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School Certificate Practice

Today we are going to be working by yourself or in pairs if you don't have access to a laptop. You will be working on two timed tests created by the BOS from old school certificate exams. You need to go to this link: http://www4.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/course/school-certificate/australian-geography-civics-and-citizenship/

At this link you will choose to do a 5 question test.

When everyone is ready you will start.

Once you have finished you need to keep your results screen up so that it may be viewed by others.

Cortes Bank

Cortes Bank:

Cortes Bank

Cortes Bank is a dangerously shallow chain of underwater mountains in the Pacific Ocean. It is located about 188 kilometers west of Point Loma San Diego, USA, and about 82 kilometers south-west of San Clemente Island. It is in the middle of the ocean. Cortes Bank was originally a California channel island 10,000 years ago but when the Ice Age came, it lowered the sea level by 400 feet. The end result was Cortes Bank.

There is a model of the underground mountain at Cortes Bank:

Here is a bird's eye view of Cortes Bank:

This spot is capable of producing some amazing waves due to its location. Cortes Bank reaches a peak of about 30 kilometers long and rises from the ocean floor from about 1kilometer down. Some of the peaks come to just 1-2 meters below the surface at Bishop Rock, depending on the tides. The peaks are a hazard to large ships. Because it is located so far off the coast, there is really no limit to the amount of swell that can pass by this spot.The waves at Cortes Bank signal danger on the underwater rocks and are so big they show up on radar.
The location of Cortes Bank is shown below:

Bishop Rock, which is one of the jagged peaks in the underwater chain, rises to within 1 to 2 meters of the surface. This place has been known to ocean-going ship captains and fishermen for years.

Here is an example of how big the waves at Cortes Bank get:

To get the biggest waves at Cortes Bank, you need perfect conditions. Cortes Bank requires light winds, low tides and big storm swells from the northwest in order to reach its full potential. This surf spot is also a place where rough sea storms take place.

These need to happen all at the same time. This happened on 19th January 2001, where California's surfers went to test their skills against the biggest wave every ridden. These waves were traveling so fast that the surfers couldn't catch up to the wave paddling, instead they had to get there by a jet skier who towed them with a rope until they were moving fast enough to engage the wave. Surfers measure the waves from the back and the biggest wave of the day was 30 feet according to their measurements. A watcher on the other side, said he saw waves up to sixty feet tall.


This link to a video explains Cortes Bank in more detail:
http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/how-it-works/how-it-works-cortes-bank_22567

Year 9: The Science of Big Waves

Pre-viewing:

1. Where do ocean waves come from? What gets them started?
2. What do you think a surfer should know about waves before they try and ride a wave while surfing?

Question for the Video:

1. Observe all the waves that you see and describe how they form and break. Use as many words found in the segment for you descriptions.
2. Describe how waves are formed, how they originate, and how they are measured?
3. What is a maverick wave and what is special about the way it is formed?
4. How is energy stored and transferred during wave?
5. List any kind of advice given by the surfers about how to survive these “big waves.”

Homework:

1. Design a blog post on your blog of a big wave site from different parts of the world. Be sure to describe the geography and the topography of the ocean floor in these areas and how this helps create these massive waves. check out http://www.extremehorizon.com/surf-shop/big_waves.html for big waves around the world.

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Y9 Geography: Coastal Management Vocabulary

Here are the vocab words for this unit. They are divided up into 4 groups. You will have 4 quizzes for this unit - 1 for each group. They will happen every 3 classes starting next week. Knowing key terms will be essential for your success on the assessment at the end of this unit.

Quiz #1
7.1
breakwaters
silting -
tidal flushing -
sea change
urban stormwater
silting
tidal flushing
dredging
introduced plants


7.2
ground swell -
plunging waves -
spilling waves -
surging waves -
wind swell -
wave height
wavelength
fetch
surf and swash zone



Quiz #2
7.3
aeolian -
spinifex -
constructive waves
corrasion
corrosion
refraction
deposition
destructive waves
erosion
hydraulic action
longshore drift

Quiz #3
7.4
erosion-accretion cycle
groynes -
revegetation -
sea walls -

7.5
rock wall
beach nourishment
sand bar

7.7
environmental impact study -
impact assessment -

Quiz #4
7.8
bitou bush -
marram grass -  
noxious weed -  
foredune

hind dune
tertiary species
fore dune
off-shore bar
incipient dune
beach berm
secondary species

7.9
anemometer -
hygrometer -

Y9 Extended Response Revision

Communities do not remain static, but continually experience change. There are many inter connected factors that contribute to the changes and differences between and within communities. In a world that is experiencing rapid globalisation it is important for decision-makers within communities to understand and respond to these changes

Describe the factors causing change in relation to Australia's communities.

Include in your response:

• the location of a community effected
• the specific characteristics of this community (eg. rural/urban, population, ethnicity, age, any other characteristics that make it a community).
• Description of the factors causing change in your chosen community.
• Describe the effects of those changes upon your chosen community.

Year 10: Revision

Answer these three long response questions from last years Yearly Exam:

Question 24 (15 marks)

___________________________________________________________________________

In your answer you will be assessed on your ability to:

*organise and communicate your knowledge and understanding effectively

* support your ideas with relevant examples

*use geographic terms appropriately

___________________________________________________________________________

A)    Explain Australia’s regional and global links with ONE nation from two of the following areas:  aid, defence, migration, trade.

B)    Examine the future challenges and responses for Australia to EITHER Human rights OR Reconciliation OR Future population. 

C)    Outline Australia’s changing regional role and/or global role in relation to the role of non-government organisations.

Y10: Defense Set to Give US More Military Access

read this: http://goo.gl/0jlvq

What are the US and Australian military forces agreeing to currently? What the specific implications of this agreement?

