Year 9 Revision - a few words of advice

Here are a few tips on what you should be revising for your Geography exam:


The exam is a skills-based exam.


This means that you will need to use skills that you learnt throughout the year to answer questions about material that you may never have seen before.


These could be skills such as:

• Reading data from a graph / drawing a graph from data
• Being able to read information from a map
• Being able to read and analyse a text and answer questions about it.

You do not need to revise each topic that we have covered in detail. You should go through the material (Ghana - Development, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Environmental Quality Survey) and focus on the skills you studied.

Good luck!

Mr. Jonsson

Year 13 - Tourism in Antarctica

Can tourism in Antarctica be seen as a sustainable form of tourism? Evaluate this question with reference to examples (20 points - essay question)

Tips: Use the links in the right hand column of this blog. You also have a handout on Ecotourism (last page is on Antarctica). 4 of the links will take you to tour operators websites.

You need to define sustainable tourism (e.g. ecotourism). Evaluate the positive and negative impacts of tourism in Antarctica and see how this overall picture marries up with definitions of ecotourism.

Due first lesson after Easter Break (the only lesson we have before you go on study leave).

Any questions - drop me an email (found on this blog).

Year 12 TOK Practice Essay

What use is Logic? Why should we be ‘reasonable’?

Word count: 500

Use the resources in the library. Ask Ms. Wilkinson for the TOK leaflet and look up the sections on reason and logic.

Remember to look at the success criteria for the essay on the intranet.

Due next Day 6 (next Thursday, 18th March)

Year 12 - Pollution in the oceans

Pollution in the oceans: radioactive material, oil and chemical waste.

I would like you to produce a table (either on A3 or typed up) outlining the 3 types of pollution stated above (3 rows). Your table must have 3 columns (source of pollution, distribution of pollution, implications of pollution).

For the first column (source of pollution), describe where the pollution is coming from, i.e. what types of activities are a source of pollution).

For the second column (distribution of pollution), describe where the pollution is commonly found globally.

For the third column (implications of pollution), describe what affects the pollution is having on our environment, economies etc.

Use the websites below to research your table:

http://www.galileo.org/schools/crowther/science/blueplanet/ocean.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_pollution

http://marinebio.org/Oceans/Ocean-Dumping.asp

http://www.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/problems/pollution/

http://archive.greenpeace.org/nuclear/ospar2000/html/content/ospar00/docs/briefings/OSPARhistorybft.pdf

Due next day 5.

Year 12 - Fishing Conservation Policy Case Study (Essay)

The syllabus states:

Evaluate a case study of a conservation policy implemented to provide sustainable fish yields.

You are to produce an essay that outlines why conservation policies are needed in the world today (come up with a good title!).

Your essay needs to outline the various conservation policies that can be put in place, with a brief evaluation of each one (use the links below).

Finally, your essay must have a case study (with map) of a chosen conservation policy of your choice (use the links below or attempt to find your own material online by googling the various conservation policies, e.g. “catch share Iceland”). You must evaluate the effectiveness of this policy and highlight the positive and negative aspects of the policy.

Word limit 700-1000 words (please state word count on your essay).

Due next Day 2.

Links:

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Oceans/Aquaculture/

http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/solutions/sustainable-fishing

http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/conservation/marine/sustainable_fishing/

http://fiesta.bren.ucsb.edu/~costello/research/CatchShares/press.html

http://arrancoast.com/

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/footer/search?sort=newest&q=overfishing

http://documents.foodandwaterwatch.org/catchSharesFinal.pdf

http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=3332

http://www.fisheries.is/management/fisheries-management/nr/206

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080918170357.htm

Year 12 - Carbon and the Oceans

Get the Prezi presentation here:

http://prezi.com/mcrwg5hj5wv_/

Enjoy!

Year 9 Geography - Mini Essay on tectonic hazards

You have been asked to write a mini-essay for Geography. You must examine how MEDCs and LEDCs react differently to tectonic hazards. You should aim for 500 words.

Title: How do MEDCs and LEDCs react differently to tectonic hazards?

DUE: 9D/Gg2 - 15th January (Day 4)

9D/Gg3 - 14th January (Day 3) (also test on this day!)

9D/Gg1 - 19th January (Day 6)

Look at your timetable if you are not sure which group you are in.

Here are some tips for your essay

Use the following case studies and websites to help you:

Montserrat 1995 (LEDC) - Volcanic eruption

BBC Bitesize website

Another BBC website

San Francisco 1989 (MEDC) - Earthquake

Wikipedia page

Good website with lots of useful information

Remember to have an introduction, main body and conclusion.