





Help students explain river pollution and use evidence to judge whether a river restoration programme has worked.
River Pollution on the Klang uses Kuala Lumpur and the wider Klang River as its detailed setting. Students connect pollution sources with water quality and impacts before assessing the River of Life programme.
Learning includes
- Distinguish point and non-point sources of pollution.
- Explain how sewage, industrial waste and agricultural runoff affect rivers.
- Sequence eutrophication and explain the loss of dissolved oxygen.
- Describe social, environmental and economic consequences of poor water quality.
- Assess clean-up measures and judge progress against the evidence and targets provided.
Teaching options and resources
Choose Full Lesson for core teaching, deeper explanations, skills and a collaborative lesson, or the separate Essentials presentation for focused core content with a matching booklet.
- Student Workbook in colour, black and white and typed-answer versions.
- Complete and notes Essentials Booklets, with colour and black and white options.
- Exam practice, mark scheme and mini assessment.
- River of Life Report Card presentation and supporting materials.
Collaborative lesson
Groups act as environmental, social and economic judges, then combine their evidence in a report card. A revised target date asks them to distinguish current achievement from the promise of more time.
For Cambridge IGCSE Geography (0460), generally ages 14 to 16. Supplied in PowerPoint (.pptx) and Word (.docx). Text and instructions are editable; photographs and some illustrations are inserted images.
Module 9 of the Rivers unit. A review helps other teachers find useful resources.
Photograph sources and licences are included in the preview PDF and Image credits.txt.
Website activities included as a bonus
An access slide supplies a clickable link, QR code and purchaser code for this topic’s interactive Geography Oasis activities. Keep the code to sign in on another device.
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