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Key Stage 3 Geography resources

Are you searching for captivating Key Stage 3 Geography resources that ignites a love of learning about our planet? Look no further!

Our interactive KS3 Geography resources are designed to spark curiosity and equip students (aged 11-14) with the knowledge and skills to become informed and responsible global citizens. Our content fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and geographical inquiry, empowering students to navigate the complexities of our interconnected world.

Why choose our Key Stage 3 Geography resources?

108 captivating lessons

Our comprehensive geography resources provide a rich learning experience across three years, with lessons tailored for each year group.

Active learning approach

We integrate a stimulating blend of audiovisual resources and assessments to keep students engaged and actively applying their knowledge.

Diverse and representative content

Challenging and thought-provoking topics reflect the world we live in, sparking curiosity and a desire to learn more.

Designed by Geography teachers

Our KS3 geography resources are designed by teachers, for teachers. They offer a blend of human, physical, and environmental geography, brought to life through a variety of engaging units, including prisoners of geography, extreme environments, weather and climate, globalisation, and development and aid.

Help your students on their journey to GCSE success with our KS3 Geography resources

Key features of our KS3 Geography resources

What's in Access' Key Stage 3 Geography curriculum?

Year 7

7.1 Places and skills

  • What Are the Different Types of Geography?
  • How Do You Use a Globe and an Atlas?
  • What Are the World’s Main Physical Features?
  • What Are the World’s Main Human Features?
  • The Seven Wonders of the World - What and Where are They?
  • How Do You Work Out Grid References?
  • How Do You Show Height on Maps?
  • How Do You Show Scale on Maps?
  • Where Am I?
  • What’s the Link Between Photos and Maps?
  • Can You Plan and Follow a Route?
  • What Is GIS?

7.2 Prisoners of Geography

  • How Do We Understand the World Around Us?
  • How Does Physical Geography Have an Impact on Place?
  • Causes of Uneven Development - Africa
  • How Has Geography Influenced the Development of China and India?
  • How Has Geography Influenced the UK?
  • Which Place Is Most Imprisoned by its Geography?
  • The Brandt Line - Useful or Outdated?
  • How Can You Map World Development?
  • Is this Africa?
  • What Links Africa and Star Wars?
  • Evaluate the impact Star Wars Had on Matmata in Tunisia
  • Should We Be More Optimistic About the World?

7.3 Weather and climate

  • What Is the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
  • Why Does it Rain?
  • Depressions and Anticyclones
  • What Is a Climate Graph and What do They Tell Us?
  • What Is a Microclimate and What Influences it?
  • Comparing Climates in the UK
  • Does the UK Have Extreme Weather?
  • Is UK Weather Becoming More Extreme?
  • What Is he Greenhouse Effect?
  • What Causes Climate Change?
  • What Are the Impacts of Climate Change on the UK?
  • What Can We Do About Climate Change?

Year 8

8.1 Rivers and coasts

  • What Processes Are Happening at the Coast?
  • What Erosional Landforms Do Waves Produce?
  • What Depositional Landforms Do Waves Produce?
  • How Can We Protect Our Coasts?
  • The Lost Towns of Humberside - Where Did They Go?
  • Why Are Coasts Areas of Conflict?
  • What Processes Happen in Drainage Basins?
  • What Processes Happen in Rivers?
  • River Features in the Upper Course
  • River Features in the Middle and Lower Course
  • Why Do Rivers in the UK Flood?
  • How Can We Manage Our Rivers?

8.2 Development

  • How Do We Measure Development?
  • What Does Global GNI Look Like?
  • What Is the Global Pattern of Life Expectancy?
  • Where Do the Happiest People Live?
  • Why Are Some Countries More Developed than Others?
  • What Are the Different Types of Aid?
  • Is Aid Always a Good Thing?
  • How Can We Close the Development Gap?
  • The Story of a Chocolate Bar
  • What Is ‘Fairtrade’ and How Does it Help?
  • How Does Trade Keep Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?
  • What Might Happen to World Development in the Future?

8.3 Extreme environments

  • What Are the Main Biomes in Africa?
  • Where Are the Hot Deserts in Africa and Why Are They there?
  • What’s the Climate of the Namibian Desert Like?
  • How Have Plants and Animals Adapted to Survive in the
    Namibian Desert?
  • How Do People Use the Namibian Desert?
  • Ecotourism in the Namibian Desert
  • What Are the World’s Main Cold Ecosystems?
  • Where Are the Cold Environments and Why are They there?
  • What Plants and Animals Live in Northern Canada?
  • Should We Drill for Oil and Gas in Northern Canada?
  • What Does the Future Look Like for Northern Canada?
  • What Are the Similarities and Differences between Hot Deserts and Cold Environments?

Year 9

9.1 Population and urban issues

  • Where Do the People of the World Live?
  • What Factors Affect Population Changes?
  • What Is the Demographic Transition Model and What Does it Tell Us
  • About a Place?
  • What Is a Population Pyramid?
  • Eight Billion People and Counting
  • How and Why Did China control it’s Population?
  • How Is Japan Dealing with an Aging Population?
  • What is Rural to Urban Migration?
  • Natural Increase - What Is it and How Is it Affecting Cities Across the World?
  • The Issue of Urbanisation
  • What Is Happening in Abu Dhabi?
  • How Can We Ensure future Cities Are Sustainable?

9.2 Rocks and plate tectonics

  • What Is the Structure of the Earth?
  • How Do Plates Move?
  • Alfred Wegener and Continental Drift
  • Where are earthquakes found and how do they happen?
  • What is a tsunami and how do they happen?
  • What Happened in Japan in 2011?
  • Why Was 1816 the Year Without a Summer?
  • Are All Volcanoes the Same?
  • What Happened in the 2002 Nyirganongo Eruption?
  • Coping with Tectonic Hazards: HCs Vs. LICs
  • Why Do People Live in Tectonically Active Areas?
  • How Can We Manage Tectonic Hazards?

9.3 Globalisation

  • How Are You Connected to the Rest of the World?
  • What is Globalisation?
  • Why Has Globalisation Happened?
  • How Has the Internet Changed the World?
  • Why Are Some Places Affected More by Globalisation than Others?
  • The Global Fashion Industry
  • The Story of Nike - is Nike an Ethical Company?
  • A Fashion Victim
  • Fast Fashion - Does this Make Things Worse?
  • Is Globalisation a Good Thing?
  • Problems with Globalisation
  • What Does it Mean To Be a Global Citizen?