Geography Heroes

Absolutely Fantastic.......

2011-02-22T21:22:00.003Z

Geography Trivia site!! Check it out! http://www.sporcle.com/games/category/geography

Pakistan Flood Crisis!!

2010-09-01T22:40:00.004+01:00

Hard to comprehend the size of this disaster. The BBC have a dedicated page on their website explaining the causes and effects of this massive flood.

Key facts

Heavy monsoon rains in north west Pakistan have caused rivers to burst their banks

At least 1,600 people are believed to have been killed and entire villages have been swept away

Some 20 million people have been affected and 6 million are in urgent need of food aid, according to the UNAround $460m is required for immediate needs, around $275m has been donated so far

KS3 Geography Help Drop-In

2010-05-25T10:46:00.002+01:00

Attention all year 7, 8 and 9 students!! If you require any help with your homework, preparing presentations and going over things you didn't understand in class then during early lunch between 12:35 and 1:35 on any Thursday there will be a drop-in session you can attend to have your questions answered.

Year 10 Controlled Assessment

2010-05-16T11:21:00.006+01:00

There is a great article on the juicy geography website which is titled - 10 ways to Google-up your GCSE project.
It gives you some great ideas on how to use Google Maps and Google Earth within your controlled assessments.

An example of how to produce a satellite image alongside an OS Map

Volcano erupts near Eyjafjallajoekull in south Iceland

2010-03-21T17:57:00.003Z

A spectacular eruption occurred in Iceland yesterday.

Google street view!!

2010-03-20T14:25:00.004Z

Very simple to use. Simply find the place you want to see as usual e.g. UCTC, then drag the person symbol from above the zoom in and out feature to see your street in google street view.

View Larger Map

View Larger Map

Earth Hour 2010!!!! Saturday 27 March 8:30pm (local time)

2010-03-07T14:05:00.007Z

It is nearly that time of year again folks, where for one hour we live without electricity!!!

DID YOU KNOW!!! It is 'The BIG Fairtrade Swap' this week and next?

2010-02-26T21:58:00.006Z

For all of this week and next week it is the BIG fairtrade swap. A really important issue to think about and discuss with your friends and family. If you can over the next few days I would like you to swap something you may buy regularly eg a chocolate bar, for a fairtrade equivalent. Let me know any swaps you do!!!

The Fair Trade Choc Quiz is OVER!!!

2010-02-25T17:42:00.003Z

Well done to everyone who participated in the quiz! Absolutely fantastic response with many emails with answers on. The winners have been decided and they will receive their prize of a fair trade bar of chocolate shortly!!

There will be a new quiz with new prizes comings soon, so watch this space!!!!

Would you like to win a BIG fairtrade bar of chocolate????

2010-02-17T13:17:00.007Z

If you would then here is what you will have to do!
There will be a series of questions posted on this blog over the holidays. You need to answer 3 questions correctly to win the prize.

The first geography question will be posted at 3:00pm today. You simply write the answer along with your name in a comment beneath the question. If you are the first to write back with the correct answer then you will have one correct answer to your name. Remember you need three correct answers to win.

This competition is only available to UCTC students!!! Good luck!

THE FIRST QUESTION!!!!!!

Most countries have more than one vowel in their name (a, e, i , o, u) e.g. EnglAnd has two vowels and SpAIn has two vowels as well. However there are only 4 countries in the world with a single vowel letter in them. e.g. if Maths were the name of a country this would be the correct answer as it only has the letter ‘a’ in it and it is only used once. What does not count is if the country has only one vowel in their name but it is used more than once e.g. Canada has only the vowel ‘a’ but it is used three time so does not count.
I would like to know the four countries around the world with a single vowel letter in them, the continents these countries are part of and their capital cities.
Post your answers as a comment below but make sure to leave your name. Any comments that are left without a name will be deleted!!!
Good luck

Second Question

2010-02-16T17:02:00.000Z

Sticking with the vowel theme,
There are obviously many different countries in the world, but only one country in the world uses all 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) within one word of its name. The vowels must be all in one word! e.g. The United Stated of America has all the vowels in its country name but because they are spread out over several words that make up its name, it does not count.
I would once again like the country, capital city and continent.
p.s. remember there are still aspects of Question 1 to answer as well!
Good luck!!!

The Third Question

2010-02-14T13:37:00.003Z

The earth’s nickname is 'The Blue Planet’ because two thirds of the surface of the planet is covered by water. In some places the water is very shallow and in some places very deep. I would like to know what the deepest part of the ocean/sea is called, how deep it is and what ocean/sea it is located within?
Good luck folks!!!

Interesting information about China for year 8

2010-02-08T17:23:00.009Z

A couple of links I found from the Guardian newspaper website which maybe of interest!

Dust storms around the world

China dust storm: Global dimming starts here

'Underwater volcano' erupts near Japanese island

2010-02-05T13:09:00.005Z

Coast Guard footage shows a massive plume of water rising out of the sea on Wednesday, near the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.

The eruption of spray and smoke is thought to have been caused by an underwater volcanic eruption.

Pictures Courtesy Japan Coastguard/Tokyo TV

This happened near Japan on Thursday. Impressive footage!!!

Geocube

2010-01-31T13:10:00.008Z

This website is a fantastic resource as a quick study guide for 54 different topics including volcanoes, energy use and climate change.

Haiti Earthquake

2010-01-30T14:52:00.014Z

Background information on Haiti. A great article from The Guardian newspaper explaining some of the reasons why Haiti is such a poor country.

Another article from The Guardian newspaper.