Dr Hutchinson - Geography GCSE Support Pages

Flooding in Bangladesh

2006-05-05T17:24:00.000+01:00

You should read through the following linked pages. They are taken from BBC Bitesize SOS Teacher, so they have been written specifically for GCSE students.

What are the environmental and economic effects of flooding in Bangladesh?

What is the Bangladesh Flood Action Plan? What are its aims and objectives?

Lucky Goldstar

2006-03-22T18:24:00.000Z

You should read through this link about the Lucky Goldstar investment in Wales.

Article from The Independent.

Year 11 - Call centres in India

2006-03-15T20:56:00.000Z

You should watch the video clips from this site and then read though this article.

Finally, have a look at this article about Abbey National returning jobs to the UK.

Year 11 People, work and development

2006-03-12T13:40:00.000Z

Here are links to the PowerPoint files used in the lessons. You will need to click on the images on the linked pages to open the files.
Lesson 1
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Magibox Map

Year 11 Industry in South Wales

2006-03-09T07:59:00.000Z

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/steel_works_e/steel_e.html

Coastal Conflict - Year 10

2006-02-26T15:52:00.000Z

Your homework is to complete this online activity.

Regional divide in the UK

2006-02-24T11:26:00.000Z

Year 11 homework:
(a) You should read through this article from the Guardian 'North-south divide set to widen'.
(b) Does recent research confirm the findings of the article? Read through the most recent links on this site to answer this question.

Nairobi Case Study - Informal Settlements

2005-12-11T11:50:00.000Z

You should read through the article about globalisation from Global Eye. Click here for the link.

The following article is taken from the UNFPA website.

Making a Shanty Town More Liveable

Nairobi (WFS) The ledge above Mathare looks down on a staggering beehive of rusted and crumbling corrugated iron roofs, held down by stones. As one descends the precarious footholds and enters the slum by way of a creaky bridge over a stream whose colour suggests pollution, it seems that hell has claimed a new outpost.
Mathare is less than a 30-minute drive from Nairobi's dazzling architectural wonders, well-laid neighbourhoods, clipped hedges and splendid gardens. It is an abject slum settlement wrenched out of a disused quarry on government-owned land. Its sardine-packed, makeshift houses are reportedly home to at least 20,000 marginalized people. "I had nowhere else to go when I came to the city," says one.
However, the story of Mathare is not just one of dirt, squalor, disease and hopelessness. It is also the story of resilience, and the indomitable spirit of a group of people who are trying desperately to brighten their corner of the world. The group is Wapenda Afya Bidi Women/Community Self Help Group (WAB). They are assisted by a Nairobi-based NGO, the Development Alternatives Network (DAN).
WAB's chairperson is Lydiah Nyambura Kinyua, 32, a mother of six. She trained as a nursery school teacher after completing her primary education, and now runs her own nursery in Mathare. Five years ago she and a few other women decided to do something about their dismal situation. They started the self-help group. "If we don't help ourselves nobody else will," Kinyua says simply.
Barefoot children line the narrow, wet tracks separating the hovels of what Kinyua calls "the village." Structures exist wherever there is space, with no thought of access for vehicles or even a breeze. Most of the time a visitor either has to duck or walk sideways.
The only evidence that city authorities have noticed the community's plight are two public toilets whose systems collapsed long ago. The refuse everywhere, the excreta by the stream and the flies hovering over uncovered food items on sale give an indication of the problem at hand. There is no electricity, and the source of clean water is a tap owned by individuals who open it to those who have money. Prices depend on the supply.
With DAN's help, a programme has been put into place to improve sanitation and reduce the incidence of disease. First on the agenda was waste management: every morning women from the self-help group manually clean the two broken toilets. Thanks to the daily clearing, barefoot children have less risk of picking up diseases. The incidence of dysentery, diarrhoea and worms has been reduced by at least 30 per cent in recent months, says Pontianus M. Nthuli who oversees DAN's training wing. A child health monitoring project has improved the chances of survival of children in Mathare. Mothers have learned to weigh their children regularly as a way of monitoring their health.
Among DAN's priorities are a training programme to enable the self- help group to organize itself properly, teach it survival skills, and set its own agenda: water and sanitation; child health, family planning and drug-abuse control.
The NGO's intervention has brought the WAB crucial recognition, Nthuli notes."They feel recognized, people now know about them." One result is that the traditional chief of the Mathare area has allocated land to the settlement for a community pharmacy, and the City Council has agreed to provide 15 water pumps to be operated by the women.
Copyright 1995, Women's Feature Service

Informal settlements

2005-12-04T20:48:00.000Z

Informal settlements are called different things depending upon where you are in the world. Have a look at this site to find some of the most frequent names. It also includes a case study of informal settlements in New Delhi.

