Welcome!

Welcome back to our A2 students and a warm welcome to our new AS students.

Please keep up with this blog which is designed to support your learning. As well as posting details of Geography events it will be used to post materials to support your earning in class and at home.

Best wishes for the start of the new academic year.

Mr Wilson

GEOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS

As part of our membership of the Royal Geographical Society you all have access to the "Geography in the News" website.

www.rgs.org/SchMemArea


Please make a note of the log in and password!

AS GEOGRAPHY STUDY DAY 09 FEB 15

There will be an AS Study Day at The Royal Geographical Society in London on Monday 9th February 2015.

As an outline:

Year 12 students will have the opportunity to attend a series of lectures and workshops which will improve their subject knowledge in key areas of the AS exam board syllabi, and provide advice on examination techniques and applying to study geography at university.

 

Choice of Workshops:

1. Population and migration

2. Flooding

3. Energy

4. Coasts

 

There is a leaflet giving full details

 

AS FIELD WORK - SPRING TERM 2015

AS Fieldwork will take place on the following dates, so please note them in your planners:

Thursday 29 January 2015 to Stratford/Canary Wharf
Thursday 26 February 2015 to Margate in Kent (Re-branding)
Thursday 12 March 2015 to the Isle of Sheppey in Kent to study coasts

More details and letters will be provided in the new year and Mr Lumsden will issue letters for each of the visits.

There will also be the opportunity to attend study sessions at The Royal Geographical Society in the new year.

Have a very good Christmas break

Mr Wilson

A2 UNIT 3 - BIODIVERSITY UNDER THREAT

UNIT 3 - BIODIVERSITY UNDER THREAT

There are 3 key elements to Topic 3 (Biodiversity Under Threat):

1. Defining biodiversity
2. Biodiversity threats
3. Managing biodiversity

Revision:

Go through the Edexcel PPT presentation on topic 3. The file is loaded on the G Drive, or use the link below:

http://www.google.co.uk/#q=edexcel+A2+geography+Unit+3+topic+3+biodiversity+under+threat+powerpoint

As part of your revision you need to have a detailed knowledge and understanding of at least two case studies, biodiversity hotspots and of course need to know the key vocabulary!

Edexcel Past Papers:

http://pastpapers.edexcel.com/content/past-papers/home.html?utm_source=iamastudent&utm_medium=Display&utm_campaign=SEC_GEN_30APR2014_newpastpapers#?Qualification-Family=A-Level&Qualification-Subject=Edexcel%20A%20level%20Geography&Status=Pearson-UK:Status%2FLive&Specification-Code=Pearson-UK:Specification-Code%2F9GE01

PS

Don't forget  general revision good practice:

http://www.ardenrevisioncwc.blogspot.co.uk/

AS GEOGRAPHY - COASTAL MANAGEMENT AND REBRANDING REVISION

Coastal Management

As luck would have it, the Birling Gap in Sussex featured in the press this weekend, where erosion of the chalk cliffs is reaching rates of .75m per year.

Carry out some research into erosion at Birling Gap, with a focus on 3 main elements:

1. Coastal erosion - the processes and why the rate of erosion os so rapid
2. The "players" - who has an interest?
3. Management Strategies - what is being done, is planned, or could be done?

Produce a detailed fact sheet, with location map and some current images.

 

See the links below:

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/birling-gap-and-the-seven-sisters/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

 

Then...complete the same exercise for a stretch of coastline we have visited as part of our fieldwork.

 

Re-branding:

 

What is re-branding?

Who are the "players"?

What are the expected outcomes of rebranding?

 

Learn at least two case studies, plus our own fieldwork investigation and outcomes.

 

PS

Don't forget general revision good practice:

 

http://www.ardenrevisioncwc.blogspot.co.uk/

Unit 4 Research Report

The theme of the research project is the management of tectonic hazards (primary and secondary), before, during and after an event, at a range of geographical scales, levels of development, covering both rural and urban environments. You should have completed your A3 audit sheet to ensure that you have coverage of all aspects of the research focus, together with case study examples.

The aim this week should be to identify a variety of visual media (maps, diagrams, charts, etc) that could potentially be used in the body of the report.

It is suggested that you research about 6 suitable items, which you will then have to become proficient at accurately reproducing.

 

See links below:

http://www.geogonline.org.uk/g1_ki2.3ii.htm

http://www.slideshare.net/johnlilley94/tectonicactivityandhazards#