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Lesson Objective: By the end of today’s lesson I should be able to:  Describe the structure of the A level Geography course  Evaluate the impacts of flooding on MEDCs/LEDCs

 Water and carbon cycles  Coasts  Natural Hazards

 Drainage basins  Storm events Case study of a river Case study of a tropical rainforest

 Processes e.g erosion, weathering, LSD  Landforms  Sea level change, climate change and impacts on coasts  Management- hard and soft engineering and flood management UK and International case studies

 Plate boundaries  Volcanoes and earthquakes- causes, impact and management  Tropical storms and wildfires- causes, impact and management Case study: small scale and a multi hazard area

 Global systems and global Governance  Changing places  Contemporary Urban environments

 Globalisation- trade, information systems, unequal power and flows of people  Trading relations between MEDCs and LEDCs  Role of TNCs and impacts  Trade in food or manufacturing  Role of the UN  Role of Antarctica and threats to it

 One local case study and another of a contrasting place  location, topography, physical geography, land use, built environment and infrastructure, demographic and economic characteristics and links to other places  Ways in which people are affected by continuity and change  Role of the Government and media

 Urbanisation, suburbanisation, counter- urbanisation, urban resurgence. The emergence of megacities and world cities and their role in global and regional economies.  Economic, social, technological, political and demographic processes associated with urbanisation  Urban change: deindustrialisation, decentralisation, rise of service economy.  Urban regeneration  Urban climate, drainage and waste, dereliction and water and air pollution

 words  20% of A level

 You will be carrying out fieldwork related to Rivers during a 2 day residential field course in February

You will be given a news story on an issue. In your pair: 1. Summarise the main points 2. Explain the problems/benefits it may lead to

 What are the issues that could arise due to the UK not being self sufficient in terms of food?  How consumers be affected?  What might be the impacts for farmers? Why is this important?  Why do we need foreign workers?  What are the positives and negatives of having so much farmland abroad?  Why has the pound become weaker since the referendum result?

1. Why is a global deal on climate change important? 2. What will be the issues if countries do not ratify the agreement? Why is it important they sign it quickly? 3. What impacts is climate change having on the Maldives and how might issues develop in the future?

1. Why were the effects so bad? 2. Why has the recovery been slower in the rural areas? 3. Is the compensation money enough? 4. How likely is it that the country will be able to recover?

1. Will people use it? 2. Is this the answer to sustainable transport? 3. What alternatives are there?

What will be the impacts of this?

 1/10 of the coastline could retreat by up to 200 metres inland over the next 100 years, with 5% of it likely to move back by an even greater distance( owned by National Trust)

Search pgs_geography on twitter and pick an 2 articles related to Geography (or BBC news website) 1. Summarise the main issues outlined 2. What are your opinions on the information? What more should be done? 3. Produce a teaching resource on your findings