A fully resourced scheme of work including adaptable work booklet focusing on Africa as a region. This has been designed as a synoptic unit and works well after students have studied development and ideally, climate change but could easily be tweaked to extend it further to allow the teaching of regional geographies on a larger scale. The topic starts with the key characteristics of Africa as a region, before zooming in to different parts of Africa and studying the Fulani people and the threats to the Sahel, before exploring China’s relationship with Africa.

The resource is to introduce the different types of hazards associated with volcanoes and why people may wish to live in volcanic areas. The presentation starts with revealing an image of Pompei before introducing the topic. Students then discuss the images of the different hazards with each other and the teacher. They can then complete the worksheet with a “fill in the gaps” exercise. Extension task is to rank the hazards based on impact on human. Following this students are asked why would people want to live in an area so dangerous. They then create a mind map using the handout on the different reasons.

The resource introduces the concept of planning settlements to avoid an unnecessary impact on a population following on from a hazardous event. It brings together the concepts of: Group work Risk assessment Preparation Adaptation Mitigation It also revisits sustainability as a concept allowing incorporation into city design and building adaptations. The students are given specific roles which are assigned based on ability to allow effective differentiation. The students roles are displayed on the PowerPoint in advance of the task starting. Students write down the adaptations etc on the A3 handout ready to present back to the class.