Chasewater 2011

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Global Warming

A sure sign of global warming

Here is some useful websites for the global warming year 9 assessment:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jan/31/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-country-data-co2
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/29/carbon-emissions-nuclearpower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol

Year 11 Geography Trip September 2011

Cardingmill 2011

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Year 9 Homework Task

Humanities Homework Project (Year 9 Geography)
Geography of War

Aims: The aims of this project are to give you practice at working on a piece of homework over an extended period of time. This is the type of work which is important for GCSE exams and so we hope that by getting used to it now you will be able to increase your marks higher up the school.

Marking: This homework is levelled marked in accordance with the national curriculum for Geography. The criteria looks at concepts i.e. place, space, interdependence, scale, environmental interaction, changing patterns and diversity. This homework concentrates on just 4 of these concepts and their contribution to the levels can be seen below.
You will be given a level, effort and a target for this homework. Your target will be highlighted somewhere on the mark scheme. There are also some general targets which should also be considered when looking on how to improve.

Deadline: The deadline for this work is written on the Humanities notice board. Failure to complete work will result in a Humanities detentions.

The Project: You are going to do some research on War. Your write up needs to consist of 4 parts of research, read below for tips.

Part 1 – What is war?
Tips: Describe what war is

Part 2 – Why does war happen?
Tips: Discuss the different reasons why war happens. Think political, religious etc

Part 3 – Impacts of war
Tips: Look at what happens because of war i.e. issues with the environment (destruction of habitats, derelict buildings etc), people (homelessness, crime, loss of family), money (lack of money for schools and hospitals etc) – what are the knock on problems of these issues.

Part 4– Case Study
Tips: Research a recent war and tell us about it i.e. reasons for it and consequences of the war on the people, country and the world. Use dates, facts, figures, pictures.


DEADLINE FOR HANDING IN MY PROJECT 28TH NOVEMBER

The tube map

This is one of the most used maps in the country, but why doesn't it follow the normal rules of maps?

Competition Time

What country have a one child policy to help bring the countries population down?

Notice anything weird?

Reading in Geography

Want to know more about Geography? Why not have a read of these great Geography books?

 



There are loads of others too.

Global Warming

How much do you know about Global Warming?  These clips might help you

Year 11 Geography

Don't forget to return your reply slip for the Carding Mill Valley trip ASAP

Competition Time

What is the highest mountain in the World?

The first person to get the question correct wins a prize.

Ali G on Recycling

Ali G investigates the importance of recycling.

Year 9 Geography Trip

Year 9 Field Geography Trip

Monday 26th September

Chase Water Outdoor Activity Centre

In recognition that Geography is an exciting subject that is best studied outside of the classroom, the Geography Department have organised a field trip to Chasewater Activity Centre. Chasewater is situated on a large site which includes a lake, wetland area and woodland habitat’s making it an ideal place to study the natural environment. Activities on the day will include a fully guided pond dipping session and nature walk, followed by the team based geography challenge in the afternoon.

The emphasis of the trip is for Students to gain practical field work experience and also help improve their understanding in preparation for GCSE Geography. The cost of the trip is part subsidised and limited to a maximum of 50 students at a cost of £8.50.
Students are not required to wear school uniform, but it is advisable to wear practical warm clothing and sensible shoes. Waterproofs are also recommended. We will depart from school at 9.00am and return by 3.20pm.

For further information, please see Mrs. Cordon or Mr Carter in the Geography Department.
 

Michael McIntyre does Google Earth

This is a great clip of Michael Mcintrye on one of his Comedy Roadshows but it is well worth a look because I know you all do this.

http://www.talktalk.co.uk/video/28145/comedy/Michael-McIntyre-on-Google-Earth/#28145

Was i right?

Geography and film

Geography is often portrayed in film in many ways and sometimes by just watching a film can really support your knowledge and understanding in Geography.  My personal favourite is 'Slumdog Millionaire' for showing the shanty towns of Mumbai. 

However, there are many more examples:
Brassed Off – industrial decline in the UK
The Day After Tomorrow – climate change has never been this traumatic!
City of God – the daily lives of young people in the favelas of Rio
Twister – the formation and impact of a twister
There Will Be Blood – industrial growth of a more economically developed country
Dante’s Peak – shows most of the features of a volcano
The Full Monty – industrial decline within the UK
Hotel Rwanda - refugees
Blood Diamond - the diamond trade
Finding Nemo - coral reefs

However one film I haven't seen yet is Rio.  I am really looking forward to watching this as I think it is something i can use when i teach Brazil to year 7.  What do you think?

