A list of knowledge for students when learning or revising the topics of rivers and coasts

A transcript of a short BBC news report about the proposed development of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, USA. Comprehension questions are included at the end of the article. Useful for looking at issues of developing ecosystems in cold environments, especially at GCSE level.

Lesson gives a detailed insight into how glacial areas are affected by tourism. Lesson includes: An overview of the location of Chamonix, France A comprehension activity on the impacts of tourism here, along with a statement coding for positive/negative impacts and identification of environmental/social/economic effects A brainstorming task that gets students to identify how each problem area can be targeted with a solution that will allow tourism to continue sustainably A final summary quiz All lesson resources and worksheets are included within the powerpoint.

A detailed lesson that covers the problem of climate change in glacial areas, what the impacts are, and how different resorts are responding to these changes. Lesson includes: An overview of the scale of climate change and what it means for glacial regions A statement-coding activity on the environmental/social/economic impacts of climate change on glacial resorts A comprehension activity on how resorts are adapting and diversifying to cope with climate change, and the positive/negative impacts that these responses can have A summary quiz to check learning All lesson resources and worksheets are included within the powerpoint.

A fun and engaging lesson that explores the hazard of avalanches in glacial areas. Lesson includes: Definition of an avalanche with video link to real-life footage and a description of the different types Video link to causes of avalanches Video link to one possible solution (using dynamite to trigger planned avalanches) Statement sorting task to understand the other types of avalanche management Final quiz to check learning All lesson resources, links, and worksheets are included within the powerpoint.

Lesson covers the four key processes of erosion (hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition, solution) using an easy-to-complete A3 summary sheet, suitable video links, and practice exam questions and summary tasks to check understanding. All worksheets and resources are included within the ppt.

A tried and tested(!) powerpoint that contains a range of activities including a world knowledge quiz and an interactive ‘map-the-world’ task that students can gradually add to as they move in and out of the classroom over the course of the evening. The powerpoint slides contain lots of little sheets (e.g. flags, animals, boxes to write capital cities, mountain ranges, rivers etc) that can be printed out for students to colour and add information to, and then pin onto a larger world map to make a colourful display. A large map and atlases are required to carry this out. This has worked really successfully as a way to engage students and talk to them about geography, and create something visually-exciting and meaningful.

A fun and engaging introduction to the topic of tourism! Lesson includes: A starter about where we go on holiday A quiz identifying famous tourist attractions A tourist attraction mapping activity (requires an atlas) An extended writing task about holidays All resources and worksheets are included within the powerpoint.

A clear and detailed case study lesson on the conflicts that arise as a result of tourism in the UK’s national parks. Lesson includes: An introduction to the Lake District and the idea of conflict A comprehension on the Lake District - why people are attracted there and the conflicts that it has to cope with A problem solving activity on how best to respond with the conflicts the Lake District experiences A final plenary to check learning All lesson resources, comprehensions and worksheets are included within the powerpoint.

Lesson covers the features of a hydrograph, sequence of a hydrograph, and factors that affect it. Activities include a ‘graphs from memory’ group task, labelling a hydrograph, identifying affecting factors, and extended exam practice with model answers. All worksheets and resources are included within the ppt.

Lesson covers the processes that cause change in the water cycle over time (farming, deforestation, abstraction etc) and different types of floods (flash floods, monsoon floods etc). Activities include group research, structured note taking, and extended exam pratice (including a 20 mark essay with model answer) All worksheets and answers included within the ppt.

Lesson covers the location of the Carlisle 2005 flood, its causes, effects and responses, comparison with 2015 floods (Storm Desmond) and 15 mark essay practice. Activities include video, card sort, internet research and exam questions. All worksheets and activities included within the ppt.

KS5 but can be adapted for KS4 use. Based around physical geography case studies on the AQA spec Contains blank sheets for students to fill in to consolidate their learning Case studies include: Carlisle floods Amazon rainforest Holderness Coast Bangladesh Eyjafjallajokull eruption Haiti Christchurch Hurricane Sandy Typhoon Haiyan Black Saturday, Australia Los Angeles Japan tsunami

Contains seven rounds with all answers supplied Round 1 - general knowledge Round 2 - flags Round 3 - country capitals Round 4 - country outlines Round 5 - sport Round 6 - famous landmarks Round 7 - atlas knowledge (worksheet within ppt)

Summary information covering temperature, rainfall, animals, plants, and locations of six major world biomes (tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, savanna, polar, and desert) Accompanying activity to summarise and locate biomes on a world map

Lesson covers the different types of hazard, describing hazard distribution, and graphing different types of hazards. Activities include describing a map, plotting bar charts, and brainstorming. All worksheets and answers included within the ppt.

Lesson covers the layers of the earth and their characteristics, plate movement theory, convection currents and evidence for plate movement. Activities include identifying the layers, describing the earth’s plates and describing the sequence of convection currents. All worksheets included within the ppt.

Lesson covers oceanic and continental crust, and constructive, destructive and conservative plate boundaries. Activities include annotating diagrams of each type of plate boundary and quizzes to check learning. Worksheets included within the ppt.

Lesson covers the formation and causes of tropical storms, and the impacts and responses of Hurricane Florence 2018. Activities include sequencing statements, describing maps and images, and analysing information. All worksheets included within the ppt.

An overview of the meaning of the word ‘development’ using photo prompts, a discussion around HIC/LIC/NEE and a describing task. All resources included within the ppt