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 2009 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:

• : 0 For each unit this contents list shows: Unit title/Key concept covered/Key enquiry question/Main pupil task
• : 1 Living on the edge
• • : Physical and human processes
  • : What makes Indonesia such a dangerous place to live?
  • : Write a newspaper report about Indonesia, after the Asian tsunami
• : 2 Save the rainforest!
• • : Environmental interaction & sustainable development
  • : Why does it matter if the rainforest is destroyed?
  • : Produce a guide for the Eden Project to explain why the rainforest is so important
• : 3 India - a developing story
• • : Place and Cultural understanding and diversity
  • : Which way should for India develop now?
  • : Evaluate three different development strategies and decide which will work best for India
• : River risk
• • : Physical and human processes
  • : How safe would a river field trip be?
  • : You will consider the risks at different sites along a river and do your own fieldwork investigation. Finally, you will carry out a risk assessment to help you to decide if a river walk would be safe.
• : 4 Food for the future
• • : Interdependence
  • : What are the ingredients for a better world?
  • : Plan a recipe so that it is good for the rest of the world, as well as for you
• : 5 The Olympic Games and Paralympic Games come to town
• • : Space
  • : What's the secret of a successful Olympic bid?
  • : Put together your own Olympic bid. Why would your city make a great place to host the Olympic Games?
• : 6 Israel/Palestine - a land divided
• • : Space
  • : Is building a barrier the best way to create peace?
  • : Decide whether building a barrier is the best way to create peace, or if there is a better option
• : 7 Antarctica - the ultimate challenge
• • : Place
  • : Why should we be interested in Antarctica?
  • : Make a proposal for a new scientific expedition to Antarctica
• : Key concept table
• : Glossary
• : Index
• : Acknowledgements