Have you got a favourite geography film? or can think of any to add to the list  Tell us more  .....

Hurricane Katia could reach the UK

Severe gales and flooding are expected to hit parts of the UK as hurricane Katia makes its way across the Atlantic.  Winds of up to 80mph are predicted to hit north-west Scotland by Monday, with Northern Ireland, north Wales and northern England also likely to be affected.

Photo and text from the Guardian

Don't forget the History

Well done to those of you who have managed to do the blog homework, don't forget to look in the history as their is some useful information there as well

Mrs. C

Geography Homework

Hi Everyone

If you are visiting this website for homework, well done for getting this far. Now you need to try and post a comment about one of the many stories on the blog (don't forget to check the history as well).  Don't forget to write your name after your comment so we know you have done your homework.  Your comment won't appear straight away as they have to be approved.

Good Luck

Mrs. C

Aid reaches Libya

A World Food Programme relief ship carrying 30 tonnes of UK aid including food, medical supplies and water purification tablets have arrived in Misrata, Libya.

To find out more about how the UK is helping people in need in Libya, visit
www.dfid.gov.uk/libyaunrest

Google begins Amazon river Street View project

Google has adapted its existing Street View equipment to be effective in the vast Amazon terrain

To read more have a look at the link to the article..


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14592184

Hurricane Irene

More than two million people on the US east coast have been told to evacuate their homes as Hurricane Irene nears, packing winds of 90mph (150km/h).

Photography source: BBC

Track the hurricane: http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201109.html

Read more:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14690942

How do hurricanes form?

GCSE Results 2011

A massive congratulations to last years, year 11 Geographers who achieved an amazing 97% A* to C.  The best results ever for Geography at Aston Manor.  So well done for all your hard work and determination.

Mrs. Cordon

Michael Palin: geography students hold the key to the world's problems

Very interesting article, have a read, what do you think?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/aug/18/geography-top-10-alevel-subjects

What Geography have you experienced this summer?

Tell us what Geography you have seen, done or experienced this summer, we would love to know?

The Geography of Crime

The police map crimes and look for patterns of behaviour when tracking suspects and within the year 7 settlement unit we consider patterns, influences, impacts and communities. But does our opinion change when it’s on our on door step. Here are two articles on the Birmingham riots from August 2011. What do you think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-14458254
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-14452468
 
Photo from AOL news

East Africa Food Crisis Appeal

  

Famine, drought and conflict have left millions of people needing food, water and healthcare. The UN says that in the last few months, tens of thousands of Somalis have died of causes related to malnutrition. Most of them were children.

Very poor rainfall in the region (which includes Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Uganda) has led to the driest period in 60 years for some areas, leading to crop failures and deaths of livestock.

High and increasing staple food prices, as well as regional conflict, are combining with the weather to make a bad situation even worse.

The rate of refugees from Somalia arriving in southern Ethiopia has increased from 5,000 a month to more than 30,000 in the second week in June. Almost half the children arriving in Ethiopia from Somalia are malnourished.

Want to donate to the help the famine crisis
http://www.unicef.org.uk/landing-pages/donate-east-africa/?gclid=CI3N55ys2aoCFQENtAod92LU7A&sissr=1

Photo from the BBC, Red Cross, Unicef

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Did you know?

Every second . . we lose an area the size of two football fields!
Every minute . . we lose an area 29 times the size of the Pentagon!
Every hour . . . we lose an area 684 times larger than the New Orleans Superdome!
Every day . . . we lose an area larger than all five boroughs of New York City!
Every week . . . we lose an area twice the size of Rhode Island!
Every month . . .we lose an area the size of Belize!
Every year . . . we lose an area more than twice the size of Florida!

"If present rates of destruction continue, half our remaining rainforests will be gone by the year 2025, and by 2060 there will be no rainforests remaining."

Want to help have a look at these links:
http://www.savetherainforest.org/
http://www.rainforestconcern.org/

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EU Assessment Shane

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Adil EU Presentation

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I have just discovered a way to make great art by simply zooming in on Google Earth, print screen, saving your image in powerpoint, crop what you need, save your image and then upload into http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php. 

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Welcome

Hi and welcome to Aston Manor School's first Geography blog.  This is a really exciting project where we are teaching ourselves how to blog so we can keep you up to date with anything new happening in the world of geography and support you in your geography lessons.  I hope you will enjoy what we have to offer.