Year 8 Games - with a Brazilian theme

http://www.games4geog.com/cg/brazilplaceshalfamin.html

http://www.games4geog.com/cg/brazilcontrastshs.html

http://www.games4geog.com/cg/rocinhabarra.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/129079.html

development indicators - learn these without realising

http://www.activegeography.co.uk/flash/dustbin/yr9_development_indicators.html

Year 9 River Features

These animations will help the knowledge infiltrate.

flash file showing waterfall formation
http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?file=21604

flash file showing a meander become an ox-bow lake
http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?file=21606

flash file showing river transport
http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?file=21393

Year 7 Grand Tours – Word Document Exercise

As part of your studies into the geography of Britain you are asked to become travel agents. In groups of four your job is to create four holidays (or vacations as they may be aimed at the American market).

Useful websites

http://www.visitbritain.com/
http://www.visitscotland.com/
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/
http://www.visitwales.com/
http://www.discoverireland.com/gb/
http://www.places-to-visit.co.uk/
http://www.expedia.co.uk/
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/DL/aonbs/index.asp

Year 9 Boscastle Flood

Boscastle is a case study of a hydrological hazard in a MEDC.
You need to be able to list the causes, effects and methods to reduce future risk. The links below will assist you with your understanding/learning.
The sites below will help those taught be Mr Hunter complete their presentations on Boscastle.
Remember to include slides on the location, physical causes, human causes, effects (long and short term) and any measures put in place to reduce the risk of future floods. You are also to look briefly at the Lynmouth flood that happened 16/8/1952. (link below)

The word file on the school network (s drive) is useful for this.

S:\Read Areas\Geography\Year 9

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/16/newsid_2960000/2960180.stm

BBC (always good for info) report on Boscastle Flood defence project.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/5341002.stm

metoffice site for students

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/secondary/students/boscastle/index.html

YOUTUBE footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxweiRNlHbo

remember: are the causes human or physical? Are the effects long or short term?