Year+12+(SL)


 * NEW BOOK AVAILABLE IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY:**

1. Complete all of your CORE revision booklets - see this page for the booklets and the Jeopardy game
 * Homework: due Monday 17th December**

Case Study memory - template Jeopardy template ppt:

TEST MONDAY 3rd December!!

Topics: this test is on everything in the 'Resource Consumption' unit. That means everything between 'ecological footprints' and 'bio-plastics'! See the revision booklet for more information. Filling this out will be very useful, not only now, but in time for your exams!

1. Complete your revision booklet for the ''resource consumption" topic.
 * Homework:**

1. Complete the following questions by reading pages 97 to 100 of your textbook. a) What is the IPCC? (When was it introduced and what does it do?) b) What was agreed at the conference in Rio? (i.e. what is its ultimate agreement?) c) Kyoto Agreement: When? Aims? How (to achieve the aims)? Sucesses? Failures? d) Copenhagen 2009: Aims? Sucesses? Failures?
 * Lesson: Wednesday 28th Nov.**

1. Complete the case study on the UK's strategy to reduce energy/oil consumption. **[|Link]** 2. In 20 minutes, write a short-essay: 'Evaluate a local or national scale strategy aimed at reducing the consumption of one named resource' - complete and submit!
 * Lesson: Monday 26th Nov.**

1. Complete the essay plan for this topic: 'Examine the methods adopted to reduce the consumption of one or more named resources'. [15 Marks]
 * Homework: due MONDAY 26th Nov.**

1. Complete the following questions: Define and give an example of each of the following: recycling, resuse, reduction and substitution. 2. a) What is landfill? b) Why is it bad for the environment? c) Why is landfill increasing? 3. a) What is needed to make a new PC? b) Think: how do we justify this cost to ourselves? 4. a) How much waste does China import per year? b) Why does China import waste? 2. Ensure you have completed your essay introduction and conclusion for 'the increasing importance of renewable energies'. 3. Keep going with your resource consumption revision booklet!
 * Homework:**


 * Homework:**

1. Update (or start!) your revison booklet for this topic. (click below if you have not started or lost it)

1. //Jasmine, Kay, Carolin & Daniel:// To catch up on today's lesson you need to a) read the first 4 pages of [|this] article and add notes to your case study on 'Nigeria's Oil'; b) watch [|this] documentatry and add notes on environmental impacts of oil in Nigeria. 2. Complete 'to do' questions on page 91 of your textbook. 3. Want to do something about it? Sign [|this] petition! 4. Vote again - this time only ONCE and you must choose between these two options (due to popular demand!)
 * Homework: due Monday 12th November**

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1. Go to this page and copy the extra 'political impacts' to your notes made in class. For each one you should skim-read the article below it (just to get the main point) and summarise it in a sentence. 2. Don't forget to vote on which topic we will do last (see below)..
 * Homework: due Wednesday 7th November**

1. Actively read (that means take notes from) 'Oil's Environmental Impact' on page 87-89. 2. Study Figures 4.18 and 4.19 - Suggest reasons for the distribution of oil pollution, as shown in Fig. 4.19. (use numbers in your answer). 3. SL students ONLY: Pick one of the mini case studies on page 89. Complete a study-card style info box (1/2 a page) that outlines the key information under appropriate headings. (HL: see HL page). 4. Meryem & Leonhard: You also need to complete the following document, using your textbook, in order to catch up on the lesson you missed.
 * Homework: due Monday 5th November**



We need to study one more Option, and I'd like to get your opinion on which one. When thinking about how to vote, remember to think about: i) YOUR strengths and weaknesses ii) how the topic may fit in / complement your other knowledge iii) your interest level! It would be a good idea to look at the syllabus (below; options A to E), the textbook and geographyalltheway, before voting!
 * VOTE!!!**



**Core: Patterns & Change - Patterns in Resource Consumption**

1.Complete questions a - d (d = Exlpain the trends in...) on page 84 2. Read pages 83-84, make notes on key statistics & the Middle East.
 * Homework: for Wednesday 17th Oct**

1. Finish your internal assessment!!!
 * Homework:**

1. Finish taking notes from the [|full] documentary (optional). 2. Read through each of the articles on [|this] page, adding notes about the opposing theories (neo-malthusian and anti-malthusian) to those you have. 3. Complete the 'short response exam questions' (give yourself 5 minutes for each question). Email directly to me, or hand it in to the staff room.
 * Homework: due Wednesday 10th October**

