Merchiston Geography: 2015

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Desertification

Use this video to write an 80 word paragraph on the causes of desertification.

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Pakistan floods 2010

Use the following links to help complete the worksheet on the Pakistan floods 2010

Friday, 11 September 2015

AS Geography: Understanding Earthquakes

LVI - World At Risk

Understanding Earthquakes and Volcanoes:

EARTHQUAKES: Use this interactive link to help complete the worksheet on earthquakes (Guardian sites).

and this link to help you understand Earthquakes more (USGS sites)

VOLCANOES: Use this one to help complete the first section of the volcano questions (Guardian site)

and this link to help you understand Volcanoes more (USGS site)

and then this BBC link for the last section (See animation on Earthquakes and Volcanoes).

Wednesday, 9 September 2015

California's water crisis

Read this article to help make notes on groundwater in California. Watch this video to help make notes on impacts and causes of water stress in California.

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

The LittleI Ice Age

Read this Guardian article on the Little Ice Age and summarise it in 80 words.

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

E Waste in LEDCs

Complete notes on E waste. Read the follwoing articles http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/dec/14/toxic-ewaste-illegal-dumping-developing-countries, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24994209 and watch following video http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26239741

Is climate change natural?

BBC sunspot article

Video - causes of climate change

Using this article and your own research, investigate the impact of volcanoes on climate change

Guardian article on impact of volcanoes

Research how Mt. Pinatubo impactes the earth's climate when it erupted in 1991