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Thursday 21 April 2016

Year 8 Geography

Welcome to Year 8 Geography, you were shown the ropes last year so you have all developed an appreciation for the subject. Below is a list of important items you need to bring to EVERY lesson.


Geography Lesson Check List


  • Textbook: geog.2 4th Edition 
  • Copybook
  • A4 Plastic/Zip Document Wallet
  • Pens 2 black/blue 1 red/green
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Sharper 

Topic 1: GIS (Geographical Information Systems)



GIS - Revision Check list

  • Do I understand the term GIS?
  • Who is Dr. John Snow and how did he help solve the mystery of the Cholera outbreak in 1854?
  • What is Software?
  • What is Data and how does GIS depend on Data?
  • GIS is shown in Layers, what does this mean?
  • How is GIS linked to Longitude and Latitude?
  • What is a Post Code?
  • Can I give at least 4 examples of how we can use GIS?

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Topic 2: Population



Population - Revision Check List

  • What is the average population of the planet?
  • Do I understand all of the Key Words?
  • Why is the population of the planet so unevenly distributed?
  • What does life expectancy mean, and how does it change?
  • What problems will the earth face if the population keeps rising/falling?
  • Does the rising population impact the earth and its resources?

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Topic 3: Urbanisation


Urbanisation - Revision Check List
  • Do I understand all of the Key Words?
  • What was the Industrial Revolution?
  • How did the Industrial Revolution affect Manchester?
  • Why did the population Rise, fall and rise again in Manchester?
  • What are Slums?
  • Do most people around the world live in urban or rural areas?
  • What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
  • What are the benefits and disadvantages of living in an urban area?
  • What is a sustainable city? 

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Topic 4: Coasts
Coasts - Revision Check List 


  • What causes waves?
  • How do waves shape the coast?
  • Do I know all of the Key Words?
  • Do I know how all the different coastal features are formed?
  • How do people use land along the coast?
  • What is a Storm Surge?
  • Why do some parts of the coastline erode faster than others?
  • What are the different types of coastal defence that we use?

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Topic 5: Weather and Climate


Weather and Climate - Revision Checklist


  • What is the difference between weather and climate?
  • What are the 3 different types of rainfall?
  • How can we measure the weather?
  • What are the different weather instruments and how do they work?
  • Do I know all of my key words?
  • What kind of weather will High and Low pressure bring?
  • What other factors influence climate?
  • Can I give examples of different climate regions around the world?

End of Year Revision

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10 comments:

  1. Under Armour Infographic/Blog17 May 2016 at 07:44

    Miss the power point is not working

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  2. Unknown19 May 2016 at 11:40

    Just Refresh your browser, it works best with google chrome :)

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  3. Under Armour Infographic/Blog23 May 2016 at 07:34

    Miss are we allowed to have a normal chat on this web with class mates.:)

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    1. Unknown25 May 2016 at 05:20

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  4. Under Armour Infographic/Blog29 May 2016 at 08:14

    yes miss

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  6. Sanika Sandeep22 February 2017 at 06:52

    Mrs ralph do we have to know which countries have a high urban population and which ones have a low urban population for the test?

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