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 * Case study headings for Prep


 * Causes (weather etc)
 * Impact (damage, cost, locations etc)
 * Effects (What went wrong and what would need to be done better next time)
 * Map
 * Timeline or flow diagram

Some notes on examination preparation

As discussed, the details for your examination revision are on the school website. For my classes, you do not need river flooding case studies. You should, as it says on the webpage, revise UK global locations. Use your global location revision booklets for this. You will be required to write an essay as half of the examination, and you could look over the exam writing sheets you have been given and/or the ones that may be found on the thinkingeography.com website. Go to ONLINE>>Chapter 8

Prep for 30 April 2010

Essay Write an essay on one of the following topics. Re-read the instructions on the sheet attached below. Remember that this sheet is not completed, so it does not spell out how to write your whole essay.

Do not spend too long on this. I don't expect a great essay, because this is the first you have done one. I do expect a good attempt!

Essay options

1. Rivers get faster and wider and deeper as they move from their upper to lower courses. Why might this be or not be true?

2. Rivers are going to be the cause of more and more world problems as history unfolds. Why might this be the case?

3. Rivers are key to the nature of settlements. To what extent is this the case?

4. Rivers are likely to be responsible for some of the greatest disasters in the 21st Century. Discuss

5. The nature of London is determined by the Thames. Discuss



Global Location: Revise the global location booklet for a test. Revise pages 1-6. You should expect to be scoring 80%+ on the test. It is a simple learning exercise. Best in the class will get a reasonably cool thing!

Work sheet



KMZ File



Photos are here: http://gallery.me.com/draklee#100249

Location 54°15'20.77"N 2°56'24.60"W

__Prep set on 5 February 2010__



Watch this video: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/20710-basics-of-geology-erosion-and-weathering-video.htm

If you have a PC use Internet Explorer; if you have a Mac, use FIREFOX, not Safari.

This provides some images which support what we have been discussing in class.

Answer the following questions in your books. Write the questions and answers.

1) How much does water expand when it freezes? 2) What is it called when minerals in rock rust? 3) How does rain become carbonic acid? 4) What is chemical weathering? 5) What is the most significant force of erosion?

Talk to your parents about your holiday/vacation plans this year. Discuss with them the topic we are studying. Ask them whether there is some way that you can incorporate some walks through varied landscapes, when you holiday, this year. Bring back to class some options you discussed with your parents. Can you get a guide book before you go and look out for different erosive and weathering features? **

__Prep set on 29 January 2010__



Read this:

Geology has a big impact on geography because the nature of rock that underlies the ground has an affect on how that ground might be used, and how that ground might change over time. Where underlying rock is rich in minerals, good quality soils may form leading to an area being a fertile agricultural area. Where underlying rock is tectonically active, an area might be suitable for the generation of geothermal power and it might therefore be a good place for a settlement or an industrial area. Sometimes the geology of an area will lead to the creation of beautiful landforms that become tourist locations, for example the Grand Canyon, or Niagara Falls.

Interestingly, geography can also have an impact on geology. The recent Sichuan earthquake in China was caused by the construction of a dam nearby which placed enormous pressure on the underlying rocks, pressure which resulted in an earthquake. The Norfolk Broads was an area where peat was removed for many years during Roman times which has then led to the area becoming flat as the fuel was removed. This in turn has changed the landscape into one which has developed its own special ecosystem and other geographical features which have made it an ideal recreational spot. It is now a National Park.

So, there are many relationships between landscape/geography/geomorphology and geology. This is why a good geographer has to have some understanding of geology.


 * Do this:

Make a list, in your books of examples where there are connections between geography and geology. You can involve your parents, brothers/sisters in this at home too. Ask them about their experiences and suggestions. Collect as many as you can. If you find it hard getting started think about places which are famous for their landscape/rock formations etc, and think about how they have been used in the past and how they are being used now.

In your books this prep should be around a page in length with each example showing the location of this example followed by some details of how specific rocks might have influenced the land and the way that people live on and use the land.**

Example: Coal in the UK: Coal reserves can be found throughout the British Isles. The location of coal has been important in the past because of the need for energy, and the location of industry has been affected by the location of coal. Even though industrial coal burning is less important today, the location of heavier industries in the UK is still reflected in the early distribution of heavy industry. Coal is still used to generate electricity, but steel manufacture has declined greatly in the UK.

Week beginning Monday 2 November

There will be a test on Environmental Issues in lesson 2 of this week.

Monday 21 September 2009

5000 hectares have been awarded to a new national park authority. The land has been badly damaged by logging. The area is suffering from soil erosion and some chemicals from the timber yard have leaked into the water table. The are has tracks all the way through it and near the river there is excessive soil erosion caused by the removal of trees and the leaving of large piles of soil.
 * Class work: Sustainability Task Force**

Your task is to develop the area into a sustainable national park. How are you going to do it?

In groups of two work out what your strategies will be.

Devise the following: 1. 5 Urgent 'Do right now' tasks 2. 5 medium term objectives 'Get done within the next 3 years' 3. 5 long term objectives 'Get done within the next 10 years.'

Remember you have to create a park which will draw visitors, get them to enjoy and use the park, keep costs down and run the park in such a way that it is sustainable.

The park is within an hour's drive of a big UK city.