Geography · GCSE · Resources & Environment
Developing hot deserts: opportunities and challenges
gcse-geog-3-1-2-3cFree6:44Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standardPlays from youtube-nocookie.com. No YouTube cookies until you press play.
What you need to know
- Hot deserts offer opportunities such as mineral extraction, energy, farming and tourism.
- Extreme heat, scarce water and poor access make development difficult.
- A named desert case study shows both sides.
In this clip
1:06–1:30Natural hazards and hazard riskgcse-geog-3-1-1-11:30–11:09Plate tectonics theory and where hazards happengcse-geog-3-1-1-2a11:09–21:22Effects of and responses to earthquakes and eruptionsgcse-geog-3-1-1-2c21:22–28:14Where and how tropical storms formgcse-geog-3-1-1-3b28:14–34:19Effects of and responses to tropical stormsgcse-geog-3-1-1-3d34:19–36:07Extreme weather in the UKgcse-geog-3-1-1-3f36:07–44:48Natural and human causes of climate changegcse-geog-3-1-1-4b44:48–50:50A small UK ecosystemgcse-geog-3-1-2-1a50:50–58:54Rainforest climate, soils and interdependencegcse-geog-3-1-2-2a58:54–61:24Hot desert climate, soils and interdependencegcse-geog-3-1-2-3a61:24–68:08Developing hot deserts: opportunities and challengesgcse-geog-3-1-2-3c68:08–70:43Cold environments: climate, permafrost and interdependencegcse-geog-3-1-2-4a70:43–74:30Developing cold environments: opportunities and challengesgcse-geog-3-1-2-4c74:30–82:20Waves and coastal erosion, transport and depositiongcse-geog-3-1-3-2a82:20–91:18River erosion, transport and depositiongcse-geog-3-1-3-3b91:18–94:01Managing river floodsgcse-geog-3-1-3-3f94:01–98:53The last ice age and how glaciers workgcse-geog-3-1-3-4a98:53–100:17Tourism in a glaciated uplandgcse-geog-3-1-3-4eAlso coversConstructive, destructive and conservative plate marginsgcse-geog-3-1-1-2bAlso coversLiving with tectonic riskgcse-geog-3-1-1-2dAlso coversGlobal atmospheric circulation: pressure belts and windsgcse-geog-3-1-1-3aAlso coversStructure and features of a tropical stormgcse-geog-3-1-1-3cAlso coversManaging climate change: mitigation and adaptationgcse-geog-3-1-1-4dAlso coversDeforestation: rates, causes and impactsgcse-geog-3-1-2-2cAlso coversCoastal landforms of erosiongcse-geog-3-1-3-2cAlso coversManaging the coastgcse-geog-3-1-3-2eAlso coversFlood risk and hydrographsgcse-geog-3-1-3-3eAlso coversGlacial landforms of erosiongcse-geog-3-1-3-4bAlso coversGlacial landforms of transport and depositiongcse-geog-3-1-3-4cHeddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.3/7, Below the standard
- Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
- On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
- Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
- Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
- Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
- Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
- Proven · not judged yet. Earned from our students: they learn from it, find it helpful and watch it to the end.
Our students
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Our own students' answers. These are what move ★7 Proven.Why we picked it
Very long whole-paper recap of AQA GCSE Paper 1 with case studies; suits Year 11 revision in sections.
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