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Year 10 Geography Study Guides
Every lesson below links to a pupil-friendly study guide with key notes, vocabulary, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Climate change
- Effects of climate change on people and the environment Study Guide
- Evidence for climate change in the Quaternary period Study Guide
- Managing climate change – adaptation Study Guide
- Managing climate change – mitigation Study Guide
- Natural and human causes of climate change Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise climate change impacts Study Guide
Climate change and weather hazards
- Effects of climate change on people and the environment Study Guide
- Evidence for climate change in the Quaternary period Study Guide
- Examples of preparation and responses to tropical cyclones Study Guide
- Global atmospheric circulation model, pressure belts and surface winds Study Guide
- Natural and human causes of climate change Study Guide
- Reducing risks from effects of tropical storms Study Guide
- Tropical storms – distribution, formation and development Study Guide
- Tropical storms – hazards and effects Study Guide
- Tropical storms – responses Study Guide
- Using GIS to map the track of a tropical storm Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise climate change impacts Study Guide
Coastal landscapes
- Change in a named coastal landscape Study Guide
- Costs and benefits of management strategies Study Guide
- Risks from coastal flooding Study Guide
- The effect of human activities on coastal landscapes Study Guide
- The influence of sediment transportation and deposition on coastal landscapes Study Guide
- The role of climate, marine and sub-aerial processes in coastal erosion Study Guide
- The role of geology in coastal erosion Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise the impact of physical and human processes on coasts Study Guide
Coastal landscapes
- Coastal erosion landforms Study Guide
- Costs and benefits of coastal management strategies Study Guide
- Example of a coastal management scheme Study Guide
- Examples of coastal landforms Study Guide
- Landforms of coastal deposition Study Guide
- The role of geology at the coast Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise the impact of physical and human processes on coasts Study Guide
- Wave processes at the coast Study Guide
- Weathering and mass movement at the coast Study Guide
Cold environments
- Development opportunities and challenges in Northern Canada Study Guide
- Location and physical characteristics of cold environments Study Guide
- Plant and animal adaptations in cold environments Study Guide
- The interdependence of biotic and abiotic components in cold environments Study Guide
- Value of cold environments Study Guide
Ecosystems, biomes and the biosphere
Fieldwork investigation
- Analysing geographical data Study Guide
- Coastal fieldwork Study Guide
- Collecting human geographical data Study Guide
- Collecting physical geographical data Study Guide
- Evaluating geographical enquiries Study Guide
- Formulating an enquiry question Study Guide
- Presenting geographical data Study Guide
- River fieldwork Study Guide
- Rural fieldwork Study Guide
- Urban fieldwork Study Guide
- Using 3D GIS for physical geography fieldwork Study Guide
- Using GIS for human geography fieldwork Study Guide
Geographical and statistics skills
- Constructing graphs in geography Study Guide
- Describing landscapes using maps Study Guide
- Interpreting graphs in geography Study Guide
- Sketch maps and cross sections Study Guide
- Using and interpreting photographs Study Guide
- Using and interpreting spatial data Study Guide
- Using atlases Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise data in a webmap Study Guide
- Using OS maps to analyse physical features Study Guide
- Using OS maps to locate places Study Guide
- Using statistical data in geography Study Guide
Geographical skills
- Constructing graphs in geography Study Guide
- Describing landscapes using maps Study Guide
- Interpreting graphs in geography Study Guide
- Sketch maps and cross sections Study Guide
- Using and interpreting photographs Study Guide
- Using and interpreting spatial data Study Guide
- Using atlases Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise data in a webmap Study Guide
- Using OS maps to analyse physical features Study Guide
- Using OS maps to locate places Study Guide
- Using statistical data in geography Study Guide
Glacial landscapes
- An example of a glaciated upland area used for tourism Study Guide
- An example of an upland glaciated landscape in the UK: North Wales Study Guide
- Conflicts in glaciated upland areas Study Guide
- Economic activities in glaciated upland areas Study Guide
- Glacial landforms resulting from erosion and deposition Study Guide
- Ice-shaping processes Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise glaciated landforms in upland areas Study Guide
Global biomes
- Biosphere resources Study Guide
- Population and resources Study Guide
- The distribution and characteristics of global biomes Study Guide
- The factors affecting biome distribution Study Guide
- Understanding the regulatory functions of the biosphere Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise the distribution and characteristics of global biomes Study Guide
Hot deserts
- Desertification – causes and strategies Study Guide
- Development opportunities and challenges in the Kalahari Desert Study Guide
- Location and physical characteristics of hot deserts Study Guide
- Plant and animal adaptations, issues relating to biodiversity Study Guide
- The interdependence of biotic and abiotic components in hot deserts Study Guide
Jakarta: case study of a major city in a Newly Emerging Economy
- Challenges associated with urban growth: environmental issues Study Guide
- Challenges associated with urban growth: housing Study Guide
- Challenges associated with urban growth: people and the economy Study Guide
- Economic opportunities associated with urban growth Study Guide
- Location and importance of Jakarta Study Guide
- Social opportunities associated with urban growth Study Guide
- Strategies for achieving sustainability: 'bottom-up' strategies Study Guide
- Strategies for achieving sustainability: 'top-down' strategies Study Guide
- Urban planning: improving quality of life for the urban poor in Jakarta Study Guide
Liverpool: case study of a UK city
- An example of an urban regeneration project Study Guide