Revision activity - migration

2005-11-24T18:05:00.000Z

Work through the Bitesize unit about migration and have a go at the test bite. Use the link here.

Year 10 case study - Migration - Mexico to the USA

2005-11-24T17:38:00.000Z

Your homework is to read through the linked page. Add additional notes to your case study to explain the effects of the migration on the USA.

Year 11 mocks - practice questions

2005-11-17T12:18:00.000Z

WEATHER AND CLIMATE

A type of climate and its effects on people and the environment (Specimen June 2003)

(i) Name and locate a type of climate you have studied
(ii) Describe the main features of the climate type
(iii) Explain how it affects of has affected people and the environment

The effect of a type of climate on people and the environment over a whole year (June 2000)

(i) Name the climate type
(ii) Describe the climate type
(iii) Explain how it affects people and the environment over a whole year

A weather event (June 2001)

(i) Name a weather event you have studied
(ii) Describe how the weather event affected different groups of people and the environment
(iii) Explain why the weather event took place

A weather event caused by a high or low pressure weather system (June 2003)

(i) Name a location where you have studied a weather event
(ii) State whether the weather event was caused by a high or low pressure system
(iii) Describe how the weather event affected people and the environment
(iv) Explain what caused the weather event (use diagrams if you wish)

ECOSYSTEMS

The sustainable management of an ecosystem (Specimen June 2003)

(i) Name and locate an ecosystem you have studied
(ii) Describe how the ecosystem has been managed for sustainability
(iii) Explain how successful this management has been

Conserving an ecosystem that is being damaged (June 2001)

(i) Name and locate an ecosystem that is being damaged
(ii) Describe how the ecosystem is being damaged
(iii) Explain how different groups of people or organisations are trying to conserve this ecosystem

The effects of people on an ecosystem (June 2003)

(i) Name and locate an ecosystem you have studied
(ii) Describe the structure of the ecosystem referring to plants and animals (use diagrams if you wish)
(iii) Explain how and why people are changing (or have changed) the ecosystem structure

An ecosystem and changes caused by different groups of people (June 2000)

(i) Name the ecosystem
(ii) Describe the main features of the ecosystem
(iii) Explain how different groups of people have changed the ecosystem

WATER SUPPLY

A scheme to change the supply of water (June 2002)

(i) Name a place where the supply of water has been, or is being, changed by people
(ii) Describe how the supply of water was, or is being, changed
(iii) Explain how the changing water supply is affecting, or will affect, different groups of people or organisations

A water shortage and its effects on people and places (Specimen June 2003)

(i) Name a place which has been affected by a water shortage
(ii) Describe how the water shortage caused problems for people and the environment
(iii) Explain what is being done or could be done to prevent a water shortage in the future

RIVER AND COASTAL LANDFORMS

A landform created by a river and its use by people (Specimen June 2003)

(i) Name and locate a landform created by a river
(ii) Describe how it was formed (use maps and diagrams if you wish)
(iii) Explain how it hs been used by people

A river landform (June 2003)

(i) Name a place where you have studied a river landform. Name the type of landform and state whether it was crated by erosion or deposition
(ii) Describe how the river landform was created
(iii) Explain how the river landform has been OR is being used by people and/or organisations

A landform that brings advantages and disadvantages to an area (June 2001)

(i) Name and locate the landform
(ii) Describe how it was formed (draw maps and diagrams if you wish)
(iii) Explain how it brings advantages and disadvantages to the area

A landform formed by water action that attracts people (June 2002)

