Homework Year 9 Kimberley Process

Year 9 Geography of War, Conflict and Crime: Week commencing 14/11/11 Homework

Complete research about the Kimberley Process. Find out:
- Why has it been put in place?
- What does it aim to achieve?
- What countries are involved?
- What should a person buying diamonds look for to ensure they are not blood diamonds?

Try using the following websites to aid in your research:
http://www.kimberleyprocess.com/home/index_en.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberley_Process_Certification_Scheme
http://www.globalwitness.org/campaigns/conflict/conflict-diamonds/kimberley-process
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10307046
http://www.debeersgroup.com/kimberleyprocess

Year 9 Geography of War

Year 9 have started our new unit on the Geography of War, Conflict and Crime this half term. Our most recent lesson covered the introduction to the Conflict in Darfur. The following clip is from Newsnight and helps bring our understanding of what has happened in Sudan up to date. To improve your understanding of the conflict, try to categorise the information your find into social, economic and environmental impacts of the conflict.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7368366.stm

Year 9 Tectonic Unit Revision

All right all you awesome Geoggers! Its about that time where we need to check how well you've understood our amazing Tectonics Unit. In order to prepare for your first crack at a GCSE style exam, I've added to the minigeoggers site some ultra-fantastic links from around the world wide web to remind you of what we've already learned.

First lesson - The Layers of the Earth

Second lesson - Convection Currents

Third lesson - Tectonic Plates and Hazards

Fourth lesson - Earthquakes

Fifth lesson - 2004 Asian Tsunami impacts

Sixth lesson -How do I limit the impacts of an earthquake?

Seventh lesson - How do I plan for a volcanic eruption on my island?

Eighth lesson - What is a volcano anyway?

A brief reminder to all year 9s - We're still looking for your favourite volcanoes and need your feedback for the blog, so let your teacher or find Mrs. Mitchell - a veritable Vesuvius in her own right - so we can know what are the top volcanoes on everyone's mind. Check out this website to see Mrs. Mitchell's favourite volcano in action!

Year 9 Tectonics Assessment Revision

All right all you awesome Geoggers! Its about that time where we need to check how well you've understood our amazing Tectonics Unit. In order to prepare for your first crack at a GCSE style exam, I've added to the minigeoggers site some ultra-fantastic links from around the world wide web to remind you of what we've already learned.

First lesson - The Layers of the Earth

Second lesson - Convection Currents

Third lesson - Tectonic Plates and Hazards

Fourth lesson - Earthquakes

Fifth lesson - 2004 Asian Tsunami impacts

Sixth lesson -How do I limit the impacts of an earthquake?

Seventh lesson - How do I plan for a volcanic eruption on my island?

Eighth lesson - What is a volcano anyway?

A brief reminder to all year 9s - We're still looking for your favourite volcanoes and need your feedback for the blog, so let your teacher or find Mrs. Mitchell - a veritable Vesuvius in her own right - so we can know what are the top volcanoes on everyone's mind. Check out this website to see Mrs. Mitchell's favourite volcano in action!

Darfur 5 years on...

So 9E, here's the link to the video we were going to watch at the end of the lesson Thursday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7368366.stm

Remember, on Monday, we will be exploring Blood Diamonds....

The 2004 Asian Tsunami

Year 9 - We are really moving along this term!  We've already learned about what causes earthquakes and volcanoes, where we can find each and how we can measure earthquakes.  Now comes the really interesting bit...our case study! 

First up: Earthquakes!!!

We're going to start by examining the 2004 Asian Tsunami - What physical processes caused the tsunami?  What were its immediate impacts?  What were the long term impacts?  How did people cope?  Why did some countries cope better than others?  What can we do in the future to limit the impacts of tsunamis?

Take a look at some of the photos and videos from the Tsunami - How would you describe the impacts of this natural hazard?

Plate Margins

Alright year 9, you've figured out that the pattern to most volcanoes and earthquakes is that they are along plate boundaries. We also call these plate margins. That leads us to our next question, what are the four types of plate margins?

1. Constructive
2. Destructive
3. Conservative
4. Collision

As you can see from the links above, what occurs on those margins really depends on the direction that the plates are moving. Isn't the geosphere interesting? So here's a little fun task for all my geography geeks out there - can you come up with a rhyme, a song, or even a dance to help you remember those plate margins? Let's see who can really impress Mrs. Mitchell next week - I believe a credit or an edible prize might be in your future if you try!

See you Monday.

TTFN