- Challenges created by urban change: environmental Study Guide
- Challenges created by urban change: social and economic Study Guide
- Impact of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe Study Guide
- Impacts of national and international migration on Liverpool Study Guide
- Location and importance of Liverpool in the UK and wider world Study Guide
- Opportunities created by urban change: infrastructure and urban greening Study Guide
- Opportunities created by urban change: people Study Guide
- Sustainable living in an urban area Study Guide
- UK cities and population distribution Study Guide
Liverpool: changes in a UK city
- Causes of migration that influence the growth and character of the city Study Guide
- Challenges of living in rural areas Study Guide
- Consequences of interdependence of Liverpool and accessible rural areas Study Guide
- Context of the city – site, situation and connectivity Study Guide
- Economic opportunities and environmental impacts in rural areas Study Guide
- Inequalities in employment, services, education and health Study Guide
- Links to Liverpool: changes in a rural area Study Guide
- Liverpool CBD and inner city: challenges and opportunities from decline Study Guide
- Liverpool suburbs and rural-urban fringe: challenges and opportunities of growth Study Guide
- Liverpool's structure and functions Study Guide
- Sustainable urban living Study Guide
- The impacts of regeneration and rebranding on people Study Guide
Natural and tectonic hazards
- An example of effects and responses to a tectonic hazard in an HIC Study Guide
- An example of effects and responses to a tectonic hazard in an LIC Study Guide
- An introduction to natural hazards Study Guide
- Factors affecting hazard risk Study Guide
- Global distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes Study Guide
- Plate tectonics theory Study Guide
- Primary and secondary effects and responses to tectonic hazards Study Guide
- Processes at conservative plate margins Study Guide
- Processes at constructive/divergent plate margins Study Guide
- Processes at destructive/convergent plate margins Study Guide
- Reducing risks from earthquakes and volcanoes Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise physical processes at different types of plate margin Study Guide
Patterns of global urbanisation
Places and people in the UK
River landscapes
- An example of a river valley in the UK Study Guide
- Changes in river landscapes along the course of a river Study Guide
- Costs and benefits of river management strategies Study Guide
- Example of a UK flood management scheme: Carlisle Study Guide
- Factors affecting flood risk Study Guide
- River landforms caused by erosion and deposition Study Guide
- River processes of erosion, transportation and deposition Study Guide
- The storm hydrograph Study Guide
- Using GIS to analyse river catchments and profiles Study Guide
River landscapes
- Changes in river landscapes along the course of a river Study Guide
- Costs and benefits of managing flood risk Study Guide
- Example of a river flood: River Eden, Cumbria (2015) Study Guide
- Factors affecting flood risk Study Guide
- Interaction of human and physical factors in river landscapes Study Guide
- River landforms caused by erosion and deposition Study Guide
- River processes of erosion, transportation and deposition Study Guide
- The storm hydrograph Study Guide
- Using GIS to analyse river catchments and profiles Study Guide
Tectonic hazards
- Examples of management of earthquake hazards Study Guide
- Examples of management of volcanic hazards Study Guide
- Global distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes Study Guide
- Impacts of earthquakes in a developed and a developing country Study Guide
- Impacts of volcanoes in a developed and an emerging country Study Guide
- Plate tectonics theory Study Guide
- Processes at conservative plate margins Study Guide
- Processes at constructive/divergent plate margins Study Guide
- Processes at destructive/convergent plate margins Study Guide
- Reducing risks from earthquakes and volcanoes Study Guide
- The structure of the Earth Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise physical processes at different types of plate margin Study Guide
The UK's physical landscape
Tropical rainforest
- Characteristics of tropical rainforests Study Guide
- Deforestation in Indonesia's tropical rainforest Study Guide
- Deforestation in the tropical rainforest Study Guide
- Nutrient cycling and biodiversity in tropical rainforests Study Guide
- Plant and animal adaptations in tropical rainforests Study Guide
- Sustainable rainforest management Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise and analyse deforestation Study Guide
- Value of tropical rainforests to people and the environment Study Guide
Tropical rainforest and taiga biomes
- Biotic and abiotic characteristics of the taiga biome Study Guide
- Causes of biodiversity loss in the taiga biome Study Guide
- Characteristics of tropical rainforests Study Guide
- Conflicting views on protecting/exploiting resources in the taiga biome Study Guide
- Creating and protecting wilderness areas in the taiga biome Study Guide
- Deforestation in Indonesia's tropical rainforest Study Guide
- Deforestation in the tropical rainforest Study Guide
- Nutrient cycling and biodiversity in the taiga biome Study Guide
- Nutrient cycling and biodiversity in tropical rainforests Study Guide
- Plant and animal adaptations in the taiga biome Study Guide
- Plant and animal adaptations in tropical rainforests Study Guide
- Sustainable rainforest management Study Guide
- Threats associated with climate change in the rainforest Study Guide
- Threats to the taiga from commercial development Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise and analyse deforestation Study Guide
- Value of tropical rainforests to people and the environment Study Guide
UK physical landscapes
Weather hazards
- An example of a recent extreme weather event in the UK Study Guide
- Example of a tropical storm Study Guide
- Global atmospheric circulation model, pressure belts and surface winds Study Guide
- Reducing risks from effects of tropical storms Study Guide
- Tropical storms – distribution, formation and development Study Guide
- Tropical storms – hazards and effects Study Guide
- Tropical storms – responses Study Guide
- Using GIS to map the track of a tropical storm Study Guide
- Weather hazards in the UK Study Guide