Year 13 - Cold Environments Focus

The information about the focus is below:

Cold Environments
• Explore the links between climatic processes and the distribution of cold
environments today and why that distribution has been different in the past.
• Research a range of different active and relict glacial and periglacial environments which are the product of specific climatic processes and climate change.

Make sure for your next lesson you bring in all of your Cold Environments work.

Miss H

Extra Reading - Week 3

Year 10 - Biodiversity

Fantastic website which goes into detail about why the Amazon rainforest is being destroyed: http://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/amazon_destruction.html

Year 11 - Use of Resources

Very up to date information about the demand for oil worldwide: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/oil-demand-to-rise-for-25-years-despite-green-push-iea-2129850.html

Year 12 - Arguments for and against Globalisation

This article extends some of the arguments we have looked at during lessons:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/941031.stm

Year 13 - Murray River Basin and the Impacts of Water Shortages:

http://www.economist.com/node/13611117?story_id=13611117

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/28/adelaide-water-drought

Extra Reading - Week 2

Year 10 - Biodiversity

2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. Watch the introduction video and read the 'about' section.

http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/

Year 11 - On exam leave

Year 12 - Migration issues Affecting the UK and Europe (becareful of bias in all of the articles)

European Migration: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8536194.stm - also look at the links on the right-hand side.

Illegal Migrants affecting Europe:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2009/06/m.html

Asylum Seekers: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/25/asylum-seeker-numbers-fall

http://www.migrationwatchuk.org/Briefingpaper/document/108

Year 13 - Water Quality Issues in Europe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4534542.stm
http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/World_Outlook/europe_-_major_water_problems.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/contamination-fears-after-leak-from-french-nuclear-waste-plant-863928.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11498884

Year 13 Cold Environments - ANWR (becareful of bias in each site)

http://www.defenders.org/programs_and_policy/habitat_conservation/federal_lands/national_wildlife_refuges/threats/arctic/index.php

http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/ANWR/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4542853/ns/us_news-environment

Yellow River Resources

These links will help!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3937403.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6172360.stm
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/one-third-of-fish-species-in-yellow-river-dead-432776.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/25/water-china

Independent Reading - Week 1

Use the articles and links below to extend your understanding and knowledge - be a better Geographer!

Year 10 Restless Earth: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8510900.stm

Year 11 Controlled Assessment: http://www.happisburgh.org.uk/press/edp161010.html Recent article on the coastal erosion in Norfolk.

Year 12 Population Change: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=950 Excellent up to date info on the changing UK population. Use the menu down the right-hand side for other information on ageing.

Year 13 the Middle East and water: http://cejiss.org/assets/pdf/articles/vol2-2/m.obidallah_water_and_conflict.pdf Academic article written about the importance of water in this region.

Geography in the News:

1) Tourism in Botswana: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/fast_track/9155910.stm

2) Volcano in Indonesia: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11706635

3) Aftermath of Haiti earthquake: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11709101

4) Pakistan floods, 3 months on: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11695629

Superpower Theories

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B4cjglZYANJ9N2EzNzAzZjMtODY5ZS00ZjcwLWIyN2UtNGM5ZjI5ZjU2Y2Zj&hl=en&authkey=CNmAhOsO

Complete the table on the second slide comparing the different theories about how superpowers develop. The rest of the powerpoint will help a little and then your book pages 108 - 110 will also give you some ideas. Towards the end of the powerpoint there are couple of tasks to do to compare how China and India have developed.

Miss H

Neo Colonialism

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/artikel.php?ID=112075

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/08/china-pledges-10bn-loan-africa
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5673437/India-joins-neocolonial-rush-for-Africas-land-and-labour.html

Saving Water

Follow this link: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/beinggreen/118941.aspx

Glacial Transportation and Deposition

Glacial Transportation
http://cgz.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/schools/cgz/accounts/staff/rchambers/GeoBytes/AS%2520A2/A2/Glaciation.Web/glacial_transport.htm

Glacial Deposition
http://cgz.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/schools/cgz/accounts/staff/rchambers/GeoBytes/AS%2520A2/A2/Glaciation.Web/glacial_deposition.htm

Glacial Processes

These links will help but it doesn't mean you can't look at others!

