PHYSICAL CORE GEOGRAPHY HIGHER
STUDENT/TEACHER GUIDE
ATMOSPHERE
The content of this topic should be covered in approximately 6 lessons.
Homework :- Some of the tasks will be completed at home. There will be one set ink
exercise which should take around 30 minutes to complete using the class notes and
textbook.
CONTENT AND RESOURCES (#)
LESSON 1
Composition of atmosphere.
Structure of atmosphere.
Energy in the atmosphere.
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Sheets 1 and 2;
OHT diagram 1.
LESSON 2
Global heat budget.
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Revolution of Earth.
Sheets 3 and 4;
OHT diagrams 3 and 4.
LESSON 3
Global circulation patterns.
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CLASSWORK
HOMEWORK
Read over.
Tasks
1 to 5
Revise classwork.
Read over.
Tasks1 and 2.
Task 3.
Read over.
Tasks 1 to 4.
Tasks 1 and 2.
Wind and pressure belts.
Ocean currents.
Sheets 5 and 6; World maps;
Books- Core Geography pages 14 to 19.
Bunnet Chapter 13 pages 120 - 132.
LESSON 4
World climatic regions.
Watch video “Air Conditioning"
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Sheets 7,8 and 9; Handout map;
Bunnet pages 148 to 162;
Video no. 34 and question sheet.
LESSON 5
Air Masses.
ITCZ and its effect on
West Africa.
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Sheets 10 and 11;
OHT 4; Core Geography
pages 19 to 26.
Task 4.
Revise classwork.
Revise classwork.
Tasks 1 to 3.
Complete sheet.
Homework
questions 1 to 14.
Read over.
Task 1.
Read over &
highlight points.
Ink Exercise.
LESSON 6
Greenhouse Effect.
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Sheets 12 and 13;
Core Geography pages
26 to 32.
Read over.
Task 1 and 2.
Questions p34
of Core book.
Revise
classwork.
REMEMBER TO COMPLETE THE ATMOSPHERE GMT'S WELL BEFORE
YOU SIT THE TOPIC TEST!
PHYSICAL CORE GEOGRAPHY HIGHER
STUDENT/TEACHER GUIDE
HYDROSPHERE
The content of this topic should be covered in approximately 6 lessons.
Homework :- Some of the tasks will be completed at home. There will be one set ink
exercise which should take around 30 minutes to complete using the class notes and
textbook.
CONTENT AND RESOURCES (#)
CLASSWORK
LESSON 1
Global Hydrological Cycle.
Relate to study of atmosphere.
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Core geography pages 37 to 39
Looking at Landforms pages 28/9
Read over.
Tasks1 to 3
on page 68.
Task 1a) & b)
LESSON 2
Types of precipitation.
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Bunnet pages 139 to 144.
Rainfall schematic diagram.
LESSON 3
Drainage basins.
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Information sheets;
BooksLooking at Landforms pages
29 to 31
Core Geography pages
39 to 43.
LESSON 4
World hydrology.
Watch video “Running Water"
Case Study – River Niger.
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Video no. 36 and question sheet;
Core Geography pages 46 to 49.
HOMEWORK
Revise classwork.
Read over.
Task 2 on page 145. Revise classwork.
Read over.
Tasks 4.21,
2a) & c).
Tasks 4d) & e)
Task 5 on page 68.
Revise classwork.
Complete sheet.
Task 6 page 69.
Ink Exercise.
LESSON 5/6
The development of a river valley. Read over.
River Landforms.
Answer all tasks
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Handout sheets & OS maps
on handout sheets.
(Thirlmere 1994, Bournemouth 1995,
Ingleton 1997).
Books (choose the best diagrams
/notes from the following):Core Geography pages 56 to 67.
Map Reading pages 32 to 34.
Looking at Landforms pages 57 to 63.
GCSE Book 1 pages 8 to 11.
Core Physical pages 68 to 73.
Bunnet pages 49 to 57.
Revise classwork.
REMEMBER TO COMPLETE THE HYDROSPHERE GMT'S WELL
BEFORE YOU SIT THE TOPIC TEST!
PHYSICAL CORE GEOGRAPHY HIGHER
STUDENT/TEACHER GUIDE
BIOSPHERE
The content of this topic should be covered in approximately 6 lessons.
Homework :- Some of the tasks will be completed at home. There will be one set ink
exercise which should take around 30 minutes to complete using the class notes and
textbook.
CONTENT AND RESOURCES (#)
CLASSWORK
HOMEWORK
Read over.
Tasks1 to 3.
Revise classwork.
Read over.
Task 1 to 3.
Revise classwork.
A. SOILS
LESSON 1
Soil Formation and
Soil Properties.
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Handout sheets & OHT.
Bunnet pages 39/40
LESSON 2
Soil Classification
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Handout sheets & OHT.
LESSON 3
Soil Properties and formation.
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Handout sheet.
Information sheets 1,2 & 3.
Read over.
Answer all tasks.
Ink Exercise.
B. VEGETATION
LESSON 4/5
Ecosystems.
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Handout sheet; OHTs 1 to 4
Video no. 49 and Higher Still
Video on sand dunes;
Core Geography pages152 to 158.
LESSON 6
Human Interference.
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Handout sheets; world map;
Forest information sheet;
Map Reading page 19.
Video (if time).
Read over.
Complete sheet
tasks 1 to 10.
(Including Q2/3
on pages 173/4)
Read over.
Answer all tasks
on handout sheets.
Revise classwork.
Revise classwork.
REMEMBER TO COMPLETE THE BIOSPHERE GMT'S WELL BEFORE
YOU SIT THE TOPIC TEST!
PHYSICAL CORE GEOGRAPHY HIGHER
STUDENT/TEACHER GUIDE
LITHOSPHERE
The content of this topic should be covered in approximately 6 lessons.
Homework :- Some of the tasks will be completed at home. There will be one set ink
exercise which should take around 30 minutes to complete using the class notes and
textbook.
CONTENT AND RESOURCES (#)
LESSON 1/2
Structure of the British Isles.
Rocks and the landscape.
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Handout sheets & OHTs 1 to 4.
Student atlas.
LESSON 3/4
Factors affecting the landscape.
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Handout sheets;
Bunnet pages 20 to 23 and
pages 39/40.
LESSON 4
Introduction to slopes
.
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Handout sheet.
Video 15 and question sheet.
CLASSWORK
HOMEWORK
Read over.
Tasks1 to 9.
Revise classwork.
Read over.
Tasks 1 to 15.
Revise classwork.
Read over.
Tasks 1 to 3.
Questions 1 to 14
on video.
Ink Exercise.
LESSON 5
Slope formation.
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Handout sheets & OHT.
Read over.
Answer all tasks.
Revise classwork.
LESSON 6
Slope movements.
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Handout sheets.
Video no 62 if time.
Read over.
Answer all tasks
on handout sheets.
Revise classwork.
REMEMBER TO COMPLETE THE LITHOSPHERE GMT'S WELL
BEFORE YOU SIT THE TOPIC TEST!