1. Finish taking notes on the strengths and weaknesses of the 'Ecological Footprint' as a measurement of the relationship between a population's size and its resource consumption.
 * Homework: due Monday 1st October**


 * __Option E: Leisure, Sport & Tourism__**



1. Complete the task we did today. Basically you need to be able to discuss the role of sport (at least two olypics games) in the regenratoin of urban areas (in at least two cities). A table with the pros and cons of the games on regenrating the respective city, would be one way of setting it out. 2. Work on fixing up your IA - read through my comments carefully and highlight any that you need me to explain further - in other words, prepare for your 10 minutes with me, so you get the most out of that time.
 * Homework: due Wednesday 26th Sept**

1. Complete the questions on the Swiss Alps. 2. Watch the following video, taking notes on this new tourism strategy. media type="youtube" key="y0ikctHYvAk" height="315" width="560"
 * Homework: due Monday 24th September**

1.Learn these definitions: //Carrying Capacity:// The maximum number of visitors/participants that a site/event can satisfy at one time. //Environmental carrying capacity:// the maximum number before the local environment becomes damaged. //Perceptual carrying capacity:// the maximum number before a specific group of visitors considers the level of impact, such as noise, to be excessive. 2. Actively read the following 4 articles and take **detailed** notes (how, when, where, why etc) on the strategies designed to manage tourist demands, maximize capacity, minimize conflicts and avoid environmental damage caused by tourists. [] [] [] []
 * Homework: due Wednesday 19th September**

1. Complete your worksheet on the Maldives! (Links to [|tourist arrivals graph] and [|GDP graph]) 2. Research a 'national sports league' of your choice. eg. Bundesliga, Germany; NBA in USA; AFL in Australia etc.. collect the following for Monday:
 * Homework: due Monday 10th September**
 * History of the league
 * Facts / Figures - to show popularity, ethnicities of the players, location of the teams
 * Structure of the league
 * National league competitions and cups
 * Fans - residence of fan base; relationship to location of team home base
 * Maps, graphs, tables all help to demonstrate your points!



1. Complete Section A (Introduction & Map) of your internal assessment. You will find the instructions near the bottom of this page.
 * Homework: due Monday 2nd June**

1. Upload the following information about your park on the Internal Assessment wikispace page: - name (if it has one) - specific location (give description, latitude/longitude, surrounding streets, distance in a straight-line from the city centre) - estimate the size of the park in square meters 2. Join [|google docs!] 3. to get a head start, you may wish to draw your sketch map of the location of our parks. I am not allowed to give you a copy of the map we did in class, so you will have to make one youself if you wish to show how we chose the parks (although a description shoud be enough).
 * Homework: due Monday 18 June**

__Leisure Facilities & Hierarchy Concept -__


 * 1) What does the term 'hierarchy' mean?
 * 2) Copy the two important ideas put forward by urban geographers. Explain each using own examples.
 * 3) Complete a table about leisure facilities, with the following headings: Type of Facility; Examples; Location; Frequency; Catchment Area.
 * 4) What is the general pattern as shown in Fig. 2.16?
 * 5) What two factors affect this general model?
 * 6) What does the distribution of leisure facilities depend on? Give an example of each.
 * 7) Complete Q16 for one of the following leisure facilities in Braunschweig: swimming pools; libraries; bars; restaurants.

__Leisure as a Competitor (this is for later!)__


 * 1) Explain 'bid-rent' curve model in your own words.
 * 2) What pressures do leisure spaces in urban areas face?
 * 3) What is considered to be 'open space'?
 * 4) Fig. 2.37. Explain the differences between the pattern of parks/gardens and recreation grounds.
 * 5) According to Table 2.5 what would Braunschweig's Burgerpark be? Explain why.
 * 6) What is the relationship between size of a park and the distance people travel to it from their home?
 * 7) How are district and local parks used? (who, how often, for what, how do they get there etc.)
 * 8) Fig. 2.41. How will the time that we visit the parks in Braunschweig affect out overall results?

Leisure is defined for the purposes of this optional theme as any freely chosen activity or experience that takes place in non‑work time. The leisure industry is a significant and rapidly expanding global economic sector. This option is designed to illustrate the pattern and diversity of leisure activities, their increasing popularity and their impact on environments, culture and economy on a range of scales from global to local. Issues and conflicts arise for planners and managers in meeting leisure demand, conserving natural resources and avoiding social conflict. The theme focuses specifically on tourism, sport and recreation. Although the three terms are defined separately, they overlap and participation in them may be simultaneous. For example, a sporting activity may occur during a vacation.

