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A selection of Geography lessons. I'm a Geography teacher originating from the Lake District currently teaching at an International School in Bangkok with experience teaching Geography, Global Perspectives and English.
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A selection of Geography lessons. I'm a Geography teacher originating from the Lake District currently teaching at an International School in Bangkok with experience teaching Geography, Global Perspectives and English.
Geography
Tropical Storms
This lesson investigates what tropical storms are, how they form, their distribution and conditions they produce.
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Settlement
This contains 10 lessons on settlement starting with the basic of types of settlements, reasons for settlements developing, city models, issues with each zone and case studies on; traffic in bangkok, Mumbai environmental effects. This should take around 12-15 lessons and is aimed at KS4 classes.
Sustainable Tourism
This lesson looks at the definition of sustaianable tourism and has a reading activity with 3 examples, students then create their own sustainable resort/ holiday based on making it economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. A great lesson towards the end of a unit on tourism.
The Future of Farming
This lesson investigates developing technology and methods of increasing production. Includes plant based meat, lab grown meat, vertical and rooftop farming and the farming of the oceans. Source material includes diagrams, YouTube videos and texts. This should take 2 periods.
Overpopulation
Looking at the effects of overpopulation and a focus on Bangladesh, using a YouTube video by Hans Rosling with questions to grasp an understanding of the situation too. This works as a case study too.
Underpopulation
A look at underpopulation in Australia, works as a case study. The main activity centres around an outline map of Australia students are given and then they use the slides to add relevant information to explain why the country is underpopulated.
Why do cities grow
A lesson that investigates the reasons for cities growing in size; ports, nodal points, adminstrative centres and agricultural centres
Hurricane Katrina
This lesson investigates why Hurricane Katrina was so devastating and the effects of it. This can be used as a case study. There is a fact collecting exercise that uses two YouTube videos as sources of information.
The Burgess Model; how are cities organised?
A lesosn that investigates the Burgess model and the land uses and issues in each zone
The Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
A lesson looking at the Demographic Transition Model and what is happening to the population, birth rate and death rate at each stage. Limitations of the model are also included
What is an Ecosystem?
This lesson goes through key terminology and gets students to appreciate the range of ecosystems there are. This works as an introductory lesson to a new unit.
Asian Tigers - South Korea Development
This lesson looks at the reasons behind the rapid development of the Asian Tigers looking at S. Korea in particular which could be used as a case study.
Agriculture introduction
A lesson for introducing agriculture including key terms and themes. Focus on subsistence vs commercial, pastoral vs arable and intensive vs extensive farming.
Types of Rainfall
This lesson should take two lessons and investigates relief, frontal and convectional rainfall. The place specific reference in some slides can be tailored to whether you are teaching.
Sustainable Farming Techniques
This takes at least 2 lessons and looks at soil exhaustion by looking at the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and then looks at ways of conserving soil and to provide solutions to different scenarios.
UK Variable Weather; Depressions and Anticyclones
This lesson looks at the reasons for the UK’s variable weather and focuses on depressions and Anticyclones
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Tourism
7 lessons which goes from the basics of defining tourism, tourism increase, positives & negatives of tourism, Butler’s model, the decline of UK seaside towns, the rejuvenation of a seaside creative task, sustainable tourism and creating a sustainable resort. This should take around 10 lessons. This is more suitable for the high end of KS3 and GCSE classes.
Mangroves
This lesson investigates what mangroves are, where they are distributed and the advantages of keeping them intact.
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Population
This contains 11 different lessons aimed at GCSE classes but could also work for Year 9 and aspects of A Level. Lessons go through basics of population, Population pyramids, the Demographic Transition Model, migration (Mexico/ USA) , underpopulation (Australia), overpopulation (Bangladesh), aging population (Japan) and rapid population growth.
The Oceans
This lesson looks at place specific location of oceans and seas involving Atlas/ Google Maps work in labeling their own map. Further questions involving locational knowledge, sea routes and some questions on plate tectonics (sea floor spreading etc).