A one page summary sheet and three pages of worksheets based on a series of supercell storms that hit South Australia over the period 28th to 29th September 2016. The summary sheet includes two synoptic charts from the period and text description of the intense low pressure system and associated cold front that hit South Australia- Worksheet 1 asks students general questions based on the two synoptic charts - Worksheet 2 asks questions directly related to the extreme weather event, its causes and impacts which included a statewide collapse of the electricity grid. An answer key is provided for teachers.

A three page set that includes: Page 1 - Tables of climate statistics for seven UK cities Page 2 - Climate graph blanks to fill in from statistics plus location map Page 3 - Complete climate graphs for teachers Cities include London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cardiff, Belfast, Liverpool

This worksheet is an extreme weather case study that gets students to investigate a cold front that impacted the eastern seaboard of Australia on 9th June 2021 causing an immense amount of property damage, widespread snowfall/rain and flooding in the hinterland. Students are taken to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s website where they will be able to obtain information about cold fronts and an Australian news’ website where they will get information of the impact of this extreme weather event. Three pages in the worksheet. An answer key is provided.

Students map the track of Typhoon Chanthu ( September 2021). Practical exercise using a contemporary typhoon.

A three page set that provides climate statistics for six Asian cities, a page where students can draw the climate graphs from the statistics (includes six climate graph blanks and a location map for the cities) and a third page with completed climate graphs for teachers . The cities are: Kolkata, Lhasa, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Dubai.

This is a free download of the first issue of Geography in the News in 2024. Please download and trial it with your classes. A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week and available from this site for only £1 for each issue. Geography in the News is based on current news from a geographic perspective. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school. ​ The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download. ​ The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w. ​ How are schools using Geography in the News? As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes. Group research. As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range of news websites. Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year. Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject. As a discussion starter. ​ In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom. ​ **A weekly version of the Geography In The News quiz for Australian schools is available from my Geography Focus website. IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS

This is a one page worksheet that shows a cold front passing across Eastern Australia in July 2015. The questions ask students to interpret the weather map and to explain the cold front and associated polar vortex that brought snow as high as Queensland in Eastern Australia. Requires some internet research.

Two maps of the UK. One blank and one with countries and other features.

Geography in the News is quiz based on current news from a geographic perspective. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school. ​ A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week. This quiz is a climate change special edition. ​ The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download. ​ The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w. ​ How are schools using Geography in the News? As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes. Group research. As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range of news websites. Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year. Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject. As a discussion starter. ​ In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom. ​ IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS If you have any questions regarding the quiz contact Richard at swintrek@gmail.com. An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website

A handout on developing topographic maps skills that focuses on gradient. Also available at a vastly reduced price in a bundle of all topographic mapping skills plus 10 graded exercises (with answers)

A collection of 21 activity sheets and posters designed to introduce lower primary school students to weather and seasons.

A simple worksheet that requires your students to plot the path using latitude and longitude of Hurricane Beryl as it made its way from the mid-Atlantic to the US coast in Texas in July 2024. A larger map is on the second page which your students may find easier to work with. An answer key is provided. A good way to practice your students in plotting points using latitude and longitude, at the same time getting them to understand the relevance of this simple geographic skill to the real world. GEOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS - making the world of Geography come alive for your students.

This is a latitude and longitude exercise that requires students to find the places indicated by latitude and longitude using the website given in the worksheet OR an atlas. A blank world map is also provided to allow the students to accurately locate and label the places using the latitude and longitude grid. Answers are provided for the benefit of teachers.

This worksheet requires students to investigate the basic ideas behind plate tectonics by looking at the website given in the worksheet. They will be required to answer the questions and complete simple diagrams on the worksheet that are available on the website. Finally they are given three questions at the end of the second page to prepare for a discussion in class - questions are not shown in the preview, but they are: 1. If your school was located towards the middle of a tectonic plate would this have implications for you? YES/NO. Explain your answer. 2. If your school was located near the edge of a tectonic plate what natural hazards could you be affected by? 3. How could you prepare for these hazards?

This is a latitude and longitude exercise that requires students to find capital cities of Europe indicated by latitude and longitude using the website given in the worksheet OR an atlas. A blank map of Europe is also provided to allow the students to accurately locate and label the places using the latitude and longitude grid. Answers are provided for the benefit of teachers.

A crossword puzzle on the the topic Water in the World for Year 7 Australian Curriculum. This crossword puzzle comes in three versions so that you can differentiate within your class as you see fit: Standard crossword puzzle. Same as standard crossword puzzle but with the first letter of each answer given as a clue. Same as standard crossword puzzle but with all consonants of each answer given as a clue. An answer key is provided. A fun way for your students to learn the terms associated with the Water in the World.

This is a seven page package that include two pages of text that explain the basic operation of the water cycle and the processes within it. Five pages of activities are included that reinforce a basic understanding of the water cycle and its processes as well as extending your students’ thinking of the water cycle and how people have used and changed it. The package is designed for the Australian Curriculum (Geography Years 7/8) but could be used in other countries where the water cycle may be studied as part of a Geography or Science program in lower high school.

This is a worksheet (4 pages) that asks your students to investigate Hurricane Helene (September 2024). The first page is a latitude and longitude exercise where the students will be the meteorologist and map the track of the hurricane from its beginning in the waters in the Caribbean Sea to its tracking through the Gulf of Mexico to Florida and states to its north. On the second to fourth pages students will answer general questions on hurricanes and specific set of research questions on Hurricane Helene. An answer key is provided

The Geography in the News quiz is based on news from a geographic perspective. Questions focus on global news of the previous week. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school. ​ A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week. ​ The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download. ​ The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w. ​ How are schools using Geography in the News? As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes. Group research. As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range of news websites. Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year. Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject. As a discussion starter. ​ In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom. ​ IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website. If you have a problem with this week’s quiz please contact Richard via the contact form on my geographyfocus website.