Estimate exams

A quick recap of the format of the paper

Paper 1 Physical and Human Environments 1hour 30 mins 100 marks
4 compulsory questions ( 2 physical and 2 human) worth 18 marks eachthen 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 while you are on exam leave.

Keep calm and make use of older posts on the blog to help you. 6 deep breaths !

Don't forget the BBC site especially for coasts and limestone and Higher Bitesize too.

Landslide - mass movement

An amazing / worrying video link today to a massive landslide in Italy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8517378.stm


Well worth looking at.

Rural work

Well we have just about finished the rural section. Don't forget the advice we discussed today about how to answer a question well. Remember specific named examples and read the question very carefully think about exactly what the question is asking. Is it merely description or looking at changes, impact on people or landscape.

Search earlier rural posts and look at the BBC Higher bitesize site too.

Make use of your text book and the summary sheet - have a picture in your mind of the landscape berfore you start answering the question - ensure you are answering for the correct region.

Tomorrow we start Rural Land Resources

Snow and more snow

Happy New Year to everyone and what a snowy one it is.

http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2010007-0107/GreatBritain.A2010007.1150.1km.jpg

This link is to a wonderful satellite image of the whole of the UK under snow. It is the photograph I have put up outside my room this week.

Industry

This section is straightfoward PROVIDED you learn your case studies properly !! We use the Sambre Meuse so be sure you know the reasons for industry locating there in the first place, subsequently declining and then new industry being attracted there.

This is a news report about Charleroi - I can't get it to play in school but worth trying at home

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_8300000/newsid_8307800/8307843.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=8307843&bbcws=1

O.S. mapwork is a straightforward type of industry question - be sure to remember all the usual mapwork hints, accurate grid references, proper use of the key. There has not been one for a few years ensure you are confident about these types of questions.

Remind me to show you the Sambre Meuse Smart book of photos.

Landslides and flooding in El Salvador

In the last few days there has been very severe flooding and associated mass movements in El Salvador linked to the movement of hurricane Ida. For more details follow the link below.

http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8349333.stm

A series of photos can be found at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8349698.stm

Coasts and limestone - previous posts

Do not forget to look at previous posts on these topics - use the contents list at the bottom right of the main page. there are lots of photos of Durdle Door and Old Harry and his wife ! Follow the links to the excellent BBC web sites - they are well worth looking at as Geography teachers have been involved in writing the material.