This is Geography is a major new course for Key Stage 3 Geography aiming to raise standards of teaching and learning. It offers:
- Less content, more learning
- a streamlined scheme of work which focuses on the essentials and which therefore allows teachers to do in-depth work on real world topics that really matter to pupils
- Worthwhile and significant tasks
- every unit builds, step by step, towards an engaging and significant final task. These tasks use the full range of learning styles to provide something for all pupils.

The associated Teachers Resource Book, available in print and as a CD, supports this Pupil's Book with lesson plans and differentiated worksheets - for homework and class work. The lesson plans and worksheets are also provided on CD for you to edit and customise.

This book is part of a book series called This Is Geography .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Hodder Education .

John Widdowson is the author of the award winning Key Stage 3 series Earthworks, from which this book is adapted.

This book has the following chapters: 1 Welcome to Earth Village Key Question: Can the earth cope with any more people? Your challenge: Write a speech for a debate between optimists and pessimists over the future for world population. 2 Landscape detective Key Question: What can you learn about a place by investigating rocks? Your challenge: Devise a geology trail to make rocks really interesting! 3 Here is the weather forecast Key Question: How do I become a brilliant weather forcaster? Your challenge: Make your own weather forecast using Met Office satellite images and weather charts. 4 Once upon a coal mine Key Question: How will jobs in the future be different from jobs in the past? Your challenge: Investigate the changes taking place in North East England and plan a film sequel to show what work will be like in future. 5 A question of football Key Question: What has football got to do with Geography? Your challenge: Make a case to persuade your teacher you could do a geographical enquiry about football. 6 Coast to coast Key Question: Where would you build a new seaside resort? Your challenge: Use your map skills and knowledge of physical geography to advise on the best site for a seaside resort. 7 Spain - here we come! Key Question: What won't you see on a package holiday to Spain? Your challenge: Plan a holiday to Spain so that someone experiences more than just the seaside! 8 Changing Fumes Key Question: What's the point of trying to be more energy-efficient? Your challenge: Compare homes in UK and Kenya then make someone's home more energy efficient. Ordnance Survey 1:25, 000 map symbols Reference map of Europe Key concept table Glossary Index Acknowledgments