Last few hints

Thought you might like these photos to remind you of your favourite topic - will it be there or not ? Photos taken from ocean terminal in Leith ( in case you had not realised !)

Reread my earlier post regarding the format of the paper - make sure you get to the last question on paper 1. Lots of examples, clear diagrams, accurate grid references and know your case studies !

See you in the morning with your sharp pencil ! - keep calm and have an early night

Progress with revision ?

Hope you have all had a good and fruitful weekend. I will be in school tomorrow when some of you are in for your first exam - call in if you are stuck or just want to say hello. I will be in my room until 2.30 when I have a meeting.

I have included some glaciation photos for you today - all good revision ! Easedale Tarn and the view from Blencathra field studies centre in the Lake District

Revision topics

A good revision lesson today - hope it made you more aware of what you do (& don't ) know. The resources should also help. I am sure you will find the audio files good too.

For a powerpoint about ocean currents written By Ollie Bray follow the link to Odblog and then scroll down to Tuesday 5th February - well worth looking at

http://geodonn.blogspot.com/.

Keep calm, warm, well fed and it will all be over before you know it ! Keep using those revision timetables.

A snowy photo for you to go with -5 temperatures - more snow for tomorrow too !

Edinburgh revision

The following links will be helpful when revising this (your favourite topic !)

A powerpoint written specifically for higher unfortunately no author is given for me to credit here but it contains some excellent slides

rhsgeography.wikispaces.com/file/view/Higher+Urban+Edinburgh+REVISION+CBD+and+INNER.ppt

if the link does not work type edinburgh changes in CBD into google and it is the second result

Also the bitesize revision site most of you are familiar with already.
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/higher/geography/human/urban3_rev.shtml

Look carefully at the past questions as well.

Development and Health

As requested some more ideas about case study examples you could use in relation to PHC on paper 2 in the Development and Health question 6.

Riders for Health is the motorbike charity we have spoken about - click on the photo above to follow the link to their web site for some examples

Each programme is run by nationals of the country concerned, which builds local capacity, creates skilled employment and embeds a culture of preventive maintenance into the communities.

Riders now employs 230 people, running more than 1,274 vehicles and keeping health and community workers from a variety of organisations ‘on the road’ – from ministries of health to small community groups.

'Before [we received a vehicle under the Riders’ TRM system] we could not rely on the ambulance to get to remote areas. We would not go because we could be afraid that we could not get back. And the people would not meet us at the outreach clinic…they would not trust that we could be there.' Community nurse, the Gambia.

'We have had vehicles and motorcycles before. The difference is that now they are maintained properly by Riders for Health. Because I have a reliable motorcycle I can cover a large area and prevent the spread of disease. That’s how lives are saved.’ Philemon Simanyo, environmental health technician, Zimbabwe.

Well worth looking at for some relevant and up to date examples.

Revision topics

After yesterday's lesson I have started to prepare some revision ideas for the last few lessons before you go on study leave. The topics you specifically asked for were Edinburgh case study, shifting cultivation and D& H case studies. Email on my hotmail address if you think of anything else over the next few days.

A snow picture for you today - you should know where it is !! ( and who took it )

Estimate exam

Sorry for the lack of posts. I don't know where the time has gone. Do look over postings from last year - all the material is relevant to you too.

I will just run through the format of the paper so that you are sure about it although we will cover it in class again this week .

Paper 1 Physical and Human Environments 1hour 30 mins 100 marks
4 compulsory questions ( 2 physical and 2 human) worth 18 marks each
then 2 other questions each worth 14 marks - one physical question 5 OR 6 AND one human question 7 OR 8

Paper 2 Environmental Interactions 1 hour 15 mins 100 marks
Answer Question 1 AND Question 6 ONLY ( You can not do Q2,3,4,5)

Don't forget you can email or ring if you are stuck / worried / need help whict you are on exam leave.