What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will explore what can be done to make cities more sustainable using Curitiba in Brazil as a case study. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: Sustainable Development Goal 11 is about sustainable […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will revise the main concepts of plate tectonics, and locate on an outline map the major plates and fold mountains. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: As we have seen in previous […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we are going to locate some major volcanoes on an outline map of the world. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: The aim of this lesson is to locate using the Global Volcanism […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will locate the position of Mt. Etna in relation to the African and Eurasian plate boundaries. We will describe the eruptions of Mt. Etna as an active volcano and the damage caused by some […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will identify the location of Mount St Helens on a world map. We will explain the causes of the eruption including plate boundaries and describe the course of events as well as the effects […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will locate on a world map the epicentre and the worst affected places of the Indian Ocean Earthquake and tsunami. We will also explain the causes and explain the course of events and the […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will identify the location of Kobe on a map of Japan that includes the position of the plate margins involved. Explain the causes of the earthquake and describe the course of events as well […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will describe the advantages of living in volcanic areas, including, fertile soil, geothermal energy, tourism, building materials, and rich mineral deposits. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: Notwithstanding the dangers and destruction […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will list and define the effects of a volcano on people and the environment including volcanic gases, ash cloud, lava flow, pyroclastic flow and lahars. We will also describe the measures that can be […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will label the various features of a cross-section diagram of a volcano and list the main characteristics of composite cone, acid and basic lava volcanoes. We will also classify the three main types of […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will differentiate between primary and secondary effects of an earthquake and describe the social, economic and environmental effects of an earthquake. We will also list the measures that can be taken in order to […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will account for the rapid urban growth of Cairo and outline the main problems attached to the rapid growth of this city. We will also understand the term Primate City and analyse the attempts […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will account for the rapid urban growth of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and outline the main problems attached to the rapid growth of these two cities. We will also analyse the attempts […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will describe the main characteristics of a shanty town in a LEDC city and analyse the attempts at improving the quality of life in shanty town areas such as self-help schemes, and community housing […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will label and explain a model of land use patterns in a developing city. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: The diagram below shows the pattern for a typical city in the […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will describe some of the problems caused by the rapid growth of cities in the Less Developed Countries, including housing, crime, traffic, unemployment, lack of services and pollution. How To Carry Out This Lesson […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will analyse the structure of the Maltese population and how the population changed over time. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: During the past century the population of the Maltese Islands has […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will examine a population structure graph for Italy and summarise the problems created by the ageing population of Italy. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: The graph below shows the population age-sex […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will interpret a population pyramid (age – sex structure graph) including gender, five year age groups as percentage of total population, and subdivision into the following broad age groups: young dependants (0 to 14); […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will interpret a demographic transition model showing the five stages of population development. We will also analyse the reasons in the fluctuations of the birth and death rates in the different stages of the […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will locate the Yangtze River on a map of China and the position of the Three Gorges Dam. We will also describe the scale, advantages and disadvantages of this scheme. How To Carry Out […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will locate the position of Bangladesh in the Indian sub-continent in relation to the Himalayas and the rivers Brahmaputra and Ganges. We will also describe the physical and human causes of flooding with reference […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will describe various flood management methods aimed at reducing flood risks. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: Over the years, many countries have taken concrete steps to avoid or lessen the impact […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will learn how to interpret a simple hydrograph and understand some important terms used to describe such a graph. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: As we know and as we have […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will list the main physical and human causes of flooding and describe their impacts and benefits. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: Floods cause natural disasters both in developed and in developing […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we are going to locate some major rivers on outline maps of continents. