Worldmapper.co.uk - The World as you've never seen it before!

If you have an interest in maps and what they show, then Worldmapper.co.uk is the website for you! Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.

Take a look at the 2 maps below.

This world map has been re-sized to show wealth (GDP) in 2002. As you can see the wealthiest nations are located towards the north of the map, whilst the poorest nations are towards the south.

The world map above shows 'death by drought'. Of all drought-related disasters between 1975 and 2000, 98% of deaths occurred in just three territories: Ethiopia, Sudan and Mozambique.

Please visit this excellent website an investigate the many different pieces of information that can be shown on a map, rather than just naming places!

Year 12 - London Docklands Case Study

1st PowerPoint completed by Jenny



2nd PowerPoint completed by Kristen



3rd PowerPoint completed by Ruth



4th PowerPoiny completed by Ashleigh

Year 11 - Introduction to Rocks and Landscapes

Year 12 - GGA2 Introduction, Settlements, Urbanisation (Key Terms)

Powerpoint from first lesson of module GGA2

Year 12 - London Docklands Case Study

Use the LDDC website and other website to create a Powerpoint case study of re-urbanisation in London Docklands.
Think about:

• The histrory of the Docklands
• What was the LDDC?
• Why was regeneration needed?
• What was successful about the project?
• What problems arose from the project?
• The future for the Docklands?

Students: Make your own Geography movies!!

In some of your Geography lessons you will have watched short films from the website geographyatthemovies.co.uk These movies are produced/made by other geography teachers from around the world and the UK. As you know they are very beneficial for your own learning, for example, when used to introduce a new topic.
Year 8 have recently watched a movie about the Bluewater Shopping Centre, Year 9 will have watched the movie about 'Rosie and Annie' for their lesson on working conditions in the Global Fashion module, Year 11 have recently watched a movie about the earthquake in Kashmir.

Well! A new website has been set up www.geogdocs.co.uk Instead of teachers producing movies for lessons, we want pupils to produce movies for geography lessons! Do you fancy making a movie about a geography topic? It can be about anything to do with geography?

The task is fairly simple. You don't need a video camera. Just a digital camera (even your camera phone) and windows MovieMaker!

If you are interested then let me (Mr Barlow) know and we will support you in your task and your finished work will be posted on the internet!

Mount St Helens Eruption (MEDC)

Where is Mount St Helens?

Located in Washington State, North West USA. Mount St Helens is a volcano in the Cascade Range of Mountains.

Click here for the Mount St Helens Volcano Web Cam, for up-to-date images of the volcano.
Key Dates:

Click here to see the key dates in the 1980 eruption from the volcanolive website.

Video of the 1980 Eruption



What happened?

The volcano didn't just erupt from the top, as expected. The side of the volcano was blown away as well due to the main vent being plugged by solidified lava from a previous eruption.

A pyroclastic flow (a hot avalanche of gas , ash, and rocks that rushes down the side of a volcano after an explosive eruption) moved at 300 km/hr. Trees over 360 square kilometres were burnt! 7000 animals were killed and 12 million salmon in a fish farm were killed.
61 people died.
Hot magma melted snow on the top of the volcano, this caused mudslides that flowed at 35 metres a second.
An ash cloud rose 24 km into the sky. Planes had to be diverted.
When the ash settled, it made a layer 15 cm deep. This made roads unusable and ruined crops.
Cost of the damage by the ash was $175 million!
After the eruption the volcano was 365 metres lower than it used to be.

Long-Term Effects

The US Government gave $951 million in aid to rebuild industry and compensate people.
The area is now a tourist attraction. the local economy is now wealthier than before the eruption.
There is now an increased danger from flooding, due to the new landscape.

Click here to visit the 'Geography-site' for a report on the eruption.
USDA Forestry Service website with further information about Mount St Helens. Click here
Click here for further in-depth information about the eruption.

Click here for a 360 degree panorama of Mount St Helens in 2006 (you will need QuickTime to view this)

Image courtesy of bbc.co.uk