Earthworks: Students Book 3

Summary:
Earthworks is a course for Key Stage 3 National Curriculum Geography offering flexible, enquiry-based investigations to suit all abilities. This is the third book in the series, and is divided into units which examine topics such as cities, energy resources, and earthquakes and volcanoes.

There are four types of material in each unit: groundwork is stimulus material based on the pupils' own experience; framework material provides a range of single spread activities which investigate the essential concepts and skills required for the rest of the unit; the building blocks are a choice of in-depth enquiries into selected aspects of the topic; and Digging Deeper provides conceptually more demanding enquiries into issues. This title draws particularly from Africa and the Americas.

Table of Contents:
Unit 1 Earthquakes and volcanoes – Can people prepare for disasters?
1.1 Disasters in the news
1.2 Earthquake!
1.3 Volcanoes
1.4 Where do earthquakes and volcanoes happen?
1.5 Can people really live with the volcano?
1.6 Ready for the Big One?
1.7 What on earth has happened?
Unit 2 Development – Is there more to it than money?
2.1 What is the quality of life in your area?
2.2 What is development?
2.3 Development and population
2.4 Trade and aid
2.5 What does development mean to you?
2.6 Why did some countries develop more than others?
2.7 How can Honduras develop?
2.8 Debt in the family...and debt around the world
Unit 3 Cities – Can you see the patterns?
3.1 Bright lights for bright sparks!
3.2 Patterns in cities?
3.3 Changing land-use patterns
3.4 Does it matter where you live in the city?
3.5 How should Docklands be redeveloped?
3.6 How has the American city changed?
3.7 Should we concrete over the countryside?
Unit 4 Energy resources – What has global warming got to do with you?
4.1 Last one out, please switch off the lights!
4.2 Energy demand...and supply
4.3 Renewable and non-renewable resources
4.4 Global warming
4.5 Is any source of energy perfect?
4.6 The American dream, or environmental nightmare?
4.7 Can we get out of the greenhouse?
Unit 5 Water resources – Will the taps ever run dry?
5.1 How much water do you use?
5.2 Water supply in Britain
5.3 Dam-building – benefits and problems
5.4 Do we need a new reservoir?
5.5 Is life in the desert sustainable?
5.6 Is Africa at a watershed?
The USA – Your investigation
Unit 6 South Africa – The world in one country?
6.1 Are you sure that this is Africa?
6.2 Physical geography of South Africa
6.3 Human geography of South Africa
6.4 Division...and development in South Africa
6.5 How do regions in South Africa compare?
6.6 Can the city be united?
6.7 Is there a future in the countryside?
6.8 South Africa – the world in one country?

About the Author(s):
John Widdowson was formerly a Head of Humanities, and an Advisory Teacher in the London Borough of Newham. He is author of Hodder Murray's Geography for Common Entrance and Map Skills for Common Entrance, and co-author of GCSE Geography in Focus.