Resources for Geography Teachers
 
 
 

Population

  Population China

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Flash Movie

Andrew Wilson has produced this excellent introduction to population issues in China. The movie is in quicktime format.

The movie is very detailed...great effort!

  Migration: Letter From America

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Flash Movie

This movie from Val Vannet looks at migration to America but also indsutrial decline. Val convereted images in a PowerPoint to make this movie. The Proclaimers provide the music.

Thanks Val.

  Ageing Populations

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Flash Movie

Hannah Higgins, is an instant hit! She has used an classic Oasis track "Live Forever" for this movie, that could be used to start a lesson or revision.

Thanks Hannah!

  One Child Law

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Flash Movie

Useful movie to introduce the "One Child Policy" in China. The introduction uses the five W's to intrdouce the case study.

Let me know your name and I will put in lights!

  Migration: Mexico to USA

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Flash Movie

Alan Banks from Barnwood Park Arts College has produced this great little starter movie on the topic of migration between the USA and Mexico. The song is by Tom Russel.

  Urban to Rural Migration: Brazil

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Natalie Garthwaite has not just sent a movie but mystey resources and a lesson plan. The topic is urban/ rural migration with the foucs on Brazil.

Resources here

Thanks Natalie useful to many I am sure.

  Migration: Mexico to USA

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Flash Movie

Liz Cowans is making movies faster than a production studio and her latest effort of this classic case study will be used by many.

Liz is at Sacred Heart High School.

  Cambodia: Refugees

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Flash Movie

The well publicised atrocities in Cambodia are covered in this movie, which I think has been created by Sam Kirsop. Well produced and the key issues are clearly outlined.

St Albans School, Hertfordshire

  Australia: Immigration

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Flash Movie

This movie created by A Level students Jack and Mongoose(!) looking at factors impacting immigration in Australia. Nice little "cameo" in the middle!

St Albans School, Hertfordshire

  China: Population Policy

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Flash Movie

This movie looks at the complex issues surrounding China's well documented population policy. Good depth of detail shown in the movie. Not sure who created this, so let me know if you want your names in lights!

St Albans School, Hertfordshire

  Rwanda: Forced Migration

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Flash Movie

Movie From Stephen Ingram looking at forced migration in Rawanda due to the countries "bloody" civil war. The movie uses some disturbing statistics to help to get the point across.

St Albans School, Hertfordshire

  Sudan: Religious Genocide

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Flash Movie

Tim Osborne produced this movie focusing on the Darfur region of Sudan. The movie investigates the impacts of the religious genocide with a focus on the two million refugees in the country.

St Albans School, Hertfordshire

  Zimbabwe: MIgration

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Flash Movie

Migration in ZImbabwe is the subject of this movie produced by Laura Room. The impacts of Robert Mugabe's dictatorship on the country are clearly defined.

St Albans School, Hertfordshire

  Iraq: The Geography of War

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Flash Movie

Tom Haller with more of a "Geography of War" focus studies the impacts of Sadam Hussien's legacy in Iraq. The movie also looks at the issue of asylum seekers as a result of this..

St Albans School, Hertfordshire

  China: One Child Policy

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Flash Movie

This is a comprehensive introduction to the topic produced by Alison Richardson. The movie at 8 minutes and 19 seconds is the longest in GATM history. Thanks Alison.

  Population Quiz 1

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Flash Movie

A population quiz with the music nine million bicycles on it. This movie is from Liz Cowans at Sacred Heart High School. Thanks Liz.

  Population: Clydeside vs Highlands

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The population part of this site had increased in density (he he!) due to the first of two movies from Kirstin Croney. Kirstin's taste in music is right up my street and the movies using photostory very useful. This movie looks at differences in population between Clydeside and The Highlands.

 

Factors affecting Population Density

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Kirstin's second movie (again excellent music!) the title "The factors affecting population density. Many thanks!

 

 

 

Population Quiz

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Flash Movie

20 true or false questions based on the topic of population. A good way to fill a spare 5 minutes! Thanks to Darrin Potts for your efforts on this.


 

Introduction to Population

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Flash Movie

Excellent introduction to Population for KS4. It is an overview of the topic many key words and talking points. Many thanks to Michael Mayes for this superb effort!


 

Joey: should he stay or should he go?

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Flash Movie

Italy again...This can only be used as a starter to a mystery shown below focusing on the North/South divide.

http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/Joey.htm


 

Easter Island

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Flash Movie

I loved doing this!Population vs Resources: Easter Island

Easter Island: http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/Easter_Island/P

lay this starter movie get kids to record When? The Dutch admiral landed on Easter Island and What? The island is like….the movie is a story of them landing on the Island. Play it a few times…the water is very important!Class come up with theories on Why? Easter Island is like it is.


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Easter Island 2

Easter Island continued.....

Helen Edmondson has sent some further excellent resources to support the above. Helen has created some mystery cards and a frame to help pupils organise the information. She used this idea for our Y8 intake taster lesson - starting with a bit of information and then the first Easter isalnd movie(they were fascinated and really scared!). Helen then used her own movie (below) to give them a bit of help half-way through the task.

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Flash Movie

Mystery Cards

Information Gathering Frame


 

Population Starter

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Population starter with some great images from around the world! With thanks to Nicky Carey who used photostory for this one.

Top Work...great images!