How to use this blog.

After each lesson or group of lessons I will write the aims and a brief summary of what the lesson covered on the blog. There will also be links to useful websites and videos to help you revise throughout the year.
Exam questions and ideal exam answers will also be posted and you can answer the questions online.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

When Zombies attack - make sure you know where to go!


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Yes - someone has spent time developing maps that show you where would be safe during Zombie attacks. Because it will happen one day!

Maps of Zombie Safe Areas

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More shocking maps!

Just because this is really interesting!

23 Surprising Maps

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Monday, September 8, 2014

Yr11, Yr12, Yr13 - Great video describing how to draw Precis Maps.


Interesting links

Journeys to school around the world.

http://www.globalcitizen.org/Content/Content.aspx?id=eb8d9283-a7ab-4e09-b1eb-c389a1337b11

Food waste around the world

http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/08/28/food-waste-consumed-and-lost?cmpid=tp-ptnr-upworthy

Globalisation and Connectivity

This map shows every device (computer, laptop, smartphone etc) that was connected to the Internet on the 2nd of August this year. The article linked to below describes how an Internet Cartographer (map maker) created it.

From a geographers point of view it shows some great global patterns.

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/map-shows-all-devices-world-connected-internet

Yr13 - A very low birth rate could cause major problems in Japan.

The article below describes some of the problems and some of the possible advantages of a very low birth rate in Japan.

This could be useful for you current Internal Assessment. Task 3 asks you to describe how Birth Rate can affect people globally.

Japan's Demographic Nightmare

http://thediplomat.com/2012/08/japans-demographic-nightmare/

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Yr11, Yr12, Yr13 - Skills Revision - Graphs

Every skills paper will require you to both construct and interpret graphs. So you need to make sure that you can do both!

There are some great YouTube videos about constructing graphs and the links below take you to some good websites with helpful instructions on both interpreting and constructing graphs.

This video explains Climate Graphs which tend to come very often at all levels!


BBC bitesize revision on graphs
Very detailed description about lots of different graphs
Great set of videos explaining many different graphs