__Definitions:__

//Carrying capacity// The maximum number of visitors/participants that a site/event can satisfy at one time. It is customary to distinguish between environmental carrying capacity (the maximum number before the local environment becomes damaged) and perceptual carrying capacity (the maximum number before a specific group of visitors considers the level of impact, such as noise, to be excessive). For example, young mountain bikers may be more crowd‑tolerant than elderly walkers.


 * //Leisure//** Any freely chosen activity or experience that takes place in non‑work time.


 * //Primary tourist/ recreational resources//** The pre‑existing attractions for tourism or recreation (that is, those not built specifically for the purpose), including climate, scenery, wildlife, indigenous people, cultural and heritage sites. These are distinguished from **secondary tourist/recreational resources**, which include accommodation, catering, entertainment and shopping.


 * //Recreation//** A leisure‑time activity undertaken voluntarily and for enjoyment. It includes individual pursuits, organized outings and events, and non‑paid (non‑professional) sports.

//Resort// A settlement where the primary function is tourism. This includes a hotel complex.


 * //Sport//** A physical activity involving a set of rules or customs. The activity may be competitive.

//ecotourism//—tourism focusing on the natural environment and local communities //heritage tourism//—tourism based on a historic legacy (landscape feature, historic building or event) as its major attraction //sustainable tourism//—tourism that conserves primary tourist resources and supports the livelihoods and culture of local people.
 * //Tourism//** Travel away from home for at least one night for the purpose of leisure. Note that this definition excludes day‑trippers. There are many possible subdivisions of tourism. Sub-groups include:

//1. Leisure// • Definitions: Discuss the difficulties in attempting to define leisure, recreation, tourism and sport. • Discuss the influence of accessibility, changes in technology and affluence upon the growth of these activities.
 * TOPICS (below are the topics that will be on the quiz)**

//2. Leisure at the international scale: tourism// • Changes in demand Explain the long- and short‑term trends and patterns in international tourism. • Changes in supply Examine the changes in location and development of different tourist activities. Explain the growth of more remote tourist destinations.

//3. Leisure at the international scale: sport// • International participation and success. Examine the social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in two major international sports. • Case study of a contemporary international sports event. Analyse the geographic factors that influenced the choice of venue(s). Examine the factors affecting the sphere of influence for participants and supporters. Evaluate the short- and long‑term geographic costs and benefits of hosting such an event at both the local and national level.


 * Homework: due Thursday 31st May** - Answer the following questions using your textbook and the links. Also, study for thie quiz!

__Ecotourism (pg.239-241)__

1. Define 'ecotourism'. 2. Where does it usually take place? Who manages it? What is the overall aim? How is it done? 3. What conflicts has ecotourism caused? 4. What has led to the growth of ecotourism? 5. Why aren't ecotourists always environmentally friendly?

Case Study: Belize - watch [|this] video first, then read the info in your text

6. Where is Belize? (Include a sketch map from p241 in your answer) 7. What makes this country attractive to toursits? 8. What are the //primary tourist resources// in Belize? What activities are available for tourists? 9. Who managed tourism in Belize? 10. How does tourism contribute to the economy?

Community Baboon Sanctury - watch[| this]video first, then read the info in your text

11. What is it and what are its aims? 12. what seoncdary tourists resources have been set up? 13. Is this a successful ecotourism project? Why / why not/

Evaluation

14. What are the problems of ecotourism to Belize? 15. What are some possible solutions to these problems?


 * REMINDER: MID-TOPIC QUIZ ON THURSDAY 31st MAY (Geography will be in the 3rd BLOCK, Maths in the 1st)**

Homework:due Monday 21st May

1. Complete your table with all the facts and statistics (remember to categorise into short and long term, national and local scale) 2. Complete an essay plan (with all necessary statistics!), using your table, on this topic: //'Evaluate the short- and long‑term geographic costs and benefits of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 both at the local and national level.'//


 * Case Study: Beijing Olympics**

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[|After Summer Olympics, Empty Shells in Beijing] [|Post-Olympic Beijing] [|2008 Olympics did little for rights] [|After Olympics, national spirit soars while human rights lag]

**Homework: due 3.05**
1. Complete the 'To Do' section on page 234. To find out how to do a Spearman's Rank Correlation, click [|here]. You will need to follow the instructions carefully, they are found under 'method'. 2. Use the graph paper to create two scatter graphs - one showing the relationship between 'golf participants' (y-axis) and 'GNP' (x-axis) and one showing 'Cross-country running participants' and 'GNP'. Email me if you need help.

