Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Y12 - international migration - low-skilled labourers and elites
The clips from yesterday's lesson. Please make notes on what is happening and why
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Y12 - globalisation and megacity growth
Please use this link to complete the handout on megacity growth
BBC - megacities interactive
Then highlight the different statements into whether they are for (a) developed or (b) emerging/developing megacities
BBC - megacities interactive
Then highlight the different statements into whether they are for (a) developed or (b) emerging/developing megacities
Friday, 16 June 2017
Y12 - impacts of globalisation on ecology and biodiversity
For Tuesday:
Research and make notes on these three links. They focus on different impacts of China's rapid rise.
Infrastructure
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/10/china-pearl-river-delta-then-and-now-photographs
Housing and social problems
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/20/changsha-changing-mao-growth-housing-services
Pollution and chemical leaks
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/may/23/city-exploded-china-growth-tianjin-disaster-inevitable
For each of the links, please explore the interactive/time-lapse maps and also watch the drone footage for the last link
Research and make notes on these three links. They focus on different impacts of China's rapid rise.
Infrastructure
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/10/china-pearl-river-delta-then-and-now-photographs
Housing and social problems
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/20/changsha-changing-mao-growth-housing-services
Pollution and chemical leaks
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/may/23/city-exploded-china-growth-tianjin-disaster-inevitable
For each of the links, please explore the interactive/time-lapse maps and also watch the drone footage for the last link
Thursday, 8 June 2017
Y13 - FOR TOMORROW
Learn this model - AT LEAST THE SUBHEADINGS and 1 or 2 of the topics. Reference it - (Blaikie et al, 1994)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PAR_model.pdf
Then, learn all the main facts for our case studies.
Tohuku 2011, Japan,
Nevado Del Ruiz 1985, Colombia
Eyaffajokul 2010, Iceland
Pinatubo, 1991, Philippines
Haiti, 2010
Mt St Helens, 1980, USA
Italy 2015/16
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004
Memorise the names of sources - at least 5.
Memorise the names of websites & organisations - eg. "Corruption Perception Index, Transparency International - NGO".
Learn the VEIs of Pinatubo, Nevado Del Ruiz, and Eyafajjallokul
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_Explosivity_Index#/media/File:VEIfigure_en.svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PAR_model.pdf
Then, learn all the main facts for our case studies.
- Plate tectonic cause
- year
- magnitude (Richter & VEI)
- social cost (no. dead)
- economic cost
- environmental cost (eg. 2 million trees [Mt St Helens])
Tohuku 2011, Japan,
Nevado Del Ruiz 1985, Colombia
Eyaffajokul 2010, Iceland
Pinatubo, 1991, Philippines
Haiti, 2010
Mt St Helens, 1980, USA
Italy 2015/16
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004
Memorise the names of sources - at least 5.
Memorise the names of websites & organisations - eg. "Corruption Perception Index, Transparency International - NGO".
Learn the VEIs of Pinatubo, Nevado Del Ruiz, and Eyafajjallokul
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_Explosivity_Index#/media/File:VEIfigure_en.svg
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