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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Y10 Coastal Landforms
Designing your own revision guide!
The Specification states that you need to know:
"Landforms resulting from erosion - characteristics and formation of headlands and bays, cliffs and wave cut platforms, caves, arches and stacks [and stumps]."
...and...
"Landforms resulting from deposition - characteristics and formation of beaches, spits and bars."
What do I have to do?
Your task is to create a revision guide which describes, illustrates and explains the formation of each of the features listed above.
You should split your revision guide into two clear sections - "Landforms of Erosion" and "Landforms of Deposition" - and include the following for each of the features:
- A clear title
- A case study example (PR will suggest a suitable example)
- A description of the feature
- An explanation of how the feature is formed
- A photo
- A hand drawn diagram or diagrams (which you could replicate in an exam)
Think carefully about layout and a consistent "corporate style" - each landform presented in the same way with the same page layout.
What resources can I use to help me?
- Resource Booklet
- Understanding GCSE Geography Textbook
- Y10 Pupil Folder on VLE - PowerPoint presentation on arches, stacks etc.
- Internet (see below)
http://www.geographypages.co.uk/holderness.htm
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/holdernesscoast.html
http://www.bennett.karoo.net/topics/coasts.htmlhttp://www.coastalexplorer.eastriding.gov.uk/
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Haiti 'quake: Death toll may be 200,000
One week on and the situation in Haiti shows few signs of improving...
Click on the links below to find out the latest news:
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Haiti Earthquake: Death Toll could top 100,000
Read the latest by following the links below:
"Race against time for Haiti earthquake aid" (The Times)
"Haiti quake: Obama announces $100m US aid package" (The Guardian)
View from above: interactive map (The Guardian)
"Haiti earthquake: aids floods in..." (The Telegraph)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Earthquake strikes Haiti
HUNDREDS FEARED DEAD IN HAITI EARTHQUAKE
Click on the links below to find out more:
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Copenhagen Climate Change Summit 2009 (COP15)
2009 ended with COP15 - the Copenhagen Climate Change summit (7-18 December).
So just how "ground-breaking" was it?
What was achieved?
Will it make a difference?
Or was all the talking just a load of hot air?
Follow the links below to find out more:
"After gruelling summit, a contested deal emerges on climate" (The Independent)
"Brown: we must learn lessons of Copenhagen" (The Independent)
"China says it achieved its goal in Copenhagen climate deal" (The Independent)
The UK's Big Freeze: the worst winter for decades
(Image: NEODAAS/University of Dundee)
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This AWESOME image (courtesy of the University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station) shows just how much of the UK is affected by the current "Big Freeze".
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The UK is currently experiencing some of the worst winter weather on record, with entire settlements cut off, roads blocked, rock salt levels dangerously low and temperatures as low as -21 degrees centigrade.
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Click on some of the following articles to follow events in more detail:
"Weather Report (08-01-10): cold weather still grips UK" (The Guardian)
"Food Costs to soar as big freeze deepens" (The Guardian)
"Fresh snow warning: 20cm forecast as big freeze continues" (The Telegraph)
"The winter of 1947: the worst in living memory" (The Telegraph)
"The Big Freeze 2010: an audit" (The Independent on Sunday)
"Why the Met Office got it wrong - again" (The Independent on Sunday)
"Shortage of grit may leave millions stranded" (The Times)
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