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- An editable PowerPoint lesson presentation
- Editable revision handouts
- A glossary that covers the key terminologies of the module
- Activities and end-of-topic questions with answers to test knowledge and understanding

Physical Geography: The Water Cycle
The study of the water cycle is an essential topic in the KS3 Geography curriculum. By learning about the water cycle, students discover that it's far more than just the continuous movement of water on earth, but gain insights into how water interacts with the environment, ecosystems, and human activities. Through the subject of the Water Cycle, students gain environmental literacy, learn how rivers play a crucial role in the collection and transportation of fresh water, and how climate and weather are directly influenced by the water cycle. From a human geography perspective, students also learn about water as a resource and the importance of its availability, distribution and management, as well as the human impact by means of pollution, urban drainage, agriculture, and renewable energy.
This KS3 Physical Geography: Water Cycle module will enable students to:
- Understand how the water moves and circulates through the different stages of the water cycle
- Identify key processes in the water cycle
- Understand how solar energy drives the water cycle and how different parts of the cycle are interconnected
- Know how rain is formed and the different steps in its formation
- Understand how geographical factors produce variations in the water cycle
- Recognise how human activities can influence and even disrupt the water cycle
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More Physical Geography Modules
The Water Cycle is one lesson in our Physical Geography module. The other theory lessons can be found below:
Waterfalls
The Water Cycle
Coral Reefs
Boreal Forest
Hot Deserts
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