Welcome+to+Miss+Currie's+Wiki

==** Thank you to all students who participated in my 2012 student survey. Here is a snapshot of your answers below. A full report of the results can be accessed [|here] (you will need your school login) :) **==








 * ANNOUNCEMENT: The following I.B. exam preparation books are now AVAILABLE AT THE SCHOOL LIBRARY!! (or click [|here] to buy your own) **




 * Apps for Geography Students**


 * iPhone**

A fantastic app for when you need to quickly look up the location of a country or city.

Great app for Years 9-12 - up to date information and data (including birth rate, death rate etc.) on every country - fantastic!

Good for IGCSE students - the GCSE is very similar, so you can confidently use this to study.


 * Android**


 * [[image:EducationApps.jpg width="106" height="144" link="http://www.educationapps.co.uk/apps/android/gcse/geography/geography-revision"]] Great revision for IGCSE - made by a former student who did very well! Also many other subjects available on this website. **

Thank you to all students who completed my Student Evaluation survey. The results have been very useful to me, giving me some helpful feedback on my teaching.

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My email is **jennifer.currie@cjd-bs.de** please email me if you have any questions regarding homework etc.

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 * Assessment Test Topics - Test 2**

Year 10 > /processing industry.
 * Recognise the causes and effects of shortages of food and describe possible solutions to this problem.
 * You should consider the effects of food shortages in encouraging food aid and measures, such as those of the 'Green Revolution' to produce more food.
 * Classify industries into primary, secondary and tertiary.
 * Describe and explain how the proportions employed in each sector changes with respect to the level of development, including Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs).
 * Describe and identify the influence of inputs on the processes and outputs of industrial systems.
 * Describe and explain the factors influencing the distribution and location of high technology and one other manufacturing
 * Case studies: Bangalore and your own chosen factory.

Year 9
 * Identify the major influences on population density and distribution; you should make reference to human, physical and economic factors.
 * Describe and suggest reasons for population movements. You should make reference to case studies of: internal movements such as rural-urban movements, and international movements such as voluntary and involuntary migration (refugees).
 * Demonstrate an understanding that the natural environment presents hazards and offers opportunities for human activities. You should make reference, for example, to the hazards posed by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
 * Describe the general distribution of fold mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes and explain how this distribution is related to movements at plate boundaries.
 * Show a basic understanding of plate tectonics, describing the global pattern of plates, their structure, and be aware of plate movements and their effects.
 * Mapping skills: 6-figure references, bearings, direction and contour lines etc.

Year 8
 * Learn all the Millennium development goals; be able to describe what each one means.

Year 7
 * Rainforests - location, climate, structure, physical features and plant adaptations.
 * Deforestation - why do people cut rainforests down? What are the consequences?
 * Endangered species