1. Complete all questions handed on Thursday, found here:
 * Homework: due 23.04**

1. Complete your mind-map (called: 'Causes of the Growth of Tourism' - with 3 starting bubbles called 'affluence', 'access' and 'technology') by reading pages 231 and 232 of your textbook. 2. Using your notes from class and your reading, answer the following questions on a lined piece of paper:
 * Homework: due 19.04.2012**
 * Discuss the difficulties in attempting to define leisure, recreation, tourism and sport. (2 marks)
 * Discuss the influence of accessibility, changes in technology and affluence upon the growth of these activities. (6 marks)

3. Patterns in Environmental Quality and Sustainability


1. Complete either an essay plan (give out to you) or a full essay on the following topic: Evaluate a named management strategy at a local or national scale designed to achieve environmental sustainability. //[15 Marks]// //2.// Fill out the revision booklet above, using the notes in class, this page and your textbook.
 * Homework (for over Easter break);**

**Biodiversity & the Amazon Rainforest**
FANTASTIC resource on Biodiversity (thanks Meryem) - click here for all you need to know! Try this [|quiz] to first test your knowledge of rainforests, then write [|these] statements in the correct order.

Consequences of reduced biodiversity in the Amazon Forest

__[|Nature's Medicine Cabinet]__ __[|Development boom and bust]__ [|Tropical deforestation] [|Worth more standing than felled] [|Amazon finds unlikely guardian] [|Politics and the Amazon] [|Consequences of biodiversity loss] [|Murder of activist] [|Construction of hydroelectric powerplant] [|Project Amazon] [|Effects of Deforestation] [|Methods and effects of deforestation (particularly on albedo)]

Also check these out:

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 * Soil Erosion & Water Use**

Homework for the winter break: due Monday 6th February


 * 1) Complete the essay outline on the Loess Plateau Watershed Rehabilitation Project [|(link)]
 * 2) [|Actively read] pages 62-65 in your textbook on Water Usage and Change.
 * 3) //Optional:// Interested? Watch the documentary below and become and expert on this issue!

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Climate Change
__Consequences of Climate Change__

[|World Map - impacts of global temperature rise of 4 degrees]

[|Drastic climate change affects Germany] [|Mali's women face an even tougher future] [|Climate change pushing Malawi further into poverty] [|Tibetan nomads struggle as grasslands disappear] [|Water flows declining in Peru 20 years early] [|Dengue fever could spread to 28 U.S. states] [|Nile Delta poised to be sunk] [|Climate a major cause of conflict in Africa] [|First official climate refugees evacuate for good] [|Australians link climate change to wildfires] [|Amazon could shrink by 85% due to climate change] [|Climate change threatens rice production] [|Himalayan glaciers are melting] [|Caribbean fisheries highly vulnerable]

__Climate Change - some resources for your essay__
Use this notes page when researching

A nice place to start...

__[|BBC Bitesize Climate Change]__ __[|Introcution to Climate Change - Explain That Stuff!]__ __[|NASA's Guide to Global warming]__ [|BBC Climate Change FAQ] - see 'interactive' section in particular

Documentaires: Make sure you get all the information for your bibliography and references. //Remember: just having videos in your reference list is NOT OK!//

__[|An Incovenient Truth - VIDEO]__-a documentary supporting anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change __[|Earth: the Climate Wars (episode 2) - VIDEO]__- a great guide to the climate change debate between FOR and AGAINST __[|The Great Global Warming Scandal - VIDEO]__ __[|Climate Skeptic - VIDEO]__

Some other great websites on the debate (please add more if you find any good ones)

__[|BBC Climate Change - evidence and skeptics]__ __[|Winning or Losing the Climate Change debate?]__ __[|The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change]__ __[|Climate Change Science Misinformation]__ [|Diagram of GHGs]



2. Disparities in Wealth and Development


Homework: due __**//Thursday 5th January//**__ 2012 (first day after break):


 * 1) Re-write the answers for all the questions that you did incorrectly on the test
 * 2) Complete your notes on how to reduce disparities, by finishing 'Debt Relief' and also the last topic on 'Remittances'
 * 3) Ensure you have completed the Disparities revision table (above) with all definitions and case studies - this will be really useful to you in the future!
 * 4) //HIGHER LEVEL ONLY//: Complete Task 1 on geographyalltheway.com - Hazards & Disasters - Risk & Risk Assessment - Hazard Event Prediction. You must produce detailed notes on two methods used to predict earthquakes, and two methods used to predict hurricanes.

To help you with Homework #2 here are some more links (but please first use the ones on geographyalltheway.com)

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