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: In this last lesson in the series of lessons about rivers, we are going […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will describe the two aquifers in the layers of the Maltese rocks namely the sea level aquifer and the perched aquifer. We will also differentiate between water obtained from the aquifers and water obtained […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will demonstrate the use of a river for human activities including irrigation and farming, fishing, harnessing the waters of a river by means of dams to produce HEP, leisure and tourism, transport, domestic and […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will • explain the processes by which the river forms meanders, ox-bow lakes, flood plains and levees. • ilustrate and interpret a cross-section of a meander including slip-off slope, small river cliff, position of […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will describe distinct river landforms formed in the upper part of a river basin, namely V-shaped valleys, gorges, interlocking spurs, waterfalls and rapids. We will also label the profile of a waterfall including the […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will • describe the four processes by which a river can erode its banks and bed namely by abrasion or corrasion, solution or corrosion, hydraulic action and attrition. • describe how a river can […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will recognise the main features of a drainage basin mainly source, tributary, watershed, confluence, mouth and main river. We will also identify the factors that affect the water level in the main river namely […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will describe how a drainage basin is made up of inputs, flows or transfer, stores and outputs, thus forming a system. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: Within the global hydrological system […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will describe the processes, flows and stores in the hydrological cycle and define the terms evaporation, transpiration, condensation and precipitation. We will also label a diagram of the hydrological cycle. How To Carry Out […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will • define the term soil erosion and discuss the natural causes leading to soil erosion. • describe some common farming practices which lead to soil erosion. • describe some conservation methods which reduce […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will • describe the formation and properties of soil (air, water, organic matter and mineral particles). • describe factors affecting the formation of soil, namely parent material, climate, flora and fauna, and time. • […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will • calculate time to the nearest hour for any locality given midday in Greenwich and determining the standard time zone. • understand the concept of the International Date Line by moving 12 hours […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will • understand the concept of different time zones as a result of the earth’s rotation. • interpret a Time zones map. • understand the concept of the Prime or Greenwich Meridian as Universal […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson you will learn the causes of earthquakes and how to measure the intensity of earthquakes. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: An earthquake is a sudden movement of the earth’s crust as a […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? The aim of this lesson is to learn how to interpret a population pyramid, compare the different shapes of population pyramids according to the stages of the demographic transition model and apply the different types of pyramids to […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? The aim of this lesson is to learn the meaning of distribution in terms of densely and sparsely population densities. We are also going to learn about the factors affecting distribution and density of a population. How To […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson you will learn about the relationship between earthquakes, volcanoes and plate boundaries and the formation of Fold Mountains as a result of plate movement. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: In the previous […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will learn how to reduce by half or enlarge by doubling the grid of an original topographical map. We will locate and insert any obvious or more important details such as hilltops, drainage features, […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will interpret a simple climate graph of the Maltese Islands showing the average monthly temperature and rainfall. We will also interpret the distribution of wind direction on a wind rose and recognise the difference […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will describe the microclimate of a large city including lower wind speeds, more clouds, slightly higher rainfall because of dust, less snowfall, more convection leading to heavy rainfall and smog. We will also define […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will define the term microclimate and explore the factors which affect the microclimate of a place. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: Imagine that you are walking through a path along the […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will learn about the typical sequence of weather brought about by the passage of a mid-latitude depression. We will understand the meaning and sequence of the warm front, warm sector, cold front and occluded […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we will learn the main features of an anticyclone including pressure, movement and weather conditions. We will also describe the weather associated with a summer and a winter anticyclone and comprehend a weather chart showing […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson you will learn about plate movement, different plate boundaries and the resultant landforms. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: During the previous lesson we learnt that, convection currents are caused by the very […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson you will locate the origin and course of hurricane Katrina, describe the weather conditions over New Orleans during the storm and list the destructive results of the hurricane as it affected the population, building and […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson you are going to describe the destructive effects of a tropical storm including, high winds, storm or tidal surges, flooding and landslides. You will carry out some independent research into a tropical storm to explain […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson we are going to list the causes of the origin of a tropical storm, where they occur and analyse the main features of such a weather system How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? In this lesson you will learn about the structure of the earth, convection currents in the mantle and the major tectonic plates of the Earth. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: Plate Tectonics is a theory […]

What Should You Expect From This Lesson? This fieldwork can be used by students studying geography option. It investigates the micro-climate of a house. How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home: In the introduction of the fieldwork identify the aims of the investigation. These […]