Welcome to Year Thirteen
As we have changed to WJEC, I will be adding more information as we go through the year. However, for now click here to view climatic hazards unit powerpoints etc!
Sustainable Development Units:
First up we have the Natural Environmenmt, where we will be examining the use and misuse of tropical rainforest biomes. Click here for more information, links to downloadable word documents and links to useful sites!
BELOW - OCR BOARD - No longer studied at Beal, but usefull for other geography students! Below are a series of website that you may find useful for both parts of the course with me. Please use these links if possible as they are intended to enhance your level of understanding with a wide range of resources which examine the physical processes at a range of different levels - Some sites are very detailed and some are good for revision.
Click on a link and it will open in a new browser window!
COASTAL CASE STUDIES |
| INTEGRATED APPROACH |
Useful links from this 'A' Level textbook |
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE 1
(A highly recommended site) |
Good images - Excellent for learning what to look for in photographs of coastal features and erosion as they have captions! |
| WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE 2 |
Cliff erosion |
| WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE 3 |
Coastal processes |
DORSET 1
(Recommended - Excellent Detail!)
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Comprehensive information from Southampton University |
| DORSET 2 |
All you need to view the coast |
| DORSET 3 |
Detailed site |
| DORSET 4 |
Useful info! |
| DORSET 5 |
Useful info! |
| HOLDERNESS 1 |
Classic coastal erosion - Good for case studies |
| HOLDERNESS 2 |
Good information at this site |
| HOLDERNESS 3 |
Good images and info on this good basic geography site. |
SEA LEVEL CHANGES 1
(A highly recommended site)
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Isostacy, Eusostacy etc - This ios a good site for clarifying what these are as well as revision and links to other areas of coastal studies! |
| SEA LEVEL CHANGES 2 |
More of the same |
| SALT MARSHES |
Even has a section called 'Marshes I have known..' Need I say more - check it out and use the excellent links at the bottom of the page! |
| COASTAL GUIDE - UK |
All coastal areas - Very good! |
| NORTH WALES DUNES |
Harlech and Point of Ayr - Watch out for thos bunnies - vicious! |
HAZARDS CASE STUDIES |
| MOUNT PINATUBO 1 |
All you need to know from this excellent USGS site! |
MOUNT PINATUBO 2
(A highly recommended site) |
Loads of info - And excellent for geography case studies! |
| MT ST HELENS |
An excellent site for background info |
| MONTSERRAT 1 |
Useful info on past eruptions etc |
| MONTSERRAT 2 |
Clear explanations |
EARTHQUAKES
(A highly recommended site)
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All you need to know from the big brains at the USGS! A truly excellent site which I use daily to check our recordings of earthquakes on the school seismograph. |
| IZMIT, TURKEY |
Really excellent information including a map of damage and number of deaths. Very good site in terms of info. |
| KOBE 1 |
Excellent and personal accounts - Plus excellent links. |
| KOBE 2 |
Kobe city links including information about earthquake repair after the quake. |
| VAIONT DAM |
Useful maps and information about when engineering goes wrong! Landslides anyone... |
| NEVADO HUASCARAN |
Useful photographs on this 1970 avalanche in the Andes. |
| HURRICANE MITCH |
Useful information from this geography website! |
| HURRICANE HUGO |
Lots of information. |
| TORNADOS 1 |
Tornado project site with lots of useful information! |
| TORNADOS 2 |
Disaster centre - Oklahoma - Everything from lost pets to weather reports and etaisl on tornados! |
| ORISSA CYCLONE 1 |
United Nations site |
| ASIAN TSUNAMI |
This site's take on the causes of the world's first global tsunami... |
| ORISSA CYCLONE 2 |
Indian Government info with maps and links. |
REVISION CHECKLIST!
2683- OPTIONS IN HUMAN AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
A. COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS
a. Waves, marine and sub-aerial processes
waves-types, fetch, refraction, swash, backwash etc
swash aligned and drift aligned beaches
beach profiles
processes of erosion
transport and deposition (including sediment cells)
sub-aerial processes, weathering and mass movement
lithology (rock types)
b. Coastal landforms and morphology
cliffs and shore platforms
cliff profiles (including caves, arches and stacks), rate of recession, slopes, human activity
beaches - plan and cross section, spits, tombolos, offshore bars, barrier beaches,
concordant and discordant coastlines
c. sea level changes
isostatic and eustatic change
estuaries, fjords and rias
raised beaches and relict cliff lines
d. coastal ecosystems
sand dunes and salt marshes
e. coastal management
methods - hard and soft engineering
impact of humans on the coast
2684 - PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS
HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS
a. Crustal hazards
Global distribution
Volcanic hazards - eruption types, nuee ardants, lava flows, mudflows, pyrocliastic flows, ash fallout
Earthquake activity and hazards
Effects on people, property, warning systems
Responses, risk assessment
b. Mass movements
Nature, types and causes
Hazards resulting and impacts in different areas
c. Atmospheric hazards
Distribution of areas at risk from hurricanes, tropical storms and tornados
causes
Hazards - severe river and coastal flooding, landslides, storm surges, wind damage
impact on lives, property and communications
EXAM QUESTIONS - Word Documents
Coastal Questions
Hazards
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