AS Work on Deforestation

Here's the powerpoint I asked you to look at about tropical rainforest deforestation. Please make sure you've read it carefully by next Wednesday!

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Antarctic shelf 'hangs by thread'

Here is a story from the BBC website published today regarding the ongoing problems in Antarctica.

This is especially useful for the current Year 9 Antarctica assessment.

Depressions - Year 10

As promised, here are a few websites for you to look at about depressions.

Try this powerpoint to show what we learnt today. BBC bitesize has a good summary of depressions, fronts etc (make sure you look at the next couple of pages on this website). The BBC website has some information about how depressions form - click on the Fronts section on tbe right as well for additional information. The Met Office has a more comprehensive explanation, including the weather associated with the passage of a depression.

When you've looked at these, have a look at the current pressure chart and the satellite photo, and see if you can spot the different features of a depression and how the weather will change over the next few hours. Good luck!

And if you want to see it again, you can download Postman Pat does Depressions here!

Largest earthquake for 25 years hits England!

Did the earth move for you this morning? We didn't feel the earthquake in Guildford but plenty of people did.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck just after 1am this morning with the epicentre at Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Read the full story on teh BBC website here.

Jumper - Anywhere is possible....with Geography!

Life in a shanty town

"Adama Gondor, a medic, will be keeping a regular diary for the BBC News website about running a clinic in a coastal slum of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
Here she discusses the challenges she faces in Kroo Bay, where shanty houses have been built on a rubbish dump on the banks of the Crocodile River."

This will be particularly useful for year 11 who have just been looking at conditions in shnaty towns.

Can you turn it off?

From 1800 on Wednesday 27th February for 24 hours, people in the UK are being asked to turn off any electric appliances that are not being used. Electricity usage is going to be monitored by the National Grid, who are hoping that demand will drop by between 1 and 3% as a result of this. E-Day, as event is being called, is being supported by many charities in the UK, but also big businesses. The event is being billed as your chance to do something about energy consumption - you can read about it here. Encourage your family and friends, and even your teachers, to turn it off on E-Day!

Coral reef bleaching

Here is an article about the use of ocean temperature monitoring equipment to try and protect vulnerable coral reefs. This is of increasing concern as an impact of global warming and climate change.

AS Field Trip to London Friday 8th February 2008

Here's a hastily put together slideshow of the photos I took today when we were in London looking at contrasting examples of urban redevelopment. Feel free to use any of them!

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Are we ready for the Effects of Global Warming?

The vast majority of scientists now believe that human activity is the cause of global warming, but until recently, they have expected that the effects of this warming will happen gradually over a number of decades or even centuries. This week, scientists have identified a number of tipping points which could be reached soon - these will begin a process of positive feedback, and speed up the warming process. Read about it here.

Air Pollution in London

AS Geographers have been looking at examples of how different cities suffer from, and try to manage air pollution. Here is London's latest attempt to reduce smog and pollution problems. This is a relevant and very up to date case study with which you could wow the examiners!!

Why choose Geography?

Play the short film below....


Choose Geography at option time!

Images of Global Warming

This website contains lots of pictures which show evidence of global warming. There are a number of different sections, but the Glaciers section has some particularly stark images.

Fancy a Starbucks?

A report out today shows that all is not going well for Starbucks! Read the full story on the BBC news website here.

This is a useful article for year 9s (studying globalisation as part of the 'Global Fashion Industry' topic and for A level (globalisation, role of multinationals and so on).

Weird Weather

For an unusual weather story, click here!

Nuts!

Here's an interesting film about globalisation and fair trade, as explained by an American peanut! Enjoy!

Divorce rises because of One Child Policy

A news article from the BBC today says that China's divorce rate has risen by over 20% in the last year. Some people suggest this is a result of the One Child Policy which has produced a generation of adults unable to sustain relationships. Click here to read the full article.

Increasing Rainforest Deforestation

Here are a few articles about the increasing rates of rainforest deforestation in Brazil.

Original story

A response

Increasing pressure

Rising Sea Levels and Tuvalu

AS Geographers - this is the link to the news report item from yesterday about the impacts of global warming and sea level rise on the South Pacific island of Tuvalu. There is an article here with lots of interesting links too. This is also relevant for GCSE and A2 students - a useful case study - as well as anyone else with an interest in the environment.

Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet

This is a really useful website that summarises the major physical events that have happened each week. It tells you where there has been earthquake and volcano activity, storms, highest and lowest temperatures and other interesting things, such as a snake invasion in SE Australia this week!

Is your home at risk of flooding?

Find out if your home is at risk of flooding with the maps on this website

A level Geography

From September 2008 we will be following the new AQA A-level syllabus. Click on the slideshow below to see what you will be studying (some of the formatting has changed when Slideshare converted it but you should still be able to read it!).
If you have any questions about this course please speak to a member of the Geography Department.

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Mrs Nurton's year 8 homework

Tuesday 15th Jan - homework 2 set today which is:
'Collect a weather map from newspaper or internet. Identify any areas where rainfall is happening and suggest what type of rainfall it is.'

If you can't remember the work you did on the different types of rainfall this link may help -click here

This is a powerpoint on the internet so you'll need to click through / scroll down to see it (don't worry if the first page is just a blank screen...scroll down, it will appear!)

Mozambique floods

This is topical because we've just started this topic in year 7.
Mozambique is flooding again. Click here for a Newsround guides to floods.

Use the controls at the bottom of the powerpoint below to see some of the images of the most recent flooding. It is likely to get worse!

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China's One Child Policy

Two excellent short films about the impacts of China's one Child policy can be found
here and here

Adopt a granny?

How will Italy cope with its ageing population?
Have a look at the three articles from the BBC below
Italians fear a poor old age

Adopt a granny

Italy's pensions timebomb

How are European countries encouraging women to have more children?

Click on this BBC article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4837422.stm to see how different European governments are encouraging women to have more children.

Click on the link below for more information about Italy paying 10,000 Euros for each child....An article from the Guardian
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/europe/story/0,,1081021,00.html

and here is an alternative way to increase their population

Santa should relocate to Kyrgyzstan...

According to an article on the BBC website Santa should relocate to Kyrgyzstan.....

Read the full article and the reasons why here

Thanks to Mrs Wright, a Head of Geography at a school in Leighton Buzzard for pointing this article out!

Father Christmas and climate change

Turn your sound up.....




Thanks to Steve, a Field Studies Leader in Lancashire for pointing this out!

Alphabet of Nations

Try this video from You Tube.



Personally I would have said 'West Xylophone' didn't exist but there is a website....
http://westxylophone.com/

Just proves you can't believe everything you read on the internet!

Thanks to Miss Ellis, a Geography teacher in Derbyshire for pointing this out!