Exam Board: WJEC/Eduqas Level: AS/A-level Subject: Geography First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2017 (AS), Summer 2018 (A-level) Reinforce students' geographical understanding throughout their course; clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers help students improve their exam technique and achieve their best. Written by a teacher with extensive examining experience, this guide: - Helps students identify what they need to know with a concise summary of the topics examined at AS and A-level - Consolidates understanding through assessment tips and knowledge-check questions - Offers opportunities for students to improve their exam technique by consulting sample graded answers to exam-style questions - Develops independent learning and research skills - Provides the content students need to produce their own revision notes

Why is the ocean salty?

How do whales stay warm?

What causes tides to rise and fall?

How do oil spills affect ocean animals?

Now you can discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions about the ocean—the earth's last frontier. Janice VanCleave's Oceans for Every Kid makes learning about the ocean and its inhabitants an intriguing adventure. Use a bottle, pennies, a straw, and clay to demonstrate how submarines rise. Make your own wave holder with index cards and a plastic folder. Through these and other activities you'll find out how fish move up and down in water, how pollutants move into the ocean, how to navigate without a compass, how to map the surface of the ocean floor, and much more.

Each of the activities begins with a statement of purpose followed by a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and an easy- to-understand explanation. Every activity has been pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively at home or in the classroom.

Also available in the series from Janice VanCleave:

• ASTRONOMY FOR EVERY KID
• BIOLOGY FOR EVERY KID
• CHEMISTRY FOR EVERY KID
• DINOSAURS FOR EVERY KID
• EARTH SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID
• ECOLOGY FOR EVERY KID
• GEOGRAPHY FOR EVERY KID
• GEOMETRY FOR EVERY KID
• THE HUMAN BODY FOR EVERY KID
• MATH FOR EVERY KID
• PHYSICS FOR EVERY KID

When we throw a piece of paper in the rubbish, it goes straight into landfill. But for paper, there could be a new life awaiting it. When we recycle paper, it goes on an eco journey as it gets turned into something new. Help to save the planet, recycle that piece of paper and find out about its eco journey.

When we throw a drinks can in the rubbish, it goes straight into landfill. But for a drinks can, there could be a new life awaiting it. When we recycle a drinks can, it goes on an eco journey as it gets turned into something new. Help to save the planet, recycle that drinks can and find out about its eco journey.

Exam board: WJEC and WJEC Eduqas Level: GCSE Subject: Geography First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 Build, practise and improve exam skills throughout your WJEC / Eduqas A GCSE Geography course to boost confidence and grades in the final exams. Suitable for all abilities, this write-in workbook enables students to: - Understand how to approach, plan and structure exam responses, working through activities with step-by-step breakdowns and tips for every question type and every paper - Apply their newly-developed exam skills and existing geographical knowledge to exam-style questions that include mark allocations - Tackle the challenges of high-tariff questions and command words, with in-depth guidance and plenty of examples for 'how far do you agree' and 'to what extent' questions - Learn independently at home or in class, using the online answers to check their responses to exam-style questions This book covers the content of: - 2016 WJEC GCSE (A*-G) Geography specification regulated by Qualifications Wales - 2016 WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Geography A specification regulated by Ofqual

New Wider World supports the GCSE, Cambridge IGCSE and Edexcel International GCSE specifications, and has been reviewed and recommended by University of Cambridge International Examinations.

This series aims to encourage children to access the wonder of the world around them. The books have two reading levels, with a simple sentence on each page for beginners, and more complex information for more confident readers. This text shows a jellyfish using its tentacles to catch food.

An introduction to the common characteristics of a rural community.

An introduction to the common characteristics of an urban community.

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It doesn't take a superhero to save the world, it takes everyone doing their bit. Join the Small Steps Revolution and make a real change. Our revolutionaries are waiting to share the small steps you can do to be part of the solution. VIVA LA SMALL STEPS REVOLUTION!

When we throw a glass jar in the rubbish, it goes straight into landfill. But for glass jars, there could be a new life awaiting them. When we recycle glass jars, they go on an eco journey as they get turned into something new. Help to save the planet, recycle that glass jar and find out about its eco journey.

