Volcano Webcams

Keep an eye on volcanic activity via this link:
http://www.volcanolive.com/volcanocams.html

Another fling the teacher game

Another game, this time about about ecosystems.  See how you do?

http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/activities/ecosystems_flingtheteacher.htm

How did this form?

8 days to go

I don't know about you but I am so excited about planet earth live.  He is a sneaky peak of the trailer.  If you want to know more go to the website for more information.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00qj06z

What's the message?

The Bermuda Triangle

What do you think?

Wise Words

'Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural.  It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions or human beings ....Overcoming poverty is not a gesture or charity.  It is an act of justice.' Nelson Mandela

Any ideas?

Corey Baker from year 9 has been studying blood diamond as part of the global citizenship unit he found the picture below and thought it gave a good message.  What do you think?

What ideas, pictures, video or web links have you found that would be good on this site?

Play the Population Game and Improve your Understanding!

Visit this link to play the game:
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/activities/population.html


There are loads of other games if you scroll through the blog.

100 days to go

It's only 100 days to the Olympics now. 

What connections cvan you make between Geography and the Olympics.

http://www.london2012.com/homepage-feature/

Mapping the Passengers of Titanic

Our TV Screens have been taken over with stories and reports of the epic last sailing of the Titanic, which sank over 100 years ago. Now you can see a world map of where the different passengers came from, grouped by class. Take a look because this map shows some very interesting points: (view the map in full: http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/titanic/).

Geocube

Download your own Geocube

http://www.geo-cube.eu/

Africa

Often when we think about the continent of Africa we think of the poor, starving, homeless, the drought but is this really what Africa is about? Are there not any positives?  What positive thoughts or images do you have when you hear the word Africa?

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Tsunami Warning for Indonesia

Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 8.7 earthquake


Jakarta: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning Wednesday after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.7 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province. People on Twitter said tremors were felt in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and India. High-rise apartments and offices on Malaysia's west coast shook for at least a minute.


The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami watch was in effect for Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Maldives and other Indian Ocean islands, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia, Oman, Iran, Bangladesh, Kenya, South Africa and Singapore.


Earthquake and tsunami experts say that the waves are likely to be more than 6 metres high.

Drought in the UK

Official drought zones have been declared in a further 17 English counties, as a warning came that water shortages could last until Christmas.

The Environment Agency said dry weather over the past few months had left some rivers in England exceptionally low.

Watch the clip below to find out more or go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17690389 to read more about the situation.

Rainforest Competition

http://www.skyrainforestrescueschoolschallenge.org/

Go to the above link for more details

Competition Time

Young Geographer of the Year competition


Young Geographer of the Year (YGOTY) competition is run in conjunction with Geographical magazine. It began in 2000 and has become a regular feature in many schools' calendars.
2012: What are the connections between your local area and the 206 Olympic and Paralympic participating nations and how do they influence the geography of your local area?

The 2012 Young Geographer of the Year competition draws its inspiration from the Society’s ‘Walk the World’ project, part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Walk the World invites people to explore their local connections to the 206 Olympic and Paralympic participating nations. The question we are asking young geographers to answer this year is:
'What are the connections between your local area and the 206 Olympic and Paralympic participating nations and how do they influence the geography of your local area?'


We would prefer you to explore and explain a small number of your most interesting or unusual connections (for example, at least five), rather than listing every connection you can find. It is not a competition to find the most connections.
Pupils in the three youngest categories (nine to 11, 12 to 14 and 14 to 16) should answer this question using an annotated diagram or map (no larger than A3 in size). Students in the 16 to 18 category should answer this question through a 1,500 word essay which can include illustrations.

Visit: www.rgs.org/YGOTY2012

New posts needed!

Has anyone got any good ideas for some new geography blogs?

From the Telegraph

Pictured: breathtaking Northern Lights shining across Britain

Stargazers were given an extraordinary treat after the beautiful Northern Lights made a rare appearance across parts of Britain.

The aurora borealis are rarely seen in this country but the stunning Northern Lights, which normally appear above Iceland and Norway, were seen further south this weekend due to unusual solar activity.
The skies lit up in gorgeous green arcs across much of Scotland on Sunday night and were reported as far south as Cleveland, Cumbria, Northumberland and Yorkshire.
Scientists say that even Londoners might be able to catch a glimpse of the astonishing phenomenon later this week.
The Royal Observatory reported that the last recording sightings of the phenomenon as far south as the capital was at the start of the Second World War in 1939.
Specialist photographer Reed Ingram Weir, 26, took a series of breathtaking photographs from the A1 near Anick, Northumberland.

Going places with Geography

These videos show the importance of geography and what you can do with geography qualifications.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Animal Adaptations

You might recognise this clip from class on how a shark adapts to the rainforest but can you find any other clips to show animals adapt?

Antarctica's Hidden Lake

Is this a good idea?

GCSE Geography as an Option

Gcse geography for plasma

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GCSE Options

 What is this man doing? Why? What will he produce? How?
He will earn £35,000 + a year.

Smartphones

Smartphones are such a massive part of our everyday life now, but how many of you use them for geography?  Use your phone to try and find a geography related app and tell us what you find?

Yellow Stone

This is a real place in Yellow Stone National Park but why is it like this?

The Euro Crisis

Keep hearing about the problems with the Euro and don't understand what it's all about.  Have a read of this article it might make things clearer.

http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-learners-guide-to-the-euro-credit-crisis-20111206-1oh3v.html

Earth from air competition

Earth from the Air is a popular collection of environmental photographs taken from the air by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. They have been published in a number of books together with text describing environmental concerns related to the photographs.

The competition: try and find your favourite earth from air photo or something similar and upload it to the blog.  The most original and unusal will be the winner.

some ideas can be found on this website:

http://earthfromtheair.co.uk//content/view/13/28/

Undersea mountains march into the abyss

Startling new images from the depths of the Pacific Ocean reveal one of Earth's most violent processes: the destruction of massive underwater mountains.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16056192

What do you think this means for the future of tectonics?

What is different about the map?

Do you notice anything different about the African Map?

Take a look at this video clip to work out why people are celebrating

What does this remind you of?

Join the grow campaign

Join the grow campaign find out more at


http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/system/?cid=Rdt_System


Do you think his is a good idea?

Geography Jokes

See what you think?

Q:What always sits in the corner but can move all round the world?
A:A stamp.

Q:How can you tell that compasses and scales are intelligent?
A:Because they're all graduated.

Q:Why didn't the map grids go to the punk disco?
A:Because they were all squares.

Q:What's big, white, furry and always points North?
A:A Polar Bearing.

Q:What do geographers grow in their gardens?
A:Compass roses.

Q:Where do all the pencils come from?
A:Pennsylvania.

Q:What do an astrologist and a cartographer have in common?
A:They both specialise in projections.

Q:What city always cheats at exams?
A:Peking

Q:Why does the Bogie Man know all the map symbols?
A:Because he's a legend.

Q:Why is it easy to get into Florida?
A:Because there are so many keys.

Q:Why can fish measure distances so well?
A:Because they have their own scales.

Q:Which has the higher IQ, latitude or longitude?
A:Longitude; it's got 360 degrees!

Q:What do penguins wear on their heads?
A:Ice caps.

Q:What sort of pudding roams wild in the Arctic circle?
A:Moose.

Q:What rocks do young geologists play with?
A:Marbles.

Q:Where do fish keep their money?
A:In riverbanks.