Minature earth

Year 9 are currently looking at Ecosystems, population and resources.
Have a look at the video below from YouTube which shows what the world would look like as 100 people......(put the sound on too!)

Earthquake hits Kent!

An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale has hit Kent today (Saturday 28th April 2007) at 8.19 this morning. The map (from BBC News) shows that experts believe the epicentre to have been a few miles off the coast in the English Channel. The USGS (United States Geological Survey) measured the quake at 4.7, although the BBC news website states it measured 4.3 on the Richter scale.

Look at the following links for more information:
Earthquake strikes part of Kent from BBC News
Eyewitness accounts on the BBC News website
Lots of pictures and more details of the damage here

A huge crack in cliffs at Barton-on Sea which could cause a massive landslide could be linked to the earthquake. Read about it here.

Tour the EU in a minute!

Year 7 have just started looking at Italy. Click to Tour the EU in a minute !

Warning of bad hurricane season

The BBC reports that experts are again predicting a busy Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 17 named tropical storms forming - nine of which could become hurricanes. read the full article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6524017.stm

Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4588149.stm for an aminated guide on the formation of hurricanes and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2005/hurricane_katrina/default.stm has a whole section on Hurricane Katrina, which year 10 wll find particularly useful!

Revision guidance

You can download a revision booklet (not specifically Geography - EVERYTHING revision related from
http://www.4shared.com/file/14482513/ee2ec5b4/Tips_revision_guidance_FINAL_BOOKLET.html

Landslides

A2 students are looking at mass movements as part of their Geomorphological Hazards and Processes unit. This video shows you about recent landslides in Newfoundland, Canada - not a good place to be!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news/science_nature/video/89000/bb/89981_16x9_bb.asx

(Photo above from CBC News)

Globalisation of the car industry

Watch this video which explains the globalisation of the car industry



You might also want to look at the link in the earlier post (choose 'Globalisation' from the menu on the right)

A little bit of help for year 8 with their homework....

Year 8 need to do some research for their title page homework. The following links might help you....

http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate.htm is more information about plate tectonics

The map here http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ will show you where all the recent earthquakes have occurred. This one will too: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/

Information about the 10 biggest earthquakes on the Guardian site at http://www.guardian.co.uk/tsunami/story/0,15671,1380312,00.html

Volcano world at http://volcano.und.edu/ has lots of information!

Ecological footprints

Year 9 are starting 'Ecosystems, Population and Resources: Can the earth cope?' this half term.
First watch the short film which explains what an 'ecological footprint is.



Then use one of the following sites to find out what your own ecological footprint is:
http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp#

http://www.bestfootforward.com/carbonlife.htm

Or try this one...

Effects of climate change

The BBC has an excellent 'clickable map' to show the effects of climate change.

Go to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/6528979.stm

Hurricanes

Year 10 will shortly be studying the effects of hurricanes in LEDCs and MEDCs. Have a look at the video below from YouTube to show two such hurricanes

Geography Games

If you are going to play games, make them Geographical ones!

Darfur is Dying at http://www.darfurisdying.com/index.html

McDonalds game at http://www.mcdonaldsvideogame.com/

Stop Disasters at http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/

Sims Sweatshop at http://www.simsweatshop.com/game/

If you find another good Geographical game let me know!

Plate tectonics

Year 8 are starting 'The Restless Earth' as a topic in the Summer Term.

Click on the link below for a lesson on plate tectonics and different plate boundaries.

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/learnpremium/tectonic/Learningobjectives/Default.htm

Click on http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids.php for lots of information and activities.

Tsunami strikes Solomon Islands

An earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale has caused a tsunami on the Solomon Islands where at least 12 people have died. The following is taken from BBC news:

"The Solomon Islands has a population of about 500,000 people - many of them living on remote and widely scattered islands. Many people live in houses made of palm and bamboo on the islands' beaches.

Reports coming in of damage on outlying islands include:

• 300 houses destroyed in Sasamungga village on Choiseul island
• four people missing on Mono island
• waves seen 200 metres inland on Simbo island
• Ranunga island also hit
• bodies seen floating in the sea

Witnesses described the water reaching 50-70 metres (164-230 feet) inland on Ghizo.

Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6516759.stm for the full story.