Geography AS Unit 1 The Dynamics of Change

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 Teacher Mr Steer 10.1 & Mr Johnson 10.2 & Mr Knight 10.3
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Lesson Details & links Assessed work / further work
10.1 Weather - Mr Steer
The Climate of the UK - an overview
Lesson Outline
Review of File 10.1 Weather
Notes and questions from Understanding Geography
 2
Pressure Systems
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3
Rainfall (air masses and orographic effects)
Lesson Outline
Essay - Why does it rain
Example essay
4
High Pressure Systems (anticyclones)
Rising and sinking air / Airmass / Wind speed and direction / Scale and speed of system /
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5
High Pressure Questions and Fog
Rising and sinking air / Airmass / Wind speed and direction / Scale and speed of system / Fog
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6
Low Pressure Systems (Depressions)
Low Pressure / Rising air / Warm and cold air masses - Sectors / Fronts / Cloud types / rain / Wind speed and direction / Scale and speed of system
Lesson Outline
Lows and Fronts.flp ***
Question 5 12th Jan High and 21 Jan Low
7
Weather Project
Measurement of physical characteristics (weather recording, observation)
Lesson Outline
Meteorolgical Assignment
(Half-term)
 5
Past Papers

Air Mass and Highs Q5 .MDI
1
10.1 Rivers - Mr Steer
Drainage Basins and Infiltration
Lesson Outline
Review of file 10.1 Rivers
2
Variations within a Drainage Basin
Lesson Outline
 Hand Meteorological File in for Marking
 Thursday 6th March
3
Storm Hydrographs
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4
Fluvial Processes (Erosion, Transportation and Deposition) (Hjulstrom Curve)
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5
Channel Morphology
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6
Variations In Valley Long Profile
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7
River Features
Lesson Outline
Prepare a seminar to present next lesson
8
River Features - Presentation of Seminars
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1
10.1 Practical Question 4 - Mr Steer
Lesson Outline
Learn Model answers for a test next lesson
2
Mock Exam

3



 1 10.2 Population and Resources - Mr Johnson
Over Population, under population and optimum population Constructing a population pyramid
Lesson Outline
Textbook extract
 Review of file 10.2 Population
2
Resource availability and optimum population
Note taking lesson - Task sheet
Textbook extract

3
The demographic Transition Model

4
Case Study- Comparison of 2 countiries.

5
Optimistic and pessemistic approaches to population and resources
Lesson worksheet

6
Managing population and resources
Millionaire
Powerpoint - Case Studies on the management of resources
Other Possibilities -
Past question
Homework Task - Research
What are GM crops?
Draw table that identifies the pros and cons of this technology.
Can this adreess the balance between population and resources?

7
Marking of model answers from last lesson
Expalnation of Optimistic v Pessimistic
BBC Bitesize video - Population
Past Question
Optimistic v Pessamistic

8
Energy Resource issues in MEDCs and LEDCs
  • The difference between renewable and non renewable resources - post it brain storm
  • Table of world energy consumption and map
  • Describe the distribution on a world map and discuss.
Lesson Powerpoint
Lesson Worksheet

9
Renewable energy systems - Wind Power.
  • How does it work
  • Distribuition
  • Pros and Cons
  • Case Study  -  Essential to know the specific fact and figures
Lesson Powerpoint
Lesson Worksheet

10
Non renewable energy systems - Coal mining.
  • How does it work
  • Distribuition
  • Pros and Cons
  • Case Study - Essential to know the specific fact and figures
Lesson Powerpoint
Lesson Worksheet
Extra research - Oil
Review of file 10.2 Population
11
  • Problems associated with energy production such as acid deposition and greenhouse gasses.
Lesson Powerpoint - Acid Deposition
Worksheet -  Acid Deposition

Lesson Powerpoint - Greenhouse Gases - Global Warming
Worksheet/notes - Greenhouse Gases

12
  • Nuclear waste and its management. Types of waste.
  • What is Nuclear waste?
  • What are the problems associated with its disposal.
Worksheet and lesson notes

13
Revison booklet - Case Studies
Past Papers and answers

14
Past paper - practise and model answers
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Past paper - practise and model answers

1
 10.3 Changes in the UK in the Last 30 Years - Mr Knight
Introduction

Lesson Outline
Review of File 10.3 Changes in the UK
 2 Industrial Decline
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3
Reindustrialisation
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4
Growth of service Industry
Lesson Outline
UK Map