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Geography at key stage 3    (Year 8)

Unit 14: Can the earth cope? Ecosystems, population and resources

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About this unit

This unit is in two parts: ecosystems, population and resources; and global futures/resource issues. Pupils investigate the global distribution of one or more selected biome, populations and the resources of food production. They find out about the relationships between these three themes and about resulting environmental issues/consequences.

Activities in this unit provide the opportunity for pupils to improve their literacy skills and think about important topical issues linked with citizenship.

This unit is expected to take 12-20 hours.


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Ecosystems, population and resources - what are the characteristics and distribution of a major vegetation type?
2. How is this vegetation type related to climate, soil and human activity?
3. How are population and resources interrelated?
4. Global futures - what is the world distribution of this resource or where is the resource issue found?
5. What are the effects on the environment of this resource issue?
6. How can a resource be planned and managed?
7. Why should we study resource issues?