(i) Name a landform formed by water action that attracts people
(ii) Describe what attracts people to the landform
(iii) Explain how people’s use of the landform brings advantages and disadvantages

FLOODING AND FLOOD PREVENTION

The effects of a flood and flood prevention (June 2001)

(i) Name an area where flooding has taken place
(ii) Describe how the flood affected people and the environment
(iii) Explain what is being done or could be done to prevent flooding in this area

A place where a serious flood or a serious drought has affected people and the environment (June 2003)

(i) Name a place where you have studied a serious flood or a serious drought
(ii) Describe how the flood or drought affected people and the environment
(iii) Explain what people could do or have done to prevent the flood or drought affecting them in the future

MIGRATION

A place that people have migrated away from

(i) Name a place that people have migrated away from
(ii) State whether this place is urban (town or city) or rural (village or countryside)
(iii) Describe the facts that caused people to migrate. Refer to push and pull factors
(iv) Explain how the area they migrated away from was affected

A place from where people have migrated (June 2002)

(i) Name a place from where people have migrated
(ii) Describe the place they migrated away from
(iii) Explain why they moved away (refer to push and pull factors)

SERVICES

Improving services

(i) Name a place where services have been improved
(ii) State whether this place is in an urban (town or city) or rural (village or countryside) area
(iii) Describe how the services have been improved
(iv) Explain how these improvements affected different groups of people

The distribution of a service (June 2000)

(i) Choose a service you have studied from the list below: parks and public open spaces; leisure services; transport services; shopping services; offices; education services
(ii) Name the place where you have studied this service
(iii) Draw a sketch map to show the distribution of the service
(iv) Explain the distribution of the service

An area that has been improved in a town or city in an MEDC (June 2001)

(i) Name and locate an area that has been improved
(ii) Describe the problems that needed solving in the area
(iii) Explain how successful the improvements have been for different groups of people living in or close to this area

Changes in a land use or service (June 2002)

(i) Name a place you have studied where a land use or a service has changed
(ii) Describe how the land use or service has changed
(iii) Explain how the changed affected different groups of people and the environment

HOUSING

A planning scheme that affected the quality of housing for different groups of people (June 2000)

(i) Name the area
(ii) Describe the planning scheme
(iii) Explain how the scheme affected the quality of housing for different groups of people

Different types of housing in a town or city (June 2001)

For a named town or city in an LEDC or MEDC:
(i) Name the town or city
(ii) Describe the distribution of different types of housing (draw diagrams or sketch maps if you wish)
(iii) Explain why different groups of people live in these housing areas

An area that has been improved in a town or city in an MEDC (June 2001)

(i) Name and locate an area that has been improved
(ii) Describe the problems that needed solving in the area
(iii) Explain how successful the improvements have been for different groups of people living in or close to this area

Changes in a land use or service (June 2002)

(i) Name a place you have studied where a land use or a service has changed
(ii) Describe how the land use or service has changed
(iii) Explain how the changed affected different groups of people and the environment

CHANGING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

A country or region outside the UK where changing employment opportunities are affecting people and the area (Specimen June 2003)

(i) Name the country or region
(ii) Describe how the employment opportunities are changing
(iii) Explain how these changes are affecting people and the area

OVERSEAS INVESTMENT

The effect of overseas investment on a country or region (June 2000)

For a named country or region you have studied
(i) describe how overseas investment has affected employment opportunities
(ii) explain any social or environmental impacts that the overseas investment has had on the country or region

Overseas investment in an MEDC (June 2002)

(i) Name an MEDC you have studied
(ii) Describe the nature of the overseas investment in the MEDC
(iii) Explain how the overseas investment has affected people and the environment in the MEDC

A country or region of a country that has received or is receiving aid (June 2003)

(i) Name a country or region of a country that has received or is receiving aid
(ii) Describe the aid that has been given to the country or region
(iii) Explain the impact of aid on the country or region

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

A primary or secondary industrial development (June 2000)

(i) Name the industrial development
(ii) Draw an annotated sketch map to show its location
(iii) Explain any advantages or disadvantages of its present location

The effect of the location of a primary or tertiary economic activity on people and the environment (Specimen June 2003)