Weathering:
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10r.html

Erosion:
http://cgz.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/schools/cgz/accounts/staff/rchambers/GeoBytes/AS%20A2/A2/Glaciation.Web/glaciation.hmp.htm

Sahel Region - Water Crisis

These links will help you with your research:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/millions-face-starvation-as-niger-prays-in-vain-for-rain-2022190.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/10-million-face-famine-in-west-africa-1986875.html?action=Popup

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/pressoffice/?p=13833&v=newsblog

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8751000/8751252.stm

Remember to meet the criteria!

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR YEAR 13

I have looked at my diary and will not be in school next Wednesday because it is a CED day. I know some of you were planning to come and see me then. Instead, please come and see me Tuesday morning or Monday before break. You can also email me.

AS Florida Resources

Below are the resources for the AS Crowded Coasts Florida case study:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfNDI1bWo5NmNiZ24&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfNDE4aHNiaGd6Z3Q&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfNDE3ZDM2Y2I3Z2I&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfNDEyaGJwanBnZjU&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMzg3Z2txcGoyZm4&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMzgzMnE4NGR0Y2Y&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMzc5eGtjMjNoa3Q&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMzc4enc2bm1jaGo&hl=en

A2 SIDS Synoptic - a perfect answer!

Hi,
I have written this answer and the key shows where I have referred to the answer and when I have been synoptic. Have a look at it and have a go at writing an answer youself which I can mark.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfNDI5NW04bW1obW4&hl=en

Miss H

Cold Environments Questions

Link:http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMzc1YzlwNGtiNXQ&hl=en

Crowded Coasts Revision

New Crowded Coasts revision guide now on the Year 12 Revision Page. Click on the link above.

Synoptic - SIDS management powerpoint

Hi all,
the link below takes you to the management powerpoint.

http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4cjglZYANJ9MjFlZTAwZmEtZGNlNS00N2ZlLWE2YWQtNmZjZjE4MjBkODk1&hl=en

A2 Synoptic Possible Questions (Pacific SIDS)

Hi,
follow the link below to the document:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMzczY2I3NDU4Y2M&hl=en

Technological Fix resources

The two links take you to the articles on the Amish and North Korea.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMzcxdzZiNHZ3ZDQ&hl=en

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMzcwaGh4NnRkMnc&hl=en

Miss Kent - Crowded Coasts

These are the two documents: one is a revision document and the other is for your homework!

http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMTM2Mmc5emJoZHQ&hl=en

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMTM1ZzVkYjlnZDM&hl=en

Year 13 work - South Africa

Hi all,

the powerpoint and resources needed for the activities are below.

http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4cjglZYANJ9MzE3MWViZmQtOGIxZi00ODM0LWFkYjUtYjFmMDExNzc1MDAw&hl=en

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMTMwY3g0ZmhzZDU&hl=en

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMTI2Y3d6c2ZnZG0&hl=en

Lagos video for those who weren't in the lesson: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/spotlight+on+lagos+poverty+crisis/1546447

If you have any problems then email me.

Miss H

Cold Environments Model Answer

If you are still unsure about the mock quetsion then read Mr O's essay below! It is more than you can write in the real exam but it covers the content.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYcjglZYANJ9ZGZ2czhwZnJfMTE5Z3JxaDY1Zm0&hl=en

Ice Sheet Case Study

the link below takes you to a very good website which illustrates the different landforms created in Canada after the retreat of an ice sheet.
http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/landscapes/pdf/glacial_meltwater_e.pdf

This link is about the landforms an ice sheet has created in Wisconsin http://www.iceagetrail.org/landscape.htm