Inequality and Spatial Distribution of Wealth

Great interactive map of wealth in NZ. Where do all the wealthy live in and where are the poorest regions? Why do the poor live in these areas?

This could be a possible topic for one of the Internals and is really interesting anyway!

Article in NZ Herald on the relative earnings of the population

Toilets from around the world!

Great article on toilets around the world.

Some absolutely brilliant pictures highlighting the differences between countries and facilities around the world.

Could be useful for development and a possible topic for the internal assessment.

Yr13 - 14 figure grid references

This should help too!

14 figure grid references explained. from lavenderbongo

Yr11, Yr12, Yr13 - Map Skills - The Basics!

Make sure you can use the scale on a map to calculate distance and area. Below are some PowerPoints from class covering this and some good videos for guidance.

Map skills – measuring distance and using a from lavenderbongo

You also need to understand how direction can be shown on a map.

 

Direction intro from lavenderbongo

 

Yr11, yr12, yr13 - Weather Maps Revision

It is possible you may get a weather map to read in your Skills paper - here is a really good video explaining how to interpret a synoptic weather map!

You need to be able to describe what the weather would be like in different places on a map.

High Pressure = Air is sinking. Unlikely to get any precipitation (rain, snow, hail, sleet). Unlikely to be cloudy. In summer = hot or warm weather with clear skies. In winter = cold clear days.

Low Pressure = Air is rising. Likely to get clouds and precipitation (rain, snow, hail, sleet). In winter = cloudy wet days but can be warmer than expected. In summer = cloudy wet days, can be colder than expected for the time of year.

Blue triangles = Cold Front 
Red semicircles = Warm Front