Geography: Age 13

8 illustrated Geography lessons for Age 13.

From City Centre to Countryside Most big cities are arranged in rings, with tall office towers in the centre, then flats, then houses with gar…
A city spreading across the land Cities around the world are growing, and the fastest growth today is in Asia and Africa. Megacities of over 10…
Ships carrying world trade About 90% of the goods traded between countries travel by sea. Container ships sail along fixed routes, squeez…
From crack to stump on a headland Waves hit a rocky headland and force water and air into weak spots, slowly wearing the rock away. Over thousan…
City centre and city edge In a growing city, the middle is packed with tall buildings, while houses become lower and more spread out far…
City from Centre to Edge A city often has tall buildings packed near the middle. Around them, buildings get lower and then open land tu…
Headland Erosion Waves attack a rocky headland and slowly wear it into new shapes. A cave can become an arch, then a stack, and…
Layers of Air Above Earth Earth's atmosphere is stacked in layers, and each one sits at a different height. The higher you go, the thinn…