When homework feels like a big mountain to climb for your kids, help them reach the top of their geography class with this unique step-by-step visual guide. Covering all the core subjects for 10-16 year olds, from oceans to volcanoes to climate change and population growth, this invaluable guide allows parents and kids to work together to understand even the trickiest topics. Inside of the pages of this subject aid, you'll find: - Supporting core national curriculum geography topics for ages 10-16 years, Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 - Concepts of human and physical geography, including fieldwork skills, using easy to follow explanations - Presents practical skills necessary for succeeding in the subject - Provides key support for developing geography skills at home alongside school studies Fully revised and updated for 2021, to include global pandemics, climate change, mega cities data science. Help Your Kids with Geography builds confidence, reduces stress, and makes even the most difficult aspects of this subject simple, clear, and accessible for children in key stages 3-4. Brush up on your own knowledge of the earth sciences, weather systems, topography and bio-geography with interesting facts to help your kids navigate the longitude and latitude of their homework. DK's Help Your Kids With series covers a range of school subjects such as Maths, Science, English, Computer Coding, Computer Skills and there's even a Help Your Kids With Study Skills, to make school work less frustrating for students and parents.

Need something built in your local area? Meet the Local Area Builders! From schools to shops and playgrounds to parks, these kids know how to build the best local area you could ever imagine. Watch them turn empty spaces into towns and cities bursting with things to do and places to see in this fun and fact-filled series!

Find out everything there is to know about the city of Edinburgh in this fascinating city guide. Learn about Edinburgh's history, its location, culture, festivals, hidden gems and even where the best places to shop are! A map of Edinburgh city centre will help you find the locations of the key places mentioned in the book. Impress your friends with your knowledge of this beautiful and historic city.

This particular category focuses on our beautiful planet Earth. Replete with valuable information and amazingly beautiful photographs, these encyclopaedias will surely carve a special place in the minds of the young readers.

Each World Sport book reveals an ideal location for learning a particular technique essential for mastering the sport, from trimming a surfboard along a wave in Windansea, California, to sailing the Whitsundays, Australia. Opening with perfect beginner locations and techniques, the complexity develops, leading readers through to expert-only locations and techniques, building an understanding of technique and equipment as they go.

An earthquake shakes a snow-covered mountain. The fresh snow slides down. It's an avalanche!

Take a tour through Earth's most amazing habitats and discover the astonishing variety of life on our planet. From forests and ocean to deserts and the frozen Poles, explore Earth's major ecosystems and the different communities of animals and plants that live in each one. Illustrated in incredible detail with CGI images, children aged 7-11 will pore over the pages of this breathtaking visual journey through Earth's incredible ecosystems. Dip beneath the sunlit surface of the Coral Sea to discover a reef bursting with life. Voyage to the frozen north to find out which animals survive on the icy Arctic tundra. See the sunrise over the Sonoran Desert in spring as this arid landscape bursts into bloom. Find out how animals and plants are adapted to their environment and how they interact with their surroundings and each other, from a teeming tropical rainforest to the hostile conditions of a high mountain peak or the icy Poles. This incredible nature book for children features: - 14 stunning double-page CGI illustrations, each showcasing a different habitat from across the world, from the Arctic to Australia. - Details from the main scene are pulled out and placed around the edges of the page for readers to find in the illustration and to give extra information. - All of Earth's major habitats and the animals and plants that live there. - A lively and engaging introduction text guides the reader through each habitat, and draws out details from the artwork. Habitats of the World is for anyone fascinated by the incredible diversity of life on Earth, perfect for children and parents to read together. Packed full of natural wonders and iconic animal species, this book shows how life on Earth is interconnected and knitted together in a delicate balance.

Collins Primary Geography has been developed to provide full coverage of the national curriculum requirements for geography in the primary school. The four Key stage 2 primary geography books provide a progressive, skills based scheme for the junior years. Each book is divided into units covering physical, human and environmental geography. There are also case studies of contrasting localities in the UK, Europe, Asia and the wider world. The pupil books use an extensive range of evidence to stimulate the children's interest and encourage investigative skills - photographs, maps, satellite images artwork, charts and diagrams. Each pupil book has an accompanying teacher's guide which contains copymasters. Locations focussed on in Book 6 include:

There's so much to see up here on the street, but it's even more interesting under our feet! This informative title looks at our ancestors, and what their ancient bones tell us about the living, breathing people they were. From stone age man to a terracotta army, we know ourselves because we know the people under our feet.