Monday, 30 April 2007

S4 - The countdown is on!!

Well there is only one week left of Geography Revision left! You should be concentrating on revising the topics you are unsure of. Use the links at the side to take to you scalloway or bitesize but don't forget the importance of practising with your past papers.

In the exam remember to:
  • READ THE QUESTION!! (take time to understand what they are asking you, is it describe, explain or both?)
  • WRITE ONE POINT FOR EACH MARK.
  • WATCH YOUR TIME, 2 HOURS CAN FLY BY WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN!
  • BREATHE (of importance for your general wellbeing - what i really mean is try not to panic, take your time and explain everything fully)

Good Luck and remember I live in P24 so feel free to come and visit for any last minute help and advice.

Tuesday, 24 April 2007

S5 Atomsphere Homework

Your final higher homework on atmosphere is due in on FRIDAY 27th April:

This website will give you some animations to help you in your answers:

http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupRenderCustomPage.asp?GroupID=12426&ResourceId=59455

The website below takes you to downloadable podcasts where you can just listen and learn!

http://www.exc-el.org.uk/content/index.php/main/teaching_and_learning/geography/geocast_revision_area/higher_geography_geocasts

Sunday, 25 March 2007

S3 Exam

Your S3 exam will be on Thursday the 19th of April. This exam will cover all the topics that we have covered so far in Geography. Everyone sits two exams, the General and then either Credit or Foundation. Your teacher will remind you what level you should be sitting.

IN YOUR EXAM YOU WILL BE ASKED ABOUT:
1. Rivers (revise how features are formed in the upper, middle and lower course. The uses of rivers and describing rivers using an OS map)
2. Glaciation (revise how features of erosion and deposition are formed. Be able to recognise features on an OS map and discuss land uses in glaciated landscapes)
3. Conflicts (you must be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of any land use for tourism and national parks, REMEMBER you may be asked about something you have never heard of before)
4. Population (including DTM, reasons behind population change including china's one child policy, problems of change and migration.)
5. Settlement (you must be able to describe and explain site and situation of a town or city, indentify functions from an OS map and give map evidence, revise settlement hierarchy and revise the concentric zone model and describe and explain differences between zones.)
6. Enquiry Skills (for any of the above topics you must be able to describe and give reasons for both gathering and processing information).

KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER:
1. Don't Panic
2. Read the question carefully, highlighting important words such as DESCRIBE, EXPLAIN, JUSTIFY, PROCESS, GATHERING, MAP EVIDENCE.
3. Write at least one extended sentence for each available mark.
4. Remember MISS IRVINE and MRS STEVENSON are STUPID so you will have to EXPLAIN EVERYTHING in FULL at all times because like examiners they need lots of DETAIL!!!!

Japanese Earthquake


A powerful Earthquake has struck in Japan showing the effect that the physical world can have on our human environment. The earthquake hit on the North West Coast of Honshu and reached 7.1 on the Richter Scale. The photograph shows just some of the damage caused. Click on the link below to see the whole story by the bbc, pictures and a report.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6492473.stm

Thursday, 22 March 2007

S3 Settlement Homework

You have been issued with your first Settlement homework. This homework concentrates on your understanding of the terms Site, Situation and Function as well as practising your OS map work skills and enquiry type questions. Your homework is due NO LATER than 30th March 2007, remember it can be handed in earlier!

Struggling with map skills? Try the Ordnance Survey website http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/

Use scalloway to help you if you get stuck.
http://www.scalloway.org.uk/sett.htm

ALL HOMEWORK MUST BE IN BEFORE THE EASTER HOLIDAYS

Tuesday, 20 March 2007

New Cure for Malaria?


Scientists have created a genetically modified strain of the anopholoes mosquito that is resistant to Malaria. It is hoped in the next 10-20 years that they could be introduced to the wild. In your Higher Paper II , Development and Health question, you could mention this as a way forward for the future of preventing Malaria.

Thursday, 15 March 2007

Higher NAB warning

Your last NAB is on Thursday 22nd March. It is on Human Geography. Make sure you revise all Human Geography Topics for this date!

Useful websites include:

Population - http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/geog/population/

Industry - http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/higher/geography/human/industrial_rev.shtml

Rural - http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/higher/geography/human/rural_rev.shtml

Happy revising!