UK Water: Demand vs Supply

Resource Management

This **KS4 Geography Resource Management Bundle** brings together a complete sequence of high‑quality, ready‑to‑teach lessons covering the UK’s most pressing resource challenges. Designed to build strong analytical, evaluative and data‑interpretation skills, this bundle guides students through the complexities of **energy**, **water**, **food**, and **sustainable resource futures**. Across the unit, learners explore how resources are distributed, why demand is rising, and how governments, industries and communities respond. Each lesson includes a **fully editable PPT and worksheet**, with tasks that support comparison, explanation, extended writing and GCSE‑style evaluation. --- ## **What’s Included in the Bundle** - **Lesson 1: Agribusiness vs Organic Farming** Students define agribusiness and organic farming, evaluate mechanised agriculture, compare environmental impacts, and analyse trade‑offs between cost, yield and sustainability. - **Lesson 2: UK Water Surplus, Deficit & Transfer** Learners identify UK regions of water surplus and deficit, analyse rising domestic water demand, explain national transfer schemes, and evaluate environmental impacts. - **Lesson 3: River Pollution & Freshwater Health** Students identify major sources of UK river pollution, understand the work of limnologists, assess sewage and agricultural impacts, and evaluate river protection strategies. - **Lesson 4: The UK’s Changing Energy Mix** Learners outline historical shifts in the UK’s energy mix, evaluate environmental costs of non‑renewables, analyse social impacts of energy prices, and discuss the transition to low‑carbon energy. - **Lesson 5: Sustainable Resource Management** Students evaluate the UK’s low‑carbon transition, define sustainable resource management, analyse how technology and policy improve resource security, and synthesise global resource pressures. --- ## **Why This Bundle Works** - **Clear progression** from local resource issues to national and global challenges - **Strong analytical tasks** aligned with GCSE command words - **Visually engaging slides** designed for clarity and accessibility - **Real‑world case studies** including UK water, energy and pollution examples - **High‑quality worksheets** supporting retrieval, explanation and evaluation