Year 12

Hi Year 12,

Welcome to the Geography blog guys :)
Any work that is discussed in class or any handouts you might need, will be uploaded on this page

On this blog you will also find homework discussed and any additional notes


Physical Core

Chapter 1 - Hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology

1.1 The drainage basin system

Key terms & topic summary


1.2 Rainfall - Discharge relationships within drainage basins
Key terms & topic summary
Hydrographs



1.3 River Channel Processes and Landforms
Key terms & topic summary

1.4 The Human impact
Key terms & topic summary
Three Gorges Dam

Extra Notes
Hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology Revision Book


Chapter 3 - Rocks and Weathering

3.1 Elementary plate tectonics
Key terms & topic summary

3.2 Weathering and Rocks
Key terms & topic summary

3.3 Slope processes and development
Key terms & topic summary

- Just came across this article by the National Geographic, that talks about a mudslide that occurred on Saturday (23rd March 2014). It explains the phenomenon, the factors influencing mass movement & the ways of reducing their impact.
Link to article

3.4 The human impact
Key terms & topic summary


Homework on Rocks and Weathering
For Monday 31st March 
      ex. 2 & 3 p 78 in Section 3.3 Activities
      and read through Geofile Jan 2008 Hillslope Hydrology



Human Core

Chapter 1 - Population 

1.1 Natural Increase as a Component of Population Change
Key terms & topic summary
Replacement level (Youtube)
Population - Components of Change - notes
Geofactsheet - 175 Population trend-2050-Birth Dearth?
Geofile 507 Demographic change and population policy in China and India
Geofactsheet 562 Jan 2008 Population: US Update
Geofile - Contrasting Contemporary Population Issues – Three Case Studies
GeoFactsheet 196 - The Globalisation of Ageing
Population Pyramids of the World - timelines


1.2 Demographic transition
Key terms & topic summary

The DTM, the stages, the reasons and the limitations of the model
Demographic transition model of uk and india from Siti Muti'ah Ali Umar 

Geofactsheet 196 - The Globalisation of Ageing



1.3 Population - Resource Relationships
Key terms & topic summary

1.4 The Management of Natural Increase 
Key terms & topic summary 
China, an anti-natalist country

Extra Notes
N/A

Homework on Population
H/W for Wednesday 6th Nov 2013 (only 4a) - Tuesday 13th Nov 2013 (4b)
H/W for Monday 11th Nov 2013 read Geofactsheet 175 and Geofile 507 
H/W for Thursday 12th Dec 2013 


Chapter 2 - Migration


2.1 Migration as a components of population change
Key terms & topic summary

- Section notes ( on smart board )

2.2 Internal Migration
Key terms & topic summary

- Section notes ( on smart board )

2.3 International Migration
Key terms & topic summary

- Section notes ( on smart board )
Geofile Sept 2007 Migration case study: Poland to UK


2.4 A case study of international migration
Key terms & topic summary

- Section notes ( on smart board )

Extra Notes 
N/A

Homework on Migration
H/W for Monday 27th Jan 2014

Chapter 3 - Settlement Dynamics

3.1 Changes in rural settlements

3.2 Urban trends and issues of urbanisation

3.3 The changing structure of urban settlements

3.4 The management of urban settlements

- Section Notes (on smart board)



Revision

Summer 2008 Paper - Question 5 & 11 on Settlement Dynamics

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