Merchiston Geography

The blog of the Geography Department at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Haiti earthquake response II


One year on - BBC

One year on 2 - BBC

Cholera outbreak - BBC

Rubble - BBC

Human Development Indicators - Haiti

Haiti - one year on BBC articles

Progress of NGOs in Haiti - Guardian
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Labels: A2, Tectonic Activity and Hazards, U6, Unit 4

Haiti earthquake response

10 lessons from Haiti
Has aid helped? - DEC
NY Times
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Labels: A2, Tectonic Activity and Hazards, U6, Unit 4

Thursday, 17 April 2014

A2 Geography Unit 3 pre-release 'Development in East Africa' - LAPSSET worksheet



Resources for LAPSSET project worksheet

LAPSSET wikipedia article
Sudan Tribune article
LAPSSET in Kenya Vision 2030
Chinese firm wins first contract for Lamu project
BBC video on Lamu port
BBC audio slide show
BBC article on Lamu



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Monday, 14 April 2014

A2 Geography Unit 3 pre-release 'Development in East Africa' - View Points


Resources to help you with: View points

View 1 – New barriers hinder African trade
http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/january-2006/new-barriers-hinder-african-trade

View 2  - Barriers to African external trade
http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1665/Barriers-to-African-External-Trade.html

View 3 -  Judith Tebbutt kidnapping puts Kenya's tourism into decline
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/21/judith-tebbutt-kidnapping-tourism-decline

View 5 - Why is the African continent poor?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8215083.stm

View 6 - How grandiose Lamu port project is alienating coastal communities from Kenya.

http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Lamu-port-project-is-alienating-coastal-communities-from-Kenya-/-/2560/1238454/-/item/0/-/1479jroz/-/index.html 


Websites
Kenyan government Vision 2030
 http://www.vision2030.go.ke/
http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2013/05/02/feature-01
East African Community
www.eac.int
Lamu project
www.savelamu.org/issues/lamu-port/









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