CIE A2 Geography - Topic 8: Coasts - Powerpoints

Full Unit pack for CIE A2 Physical Geography Topic 8: Coastal Environments

!!! UPDATED FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR !!
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Major Updates to Powerpoints - Included more case study information - some more activities and past exam question breakdowns integrated into the lessons as Plenaries/ warm ups and discussion activities

Features of this full Unit plan

• 27 Powerpoints covering all key content all made using official Cambridge SOW
• All Powerpoints contain a Warm up, Main content with pictures/ graphs and plenary’s
• Integrated in Powerpoints are exam question breakdowns and discussion topics
• Major Case study information sheets for Sustainable management of the Holderness Coast, Sub-ariel & Marine Processes and coral reefs- Worksheets & activities for each chapter

Taught comfortably with time for essay writing and assessment in approximately 30 class periods. I will be teaching this using these materials in the 2025-26 school year again, any reviews, messages or notes for what you would like will be appreciated, I plan on updating this by the end of the 2026 year and adding even more material, so check back after purchase.

Full Contents

8.1 Coastal Proceeses

8.11 - Introduction to coasts and waves
8.12 - Waves and Tides
8.13 - Coastal Erosion
8.14 - Wave refraction & processes
8.15 - Coastal Transportation and deposition
Worksheets

UK Map
Coastal case studies - Togo
Sub-ariel processes sheet

8.2 - Charachteristics and formation of coastal landforms

8.21 - Cliffs, Arches, Stacks & Stumps
8.22 - Cliff types & essay
8.23 - Wave Cut Platforms
8.24 - Depositional Landforms - Beaches
8.25 -Formation of Spits
8.26 -Bars, Tombolos & Barrier islands
8.27 - Sand Dunes
8.28 - Saltmarshes & Mudflats
8.29 - Mangroves
8.210 - Eustatic & Isostatic Sea Level Change
8.211 - Sea level change and Coastal Landforms
8.212 - Sea level change and The Holderness Coast

Worksheets

Assess the influence of sub-aerial processes in the formation of coastal landforms.
Assess the extent to which the characteristics of coastal cliffs are the result of marine processes.
Exemplar response - spit

8.3 - Coral reefs
8.31 - Coral Reefs and conditions for growth
8.32 - Coral Reef Types
8.33 - Formation theories of coral reefs
8.34 - Threats to Coral Reefs
8.35 - Impacts on coral reefs
8.36 - Great Barrier reef case study and management of reefs

Worksheets

Threats to coral reefs
Coral reefs essay sheet
Reef 2050 sustainability plan
Coral reefs worksheet

8.4 - sustainable management of coasts

8.41 - Sustainable management of coasts
8.42 - Holderness Coast Issues & solutions
8.43 - Holderness Coast solutions
8.44 - Holderness Coast Problems solved evaluation

Worksheets

A2 Essay Breakdown for Sustainable management
U.S Eastern seaboard extra case study
Holderness coast case study review sheet
Coastal Threats worksheet
Holderness coast Holiday
Holderness coast guided notes sheet