Traveller IQ Challenge

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Montserrat - LIC Volcanic Eruption

Research the 1995-97 Volcanic Event

Include the following:

Map & location
Tectonic background - History, Plates involved, Plate boundary type, VEI, Volcano Type, Lava Type etc
Eruption - Dates, Volume, nature, location, plume, photo's

Year 7 Flood Detective

Flooding in Tewkesbury
This task is going to assess and test your investigative skills.
You are a flood detective!!

Key Questions: 
What were the causes of the Tewkesbury flooding?
Why is Tewkesbury particularly vulnerable to flooding?
Look at your work "What causes floods". Can you apply any of that "theory"to the Tewkesbury case study?
Can you find any map evidence to suggest Tewkesbury is vulnerable to flooding?
Sources: Textbook, BBC News, Google

Present your findings. Include the following sections.
Introduction: Location, dates etc
Causes: Rainfall? Rivers?
Vulnerability: Rivers, relief, slopes, flood plains, urbanisation, 

Poverty Latest from the news preparation for Unit 3

Here are a couple of things that you might find useful for Unit 3 in the poverty section. The first is from the Economist click here.


The second is a series on BBC World at the moment focusing on Why Poverty.  This should be available on the BBC World website. Click schedules to see when it is on.

Year 12 - revision keywords

Coasts

Rivers

Year 12 Revision

Bangladesh Flooding and FAP

http://coolgeography.co.uk/- Flooding in Bangladesh

Mock Exam Unit 3 29 May 2013

The mock exam for Unit 3 will be held on Wednesday 29 May 2013 starting at 08.00 hours.