA, so this can be used in departments or with students to grade and analyse the assessments. This is saved in the same document as the test.

For AQA GCSE Geography Grades 9-1 Economic Features of the UK. Learning about Development Corridors, Science Parks and City Centre locations for Industry. Includes resources and question for Paper 3 Practice. All resources included

This is a powerpoint which was originally used as 2 summer school sessions for years 5&6. It would be fine for KS2-3 between years 5 & 8, but ideally as an introduction to continents. The first session allows pupils to use the information sheets provided to decorate a continent with physical features (such as waterfalls, mountains, forests etc.). The second session looks at how humans live across the different continents of the world and asks pupils to focus on one area and create a person from that country and then create a display where the people are labelled onto the physical geography world map. The continent maps are to be printed on A3. If possible, try and print the Asia continent larger so it fits better, but I know this isn’t always possible- I did mine all on A3. The 2 sessions are based on allowing 1 hour for each, but between 1 hour and an hour and a half for each session should work well. I also photocopied some pages to go with the handouts. A favourite book of mine is ‘Children Just Like Me’ by Unicef. Unfortunately I can’t scan these in for copyright reasons, but there’s loads of information in the handouts. These are just really an added bonus.

I’ve planned a revision timetable for year 11 which includes the topics we teach at GCSE (AQA Geography) broken down into manageable chunks. Each week, students have topics to revise, suggested ways to revise and an exam question to do the following lesson. There are 2 options for the exam question, 1 without annotations and another that has the questions annotated and scaffolded to help. There is also a detailed mark scheme, including example answers for the longer questions. Questions range from 1 mark to 9+3 SPaG. I’ll be adding more of these as I plan them so that our entire course is covered. Hopefully this will be easy to edit if you use different case studies, or sub-topics. This first set includes: The Changing Economic World Key terms (indicators of development etc.) Demographic Transition Model Causes of uneven development Consequences of uneven development Strategies to reduce the development gap Tourism in Jamaica- example The Challenge of Resource Management Food in the UK- imports, seasonal food, organic produce, carbon footprint, food miles, local produce, agribusiness Water in the UK- changing demand, water quality, pollution, matching supply and demand, surplus and deficit, water transfers Energy in the UK- changing energy mix, reliance on fossil fuels, move towards renewables, decreasing UK supplies of fossil fuels, economic and environmental issues associated with exploiting natural resources

I’ve planned a revision timetable for year 11 which includes the topics we teach at GCSE (AQA Geography) broken down into manageable chunks. Each week, students have topics to revise, suggested ways to revise and an exam question to do the following lesson. There are 2 options for the exam question, 1 without annotations and another that has the questions annotated and scaffolded to help. There is also a detailed mark scheme, including example answers for the longer questions. Questions range from 1 mark to 9+3 SPaG. I’ll be adding more of these as I plan them so that our entire course is covered. Hopefully this will be easy to edit if you use different case studies, or sub-topics. This third set includes: The Changing Economic World LIC/NEE- Case Study Economic futures in the UK Environmentally sustainable industry- example The Challenge of Resource Management Large scale water transfer scheme- example local scheme in LIC/NEE to increase sustainable supplies of water- example Living World Hot Desert- Case Study Physical Landscapes of the UK Wave types and characteristics Coastal Processes Coastal Landforms- example Coastal management- example

Set of 4 lessons for GCSE to explore urbanisation and urban issues in Lagos, Nigeria. Includes a workbook for pupils to follow and complete. Includes appropriate video links and all resources needed for lessons. Pupils will be using a range of teaching strategies including think, ink, pair, shares, exam questions, rewording of questions, reflection on specification, annotation of photographs, analysing of data and maps etc.

Set of 5 lessons about urban change in Manchester. Includes… 1)perceptions of Manchester from local and international levels using critical thinking and investigating maps 2) ethnicity, diversity and migration taught through a proportional circle mapping activity. 3) Transport and waster management including case study question practice. 4) Deprivation, dereliction and regeneration, looking specifically at Ancoats and New Islington. Activities include looking at the views of different stakeholders and an evaluation question worth 6 marks 5) Pressures on the Urban-Rural Fringe and the Use of Green Space uses videos to share ideas on differing views on building on Green-Belt. Pupils will read an article about the effects of urban sprawl, focussing on Altrincham and Trafford All resources to teach 5 lessons are included.