Activities
Global Resource Consumption and Security
Syllabus 1. Global Trends in Consumption Global and regional/continental progress towards poverty reduction, including the growth of the “new global middle class” Measuring trends in resource consumption,...
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Global Climate, Vulnerability and Resilience
Syllabus 1. Causes of Global Climate Change The atmospheric system, including the natural greenhouse effect and energy balance (incoming shortwave radiation and outgoing longwave radiation) Changes in...
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Population and Economic Development Patterns
This is a link page to sub-pages that provided detailed lesson plans and learning activities that cover everything in the IB guide for this topic. Lesson plans include resources to use on an interactive...
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Introduction to Dependency Ratios
This page introduces dependency ration as a concept. The lesson begins by calculating the dependency ratio for the class before going on to examine the issue of dependency in the UK and Uganda as exemplification...
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals
This page introduces the role of the SDGs. It begins with a simple slideshow to test students' current knowledge, before introducing the role of the goals through a SDG website text comprehension and...
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Divergent Views on Resource Consumption
This page revisits some earlier concepts such as carrying capacity, overshoot and optimum population. It begins with a starter activity looking at economic growth factors and production rates with selected...
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Measuring Trends in Consumption and Ecological Footprint
This page introduces the patterns of global consumption of resources, focusing specifically on trade and energy through a 3D animation on trade and a number of graphs and maps supported by a student worksheet....
Assessment
Sample Papers - Freshwater
The following page has 4 model papers that can be used as end of unit tests and/or mock exams. They feature authentic exam material and detailed mark schemes for use in class as follow-up or in teaching...
eBook
Chapter 7b - Threats to Global Supply Chains
There are many threats that can impact the global supply chain. The most important are physical threats. Natural disasters such as the Japan earthquake in 2011 and the Covid-19 pandemic are developed...
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Introduction to Population Structure and Pyramids
This page provides resources that introduce population pyramids as a way for examining population structures, linked to the demographic transition model. Students are introduced to population pyramids...