Downloadable pdf: Instant Lessons PowerPoint - Geography - People and Resources: A Global View

Fully illustrated and complete topic lessons about Geography that feature assessment tasks, student worksheets, extension activities and extensive teacher’s notes. Each title contains a CD of five separate slide sets, with each set containing between 20-30 individual slides. Worksheets are available on the CD as well as in a hard copy version.

No additional preparation required and no purchase of PowerPoint software necessary — just flick the switch and start the lesson!

Examines issues to do with population change, and how growth is generally having a negative impact - both on human access to natural resources and their future supply. Topics examined include the factors that influence population change; population predictions for the year 2050; why the world's population is ageing; the causes and impacts of urbanisation; problems with feeding the world's people; the importance of sea foods to human society; threats to this industry and the controversy over whale harvesting. Australia and world statistics are provided for student analysis.

Contents:

1. Population change and growth

2. Urbanisation and resource use

3. Managing our water resources

4. World food supplies

5. Global patterns in fishing

Versatile uses

• Supplementary classroom lessons

• Homework activities

• Reinforcement of learning

• Extension work for advanced students

• Preparation for assessment

• Exam revision

Teaching benefits

• Creative teaching ideas

• Developing greater student interest and understanding

• A fresh approach to a topic

• A way to target student weaknesses

• Suitable for individual or group work

• A variety of activities for home study