Monday, 29 September 2008
Yr12: Rivers
Flooding in LEDC tends to kill lots of people. In MEDC's the problem is usually economic as shown in this video
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Yr13: Minor volcanic features
Solfatara - note the yellow sulphur on the rocks surrounding it. The name solfatara is given to fumaroles that emit sulphurous gases.
Mud Volcano or mudpot form in high-temperature geothermal areas where water is in short supply. The little water that is available rises to the surface at a spot where the soil is rich in volcanic ash, clay and other fine particulates.
Fumarole is an opening in Earth's (or any other astronomical body's) crust, often in the neighborhood of volcanoes, which emits steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen sulphide
Geyser is a hot spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accomplished by a vapour phase. The name geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb gjósa, "to gush".
Mud Volcano or mudpot form in high-temperature geothermal areas where water is in short supply. The little water that is available rises to the surface at a spot where the soil is rich in volcanic ash, clay and other fine particulates.
Fumarole is an opening in Earth's (or any other astronomical body's) crust, often in the neighborhood of volcanoes, which emits steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen sulphide
Geyser is a hot spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accomplished by a vapour phase. The name geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb gjósa, "to gush".
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Yr12: Geography of health
This link highlights the issues associated with the risk of dying in child birth in different parts of the world. In Sierra Leone it is 1:8, in the USA it is 4800, in the UK the risk is 1:8200 and Sweden it is 1:17400. Why?
Monday, 22 September 2008
Yr12: Managing Floods
Sorry for the delay Ofsted stole all my time and a trojan rearranged all my Windows registry files so my PC ended up as a nice ornament.
Check out this site for information on how the UK manages floods.
Monday, 15 September 2008
Yr12: Bruce Parry
Bruce Parry is going from the source to the mouth of the Amazon. Catch him on BBC2 tonight, Iplayer and the BBC website. How does the river change from the start to finish. Can the river be described as a typical river? What features do you find in the upper and lower course?
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