Hi Year 13,
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
Extras
The following website has a lot of info on a-level subjects, it could be useful for your other subjects as well. In terms of Geography, it is very helpful however do not just rely on it, use the following links to find additional information.
S-Cool The revision Website
Palm oil plantations destroying animal habitats
PHYSICAL CORE - CHAPTER 2 - COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS
2.1 Wave, Marine and Sub-aerial Processes
Key terms & topic summary
- Marine Processes
- Coastlines of Erosion
2.2 Coastal Landforms of cliffed and constructive coasts
Key terms & topic summary
- Cliffed Profiles - Cliff Collapse Aldbrough, Holderness Coast
- Sand dunes case study - Ynyslas Sand Dunes, Wales
2.3 Coral Reefs
Key terms & topic summary
- Formation of Coral Reefs - Youtube
- Darwinian - (Dana) Theory of Formation - Youtube
- Coral Reefs Q & A session
2.4 Sustainable management of Coasts
Key terms & topic summary
- Geo Factsheet 141 - Coastal management of Holderness coast (Linked to section 2.2)
- Coastal Management (old book case study notes)
Extra notes on coasts
Coastal Environments Revision Book
Geography Book - Chapter 2 - Coastal Environments
Homework on Coasts
n/a
HUMAN CORE - CHAPTER 3 - GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE
3.1 Trade flows and trading patterns
3.4 The management of a tourist destination
Extra Notes on Global Interdependence
Global Interdependence - Revision Book
- 2 pages missing from revision book - link here
H/W for 29th Nov - Reading and Note taking
H/W for 27th Jan - ppq mark scheme, answer question 6(b)
PHYSICAL CORE - CHAPTER 3 - HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS
3.1 Hazardous environments resulting from crustal (tectonic) movement
Key terms & topic summary
- Ben's Project - tectonics
- Devon's Project - Tsunamis
- George's Project - Volcanic Gas
- Evangeline's Project - Lahars
3.2 Hazardous environments resulting from mass movements
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
3.3 Hazardous environments resulting from atmospheric disturbances
Key terms & topic summary
- The Coriolis effect and the creation of Tropical Cyclones
Video (Youtube) 1
Video (Youtube) 2
Video (Youtube) 3
- Hurricane Katrina
3.4 Sustainable management of hazardous environments
Key terms & topic summary
Extra Notes on Hazardous Environments
Hazardous Environments - Revision Book
HUMAN CORE - CHAPTER 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
2.1 Sustainable energy supplies
Key terms & topic summary
- Coal & Oil
- Three-Gorges Dam
- Natural Gas
- Nuclear Power
- Unconventional extraction of natural resources - Fracking (Hydraulic Fracturing) -
Environmental/Water degradation USA (Youtube)
- Article on Peak Oil
2.2 The management of energy supply
Key terms & topic summary
-Rio de Janeiro summit 1992
-International treaties and agreements-Rio summit and Kyoto
2.3 Environmental Degradation
Key terms & topic summary
-Sustained vs Incidental Pollution - Remember the boiling frog test? (Youtube video)
- Water Conflict on River Jordan
- Degraded Environments - Niger Delta (extended case study)
- Niger Delta ( notes )
- Rendina study site, Basilicata, Italy
- Greenpop - Trees for Zambia ( casestudy on a degraded environment - deforestation - organisation helping people in env.education, creating a tree nursery, afforestation & alternative energy technologies.
2.4 The management of a degraded environment
Key terms & topic summary
Extra Notes on Environmental Management
- Climate Change impacts (scenarios) with global mean annual temp. changes relative to 1980-99
On a lighter note here's a song with a much deeper meaning than we probably ever thought before - Colours of the Wind (Youtube)
Homework on Environmental Management
H/w for 2nd May
Practice paper - s13qp21&31 Hazards & Env. Management
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