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Extended Essay
This page outlines guidance to teachers and students on the requirements for the new Extended Essay. There are specific pages aimed at students and supervisors, as well as pages suitable for both. General...
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Contrasting Eruptions Free
This revision and study page provides a detailed account of two contrasting volcanic eruptions, namely Nyiragongo in DRC and Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland. Two contemporary contrasting case studies for...
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Vector Borne Disease and Water Borne Disease
This page includes two lessons on vector borne and water borne diseases. It examines the zika virus spread in Brazil as well as the cholera outbreak that followed the Haitian earthquake in 2010. A number...
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Contrasting Impacts
This page provides resources that enable students to investigate the contrasting impacts of the 6 case studies. It begins with a flash card activity classifying their severity concerning different factors....
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The Sundhnúksgígar Volcanic Eruptions
This page provides a contemporary alternative case study to the Eyjafjallajökull Eruption 2010. It covers the eruptions, hazards and impacts of the Sundhnúksgígar volcanic eruptions, which lasted from...
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Contrasting Hazard Profiles
This page introduces hazard profiling through independent student work. They first recap the Crunch Model and the factors relating to the hazard that might influence risk. Hazard profiles are briefly...
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Types of Volcano and Associated Hazards Free
This page includes detailed resources on the three main types of volcanoes and their associated eruptions and hazards. The lesson begins with a short map activity based on the Mount St Helens eruption....
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Earthquakes and Associated Hazards
This revision and study page provides a good insight into the characteristics of earthquakes and their causes. It then develops the associated primary and secondary hazards associated with them. Characteristics...
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Global Patterns in Food/Nutrition
This page introduces global patterns of food and nutrition. It defines key concepts and measurements. Students explore the patterns within several interactive contemporary maps based on the issues of...
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Globalization and Renewed Geopolitical Tensions
This page provides resources rising nationalism as a consequence of globalisation. It develops the rise of Islamism as a totalitarian ideology and movement, within the textbook this develops other forms...