Merchiston Geography
The blog of the Geography Department at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
GM crops
Research GM crops
using this link
. Answer the questions as listed on the web site:
What are GM foods?
Are they dangerous?
Give an example of how food can be changed
Are there any benefits of GM foods?
Are GM foods allowed in the UK?
Monday, 27 February 2012
L'Aquila earthquake 2009
Click on the following links from the BBC reporting of the earthquake and write some notes on the following:
Site and and characteristics of L'Aquila
The impacts of the earthquake on the city and the people living there
The rescue efforts
The aftershocks
Building construction
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
Link 4
Link 5
Interactive map
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Impacts of global warming
Use
this website
to complete your table showing the worst possible impacts of global warming
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Climate change policies
IV Form prep:
Write notes under the following headings using
this link
:
UN convention on climate change
Kyoto Protocol
Rich v Poor
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