(i) Name and locate a primary or tertiary economic activity that you have studied
(ii) Describe the location of the activity (use diagrams if you wish)
(iii) Explain how this location has affected people and the environment

The location of a primary or tertiary economic activity (June 2003)

(i) Name a place where you have studied a primary or tertiary economic activity
(ii) State whether you are writing about a primary or tertiary activity
(iii) Draw a labelled sketch map to show the location of the activity
(iv) Explain the advantages and disadvantages of this location now

The location of new job opportunities (June 2002)

(i) Name a place where new job opportunities have been created
(ii) Draw a labelled sketch map to show the location of this place
(iii) Explain why the new job opportunities were created in this place (you may annotate your map to show this)

Boscastle Flood

2005-11-17T11:13:00.000Z

Have a look at this site for details of the cause of the flood and some of the damage it caused.

The case study questions in 2001 and 2003 required you to:

- name an area which had flooded
- explain the damage to people and the environment
- suggest ways in which damage could be limited in the future

World population growth - ICT activity

2005-11-06T11:22:00.000Z

Your homework is to complete the activity from this site. You will need access to the internet and Microsoft Excel. You can use the computers in the resource centre if necessary - they are available at lunchtime.

Interactive activity - weather systems

2005-11-03T11:11:00.000Z

Have a go at the starter, main and plenary activities about air masses and depressions. Link here.

Cross section through a depression - revision activity

2005-10-31T09:38:00.000Z

Have a go at the test from this site.

Depressions - an interactive activity

2005-10-28T19:02:00.000+01:00

Have a go at the activities from the NGFL website, using this link.

The 1976 drought

2005-10-28T17:54:00.000+01:00

Read through the link below and make notes about the 1976 drought - what happened, where it happened, when it happened, why it happened, who was affected and how they were affected.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/understanding/1976_drought.shtml

Glasgow - Gorbals

2005-10-09T15:31:00.000+01:00

Your homework task is to read through the following articles and write up a case study of urban renewal in Glasgow using the 5 W's framework (i.e. what, when, where, why, who).

http://www.rampantscotland.com/glasgow/glw_gorbals.htm

http://ensure.org/entrust/summary1/4.4.4.Glasgow.htm

http://www.scot-homes.gov.uk/news/press594.html

Standard of Living / Quality of Life

2005-10-08T14:20:00.000+01:00

Have a look at these articles. Make a note of the variables that they use when trying to asses quality of life / standard of living. Try to sort these variables into three lists - physical environment, social environment and economic environment.

BBC News - Vancouver is best place to live

BBC News - Ireland is named best country

Weather and Climate - Climate Zones

2005-10-01T13:57:00.000+01:00

Your homework is to read through this web-based tutorial and complete the test bite.

Corfe Castle

2005-09-04T15:47:00.000+01:00

Here is a 1:25,000 map of the village of Corfe Castle. You will need to refer to it to complete the homework sheet about settlement site and situation.

Settlement Functions

2005-09-04T15:45:00.000+01:00

Settlements may be multi-functional, and functions can change over time. Click here to read case studies of Benidorm and mining towns in South Wales.

Year 10 Fieldwork - Useful Links

2005-05-02T18:25:00.000+01:00

Principles of floodplain management (USA site)

Floodplain management factsheet (pdf file)

Here is a link to PPG25 Development and Flood Risk - this must be considered when deciding whether or not to grant planning permission.

The first section of this word document explains how the Cambridge City Council have to consider floodplain issues when deciding whether to grant planning permission for developments on the floodplain.

Here is a link to the Cam Valley Walk. It is a 'walk through time' i.e. it tells you about the natural history of the River Cam.

Here's a map of the River Cam's catchment area.

Photos of flooding on the River Cam from the Trinity First and Third website and from local photographers.

The Cambridge 2000 has a number of useful photos.

The CamToo project proposes digging a flood relief channel from Riverside to Fen Ditton.

Holderness Coast

2005-04-27T11:06:00.000+01:00

Click here for the webtask.

There are some useful press cuttings here.

Here's a case study of Mappleton, with photos.

And a useful satellite image.

Photos of the area.

Information about coastal protection, and managed retreat.

Mappleton photos.