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.

Yr11 - Latitude and Longitude Introduction.

Great video clip introducing Latitude and Longitude.

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

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

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

YR 11 - Waterspout in Auckland

Rather a cool Extreme Natural Event!

Waterspout in Auckland

Yr 12 - 200 years that changed the world

An excellent video showing how different countries develop at different speeds and times.