Geographical Issues & Challenges KS3 Geography Resources & Revision Materials

The resources in this Geographical Issues and Challenges module will teach you about key issues facing our world today in order to equip them with the knowledge and skills to contribute to addressing these challenges in the future. Topics in this module include resources like water, food, and energy, as wellasconflict, climate change, environmental campaigns and sustainable development goals.

These topics are of particular importance since understanding resources helps students know how natural resources are distributed around the world, how they are used, and the impact of their use on the environment and societies.

When students understand the importance of natural resources, it's a natural progression to exploring and understanding the nature conflict around the world and how geographical factors can contribute to disputes over resources or territorial boundaries.

One of the most pressing challenges of our times is that of climate change. Studying our historical and current use of natural resources can help students realise the causes, impacts, and potential solutions for it. This naturally leads into the topic of environmental campaigns, wherein awareness and driving actions can play a crucial role in solving environmental issues.

This culmiates in better understanding about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are a set of global goals set by the United Nations to achieve better and more sustainable future for all. Studying this topic helps students understand not only what the goals are, but why they are important, how policy is shaped around them, and how geography can contribute to achieving them.