Geography — Year 3 to GCSE

50 lessons, each with practice questions, a printable worksheet and an end-of-chapter test. Free to browse.

• The Structure of the Earth Years 6–9 · Earth is built in layers — crust, mantle, outer core and inner core — and we know this…
• Plate Tectonics Years 7–9 · Earth's crust is cracked into giant plates that drift on the mantle, meeting at…
• Volcanoes Years 8–10 · Volcanoes form where magma reaches the surface, mainly at plate boundaries and hotspots,…
• Earthquakes & Tsunamis Years 10–11 · Earthquakes release built-up stress at plate boundaries, can trigger tsunamis, and hit…
• Weathering & Erosion Year 9 · Weathering breaks rock down in place; erosion wears it away and carries it off —…
• Weather & Climate Years 6–8 · Weather is what the sky does today; climate is the long-term average pattern of a place.
• Measuring the Weather Years 8–11 · Each weather element has its own instrument and unit, and most are housed in a Stevenson…
• Global Climate Zones Years 7–9 · Climate changes with latitude, altitude, distance from the sea and ocean currents,…
• Ecosystems & Biomes Years 9–10 · An ecosystem links living things and their non-living surroundings through feeding and…
• Tropical Rainforests Years 10–11 · Rainforests grow in hot, wet equatorial climates in distinct layers, teem with life…
• The Water Cycle Years 6–8 · How water moves endlessly between sea, sky and land, and how drainage basins collect it…
• Rivers & River Landforms Years 7–11 · How rivers erode, transport and deposit material to carve valleys, waterfalls, meanders,…
• Flooding & River Management Years 9–11 · What causes rivers to flood, the damage floods do, and how hard and soft engineering try…
• Coasts & Coastal Landforms Years 10–11 · How waves erode and build the coastline, forming headlands, caves, arches, stacks,…
• Population & Population Change Years 6–10 · How and why the number of people on Earth changes, and how to read a country's age…
• Settlements & Urbanisation Years 7–9 · Why people cluster where they do, and how towns and cities are arranged into land-use…
• Settlements: Services & Sphere of Influence Years 7–11 · Settlements form a hierarchy from hamlet to city, and the size of a settlement controls…
• Megacities & Urban Challenges Years 8–11 · Why huge cities are growing fast in poorer countries, and how to make them work for…
• Migration Years 9–11 · Why people move, the forces that push and pull them, and how migration affects both…
• Development & Global Inequality Years 9–11 · What development really means, how we measure it fairly, and why the gap between…
• Economic Activity & Globalisation Years 10–11 · The four sectors of the economy, how jobs shift as a country develops, and how the world…
• Farming & Food Production Years 6–11 · A farm is a system of inputs, processes and outputs, shaped by physical and human…
• Industry & Manufacturing Years 7–11 · Manufacturing is a system of inputs, processes and outputs whose location is chosen by…
• Tourism Years 8–11 · Tourism grows because of rising wealth, cheaper travel and more leisure time, and it…
• Energy & Water Resources Years 9–11 · Countries meet rising energy demand with a mix of non-renewable and renewable sources,…
• Environmental Risks of Economic Development Years 10–11 · Economic development can damage the environment through soil erosion, desertification,…
• Countries of the World — Flags & Facts Years 8–9 · Explore every country's flag, capital, neighbours, languages, currency, what it's famous…
• Natural Hazards & Risk Years 6–10 · A natural hazard becomes a disaster only when it meets vulnerable, exposed people, so…
• Water, Food & Energy Resources Years 8–11 · The world produces enough water, food and energy, but supply and demand are unevenly…
• Climate Change & Sustainability Years 9–11 · A natural greenhouse effect keeps Earth warm, but extra greenhouse gases from human…
• Map & Grid Reference Skills Years 7–9 · Maps use compass directions, scale, symbols and grid references so that a four-figure…
• GIS, Contours & Fieldwork Years 10–11 · Contour lines and spot heights show a landscape's shape, GIS layers geographical data,…
• Map Skills & Geographical Enquiry Years 8–11 · Map skills (scale, bearings, gradient and cross-sections) and the fieldwork enquiry…
• Geography of the Muslim World Years 6–9 · Where the Muslim-majority world lies, and the deserts, rivers and mountains that shaped…
• The Geography of Hajj & Sacred Sites Years 7–9 · Where Makkah and Madinah lie, their desert setting, and the astonishing human geography…
• Great Muslim Explorers & Mapmakers Years 10–11 · The golden age of Muslim geography: Ibn Battuta's vast travels, Al-Idrisi's world map,…
• Amanah — Caring for the Earth Year 9 · The Islamic idea of the Earth as a trust (amanah) and humans as caretakers (khalifah),…
• Continents & Oceans (Year 3–5) Years 3–5 · Meet the seven continents and five oceans, find them on a world map, and learn about the…
• The United Kingdom: Countries & Capitals (Year 3–5) Years 3–5 · Discover the four countries of the United Kingdom and their capital cities, learn the…
• Where People Live: Cities, Towns & Villages (Year 4–6) Years 4–6 · Explore how people live in villages, towns and cities, why we settle near water and good…
• Mountains, Volcanoes & Earthquakes (Year 3–5) Years 3–5 · Discover what mountains are, how volcanoes erupt, and why the ground sometimes shakes in…
• Rivers & the Water Cycle (Year 4–6) Years 4–6 · Follow a river from its source to the sea and learn how water travels round and round in…
• Weather & the Seasons (Year 3–5) Years 3–5 · Explore different kinds of weather, learn how we measure it, and find out why we have…
• Map Skills: Compass, Symbols & Keys (Year 3–5) Years 3–5 · Learn the four and eight compass points, read map symbols using a key, understand a…
• Map Skills: Grid References & Scale (Year 4–6) Years 4–6 · Read simple 4-figure grid references, understand what scale means, and measure a short…
• The 50 States & Regions of America Years 3–7 · Meet all 50 states, discover why Washington D.C. is a capital but not a state, and learn…
• America's Landscapes: Mountains, Plains & Deserts Years 4–8 · Cross America from the ancient Appalachians to the jagged Rockies, roll across the Great…
• Rivers, Lakes & Coasts of America Years 4–8 · Follow the mighty Mississippi–Missouri as it drains the heart of the country, memorise…
• American Weather & Climate: Hurricanes, Tornadoes & Four Seasons Years 4–9 · Why one country holds nearly every climate on Earth — from arctic Alaska to tropical…
• Where Americans Live: Cities, Suburbs & Farmland Years 5–9 · How about 330 million Americans spread very unevenly across a vast land — packed cities,…