Send a postcard to the DC Geography Department

• send the Geography Department a postcard
• choose one that is geographical - human or physical
• there are some on the noticeboard in the corridor
• send your card to: The Geography Department, Dubai College, P.O.Box 837, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Year 8 Coastal fieldwork Report

The coastal fieldwork report guidelines can be accessed here

Shaima the Epic

Here is the link to the fieldwork photos on Shaima the Epics 1D Dropbox account

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c5jgsww33dyewbp/AACrm5kT7IcbPNtgK077-uena?dl=0

Year 8 Coastal Protection research

Coastal Protection
Pick 3 or 4 Engineering methods in each section (hard & soft)
For each one outline:
How they work, Advantages, Disadvantages, et a photo
Notes to be made in your exercise book
Put a photo in a word document
Your research needs to be quick. Time management is important
Hard Engineering methods
Groynes, Sea walls, Revetments, Rock Armour, Gabions, Offshore breakwater, Cliff stabilization (Steel rods etc)
Soft Engineering methods
Beach Replenishment, Sand dune stabilization, Beach drainage, Cliff stabilization (plants etc)
Dubai Focus
What management methods have been used in Dubai
Have they been Successful?

At this stage you are just gathering information to be used next lesson

Year 8 UAE Population Study

Please click on the picture below to enlarge it:

The UK's Energy Sources

Get an map of the UK from Google images
Paste it into a document or print and stick it into your exercise book

Research the UK's "energy mix" ie How does the UK generate its electricity and use fossil fuels

Annotate your map to show some of the locations of specific sources of energy
E.g.
Nuclear power stations
Large wind farms (onshore and offshore)
Tidal Power
Wave power
Solar power
Coal fired power stations
Gas fired power stations
Oil fired power stations
HEP
Biofuels
Geothermal Power

Get photographs where possible.
In some case you could explain how it works (e.g. Wave power)
Add place names to build up a picture of the UK and its Energy
Add a suitable title
Try and keep it to one page of A4 (you can go onto 2 pages if necessary)

Print & stick it in your book (if done on computer)

Some help for you!!

The Scottish Government has approved plans for a 10MW array of tidal stream generators near Islay, Scotland

Biomass Energy Centre is a biomass fired CHP power station located in the town of Chilton in County Durham.

Top 3 wind farms in UK

Greater Gabbard –

Walney (phases 1&2)

Sheringham Shoal

Year 8 - UAE fossil fuels

Click on the link below to begin some research into the UAE & its fossil fuels.

http://goo.gl/683Ax

8EA & 8JS Energy research

Fossil Fuels

What are the main fossil fuels?
What is the UK’s ‘Energy Mix”?
Google the term “UK energy mix”.
Find a suitable pie chart that answers the question.

Research each fossil fuel with a focus on the following 3 themes:

Sustainability: 
When is each source projected to run out?
Does each source harm the environment? How?
Which of the 3 main fossil fuels is the worst for the environment? Why?
Security:
Does the UK rely on imports of fossil fuels?
From where does the UK import most of its fossil fuels? Map?
How reliable are the UK’s imports?
E.g. What problems have there been when importing natural gas from Russia
E.g. How secure are the Straits of Hormuz - Oil & Gas
Affordability: 
What has happened to the price of each fossil fuel in the last 10 years or so?
Can you find a graph for each fossil fuel?
What might be the impact of future price rises on the UK