Monday, March 26, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Yr12 - UNICEF ways to descrease poverty.
The last few weeks we have been covering the following things.
UNICEF website
- Natural factors which influence the development of a country. (climate, landscape, natural disasters)
- Cultural factors which influence the development of a country. (type of government, economic composition (primary, secondary and tertiary), social traditions and beliefs).
- Ways in which we can reduce poverty and encourage the development of a country
UNICEF website
Monday, March 19, 2012
Yr11 - Earthquakes and how to locate them.
Click on the link below to get to the GNS website which has lots of up to date info on the Christchurch Earthquake and how it has changed the landscape.
Canterbury Quake - the latest from GNS
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Yr11 - Tropical Cyclone formation and Impacts
Another quite interesting slideshow on Cyclones and Hurricanes.
Cyclones
View more PowerPoint from Trev
Yr 12 - The Development Gap
Another good slideshow about the Brandt Line and measuring poverty.
The development gap and how it can be measured
View more PowerPoint from jodiecmills
Yr 12 - The Brandt Line
A good PowerPoint explanation of the North South Divide and the Brandt Line.
Yr 11 - The formation of Tropical Cyclones
A very clear explanation. Unfortunately made in the UK so is based in the Northern Hemisphere but it still has some relevant information.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Yr12 - Development - Assignment on Poverty - Help
Those of you looking at Natural Disasters - UNICEF has some videos describing the impact and affect on families. This one is talking about the drought in Mauritania. If you search the UNICEF section you can also find videos on AIDS/HIV and conflict.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Yr 12 - Poverty
Aims
To identify the Natural and Cultural factors that influence poverty.
To explain how these factors influence poverty.
Interesting article on how people live in 1$ a day!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7179019.stm
To identify the Natural and Cultural factors that influence poverty.
To explain how these factors influence poverty.
Interesting article on how people live in 1$ a day!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7179019.stm
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Yr11 - Cyclones.
Aim - To describe where Cyclones occur and how they form.
Cyclone Yasi hits Australia.
A very good animation showing how they are formed.
How Hurricanes/Cyclones are formed
Cyclone Yasi hits Australia.
A very good animation showing how they are formed.
How Hurricanes/Cyclones are formed
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Yr11 - Wellington Earthquake Fear
Interesting article on the cost and logistics of a possible future earthquake in Wellington. Lessons have been learnt from the Christchurch earthquake. Planners are considering how the main routes in and out of the city could become blocked following an earthquake and how they intend to prevent this from happening.
Wellington earthquake fear - No way out!http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6434263/Wellington-earthquake-fear-No-way-in-or-out
Wellington earthquake fear - No way out!http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6434263/Wellington-earthquake-fear-No-way-in-or-out
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Yr 12 - 200 years that changed the world
An excellent video showing how different countries develop at different speeds and times.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
yr11 - Natural and Cultural Features
Aim - To Identify the Natural and Cultural Features on a Topographical Map.
¡Natural Features: Features that occur naturally on the earth’s surface.
They would still be there without people.
¡Cultural Features: These are features that are only present
because of people.
They are to do with people or are made by
them.
Yr12 - What is development?
Aim - to define what development is.
Awful music but it raises some important questions.
Awful music but it raises some important questions.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Yr11 Map Work and IGIs
This week we have covered the following;
- The Important Geographical Ideas or "IGI's".
- Location, distance, change, pattern, process, perception, accessibility, system, culture, interaction and
- Map Skills - use of an Atlas, map construction and interpretation.
- FACKTS - Frame, arrow, colour, key, title and scale.
Yr 12 - Development Inequalities
This week we have covered the following;
- To identify what we would need to survive and what we need to have a good standard of living.
- To describe and understand the spiritual model and the material model of development. (the way a country/culture develops)
Spiritual - To maintain a quality of life that protects the balance between material and spiritual needs. (To value friends, family, a fulfilling role in life over the amount of "stuff" we have.)
Material - To continually improve the standard of living and accumulate material wealth. (To earn as much money as possible and buy a big house and lots of things to go in it.)
- To identify the advantages and disadvantages of each model.
- To begin to define Developed and Developing.
Developing - a country of region attempting to achieve the economy of a developed country.
Developed - a country or region that has a high standard of living based on a stable economy (the wealth and resources) with mature agricultural (farming), manufacturing (making things, factories), and tertiary (services, banking, shops) sectors.
Some of you may want to watch the Teenage Affluenza video again. It illustrates nicely how sometimes we don't realise how lucky we are and hopefully makes us think about whether we really need all this "stuff" to have a decent standard of living.
- To identify what we would need to survive and what we need to have a good standard of living.
- To describe and understand the spiritual model and the material model of development. (the way a country/culture develops)
Spiritual - To maintain a quality of life that protects the balance between material and spiritual needs. (To value friends, family, a fulfilling role in life over the amount of "stuff" we have.)
Material - To continually improve the standard of living and accumulate material wealth. (To earn as much money as possible and buy a big house and lots of things to go in it.)
- To identify the advantages and disadvantages of each model.
- To begin to define Developed and Developing.
Developing - a country of region attempting to achieve the economy of a developed country.
Developed - a country or region that has a high standard of living based on a stable economy (the wealth and resources) with mature agricultural (farming), manufacturing (making things, factories), and tertiary (services, banking, shops) sectors.
Some of you may want to watch the Teenage Affluenza video again. It illustrates nicely how sometimes we don't realise how lucky we are and hopefully makes us think about whether we really need all this "stuff" to have a decent standard of living.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Yr12 Development Inequalities
A very good slideshow on development with some very useful links!
Global Inequalities
View more PowerPoint from Rob Marchetto
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Important Geographical Ideas - Yr12, Yr11
Aim - To identify and define the Important Geographical Ideas listed below.
Location - Where something is.
Distance - How far away something is.
Pattern - the arrangement of features in space. How close together or far apart they are or if they occur in a line or a circle.
Region - an area with at least one common feature.
Culture - a common way of life shared by one group of people.
Change - makes something different. Occurs in different places, times and rates.
Perception - peoples value's and culture alter the way they view and use their environment.
Accessibility - how easy it is to get to a place.
Interaction - a two way action that takes place in a cultural or natural environment.
System - a set of features linked together to form a whole.
Process - a sequence of related actions.
Location - Where something is.
Distance - How far away something is.
Pattern - the arrangement of features in space. How close together or far apart they are or if they occur in a line or a circle.
Region - an area with at least one common feature.
Culture - a common way of life shared by one group of people.
Change - makes something different. Occurs in different places, times and rates.
Perception - peoples value's and culture alter the way they view and use their environment.
Accessibility - how easy it is to get to a place.
Interaction - a two way action that takes place in a cultural or natural environment.
System - a set of features linked together to form a whole.
Process - a sequence of related actions.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Interesting News Item - Aucklands 1.5 millionth baby to be born!
The changing face of Aucklands population
An interesting article on how the population of New Zealand is changing.
An interesting article on how the population of New Zealand is changing.
Interesting News Item : The changing population of Japan.
Japan's population to shrink.
The population of Japan is set to shrink by a third but Japanese women are likely to live until they are over 90!
The population of Japan is set to shrink by a third but Japanese women are likely to live until they are over 90!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
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