KS3 Geography revision checklist

Key Stage 3 · National Curriculum

Maps and geographical skills

• Globes, atlases and finding places on EarthLesson →
• Ordnance Survey maps: grid references, scale and symbolsLesson →
• Showing height on maps, and reading aerial and satellite imagesLesson →

Plate tectonics, rocks and soils

• Geological time and plate tectonicsLesson →
• Plate boundaries, earthquakes and volcanoesLesson →
• Rocks and the rock cycleLesson →
• Weathering and soilsLesson →

Weather, population and cities

• Weather, climate and the UKLesson →
• Population: distribution, density and growthLesson →
• Urbanisation: why cities growLesson →

Rivers, coasts and glaciers

• The water cycle and drainage basinsLesson →
• River processes, landforms and floodingLesson →
• Coastal processes and landformsLesson →
• Glaciers and glacial landscapesLesson →

Climate change and extreme environments

• Climate change from the Ice Age to todayLesson →
• Hot deserts and polar regionsLesson →

Economy, development and resources

• Economic activity: primary to quaternaryLesson →
• International development: measuring the gapLesson →
• Using natural resources: water, food and energyLesson →
• GIS and planning a fieldwork enquiryLesson →

Africa, Asia, Russia and the Middle East

• Africa: countries, regions and citiesLesson →
• Asia: China and IndiaLesson →
• Russia and the Middle EastLesson →

Comparing Kenya and Mumbai

• A region in Africa: KenyaLesson →
• A region in Asia: Mumbai, IndiaLesson →
• Kenya and Mumbai: similarities, differences and linksLesson →

People, environments and fieldwork

• People and environments: the Amazon rainforestLesson →
• How people rely on natural systemsLesson →
• Fieldwork: presenting and analysing dataLesson →