What is the name of the summit where Australia's Defense Minister and the US's Secretary of Defense will meet?

Which country is the US specifically reacting to?

What are the US planners looking to achieve with this agreement regarding troop movement?

What are other key areas of discussion at the summit?

What does this agreement mean for Australia's future in the Regional and Global context?

Year 9: Chapter 4 - Gulargambone - an Australian community facing change

Read pgs 106-119 in your text book and answer the following questions in your blog.

• pg 109: 1-7, 8b, 9a-d, 10 (9A2 - Due Wed 7/9) (9B2 - Due Fri 9/9)
• pg 113: 1-6 8-11 (9A2 - Due Wed 14/9) (9B2 - Due Mon 12/9)
• pg 117: 1-12a-f  (9A2 - Due Fri 16/9) (9B2 Due - Tue 13/9)

Go Back to Where You Came From Reflection

Take the time to think about the documentary you have just watched.

• What is your initial reaction to the show?

Take this Quiz: http://www.sbs.com.au/thefacttester?question=4

• What percentage of immigrants are refugees?
• Why does such a small number of people make for such a big deal both politically and in the media? (Give your opinion)

• Where does Australia rank among countries accepting refugees?
• To what extent do we have an obligation to help other people suffering in the world? (your opinion)

• How much extra support do refugees receive in comparison to other Australian citizens?
• How many Asian nations have signed the UN Refugee Convention?
• Why is it important to note that Malaysia has not signed the UN Refugee Convention? What does this mean for refugees in Malaysia?

Mapping Skills: Geography Preliminary - 2006

Source A-C
What is the predicted population growth rate in 2030?
What is the predicted population change in 2030?
What region of the world is predicted to have the greatest gross increase in percentage between 1800 and 2050?

Source D
How many males and females are there in Ethiopia for the age range 60-64 in the year 2000?
How many males and females are there in Italy for the age range 60-64 in the year 2000?
Why do you think that there is such a difference between these two countries?

Source E
What is located at GR831979?
What is the highest point at AR7997?
What is the contour interval for the map?
What physical feature is located at GR820975?
Approximately how far is the Laurieton Sporting Complex from Hanleys Point on the Camden Haven Inlet?
Give the GR for the North Haven Public School.
What is the highest point at Camden Head? Give the height and GR.

Year 9: Australia's Population

Use the internet to answer these questions:

1. What is demography?
2. In what year did the Australian population reach 20 million? How quickly is the population growing?
3. How many Aboriginal people are estimated to have lived in Australia before Europeans arrived?
4. What the two main ways the population can grow? What percentage of the population growth in 2010 can be attributed to each way?
5. What is the total fertility rate for 2010?
6. What was the total fertility rate for Australia in 1935? How does this compare to other years? Why do you think that it compares this way?
7. What is the trend in the fertility rate for Australia since 1950?
8. What is the average size of a family in Australia? How does that compare to the US?

A Manly Handshake: An Illustrated Guide

A Manly Handshake: An Illustrated Guide:

Illustration by Ted Slampyak

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Year 9: Are we a racist nation?

Read this article and answer the questions below on you own blog: http://goo.gl/zrTIW

1. Who is the author and what is his job title?
2. Who does he work for and what is supposed to do in this job?
3. What does the author say is often the beginning of a racist comment? Have you every heard anyone use this line to say something racist? If so, what did they say?
4. What percent of Australians are born overseas or have an overseas parent?
5. What is a 'monoculture'?
6. What are some welcome benefits of online technology?
7. What are some unwelcome results of online social media?
8. What makes racism online so dangerous?
9. What will help stop racism online?
10. What does the author suggest we need to do to stop racism?

Year 9: How has Australia changed in your life time?

List some of the ways that Australia has changed in your life time.

Use the following categories: physical change, socio-economic change, and cultural change. Have five changes for each category.

Choose ONE example from each category (three total). What are some of the ways that we can find out how Australia has changed in each of these categories? What research could we do to figure out how Australia has changed?

For each of the THREE from above find an answer. Then write a paragraph about how you think the information you have found has led to change in Australia. (put all this information in the same blog post)

Year 10: Assessment Task 4: Australia's Regional and Global Links

So you guys have the latest assessment (see below) due Friday 19 August. And, as I promised, you guys are more than ready to go on this one. Most of the work that you did on your website will be directly applicable to this assignment. (If only you put a bit more effort and completed the work.)

What do you need to do today?

1. Read the assessment (including the marking criteria).
2. Ask questions about the assessment.
3. Listen to Mr. Cav talk to you about the assessment (and hope he doesn't get too long-winded or whack me in the head with his crazy hand gestures). 
4. Choose two countries.
5. Get started.

Cav's Initial Points:

• Don't just transfer the work you did on the website task to this assessment. You certainly will used a bunch of the info but you'll need to upgrade the detail level and dig a bit deeper in your research.

• CITE YOUR SOURCES!!! This assignment is notorious for plagiarism. As a result every Geo teacher is on red alert looking for a suspicious sentence. DON'T DO IT! You will have all the time necessary to put this work into your own words. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't use other people's work. It means you have to give them credit when you do. Anytime you include something that you didn't think of yourself give credit to where the idea came from.

• Make it look good. Using visual elements in your presentation. Maps, graphs, images, ect. are highly encouraged and can really take you work to the next level. But, just having images isn't effective. If you don't use them well and/or they are poorly presented, it can detract from the quality of your work, not enhance it.

• Write well. There is always a tendency to put something together that is a missmash of factual information that together makes little sense and is painful to read. This should read well and my suggestion is that you write it similar to an opinion piece like the one we read on Australian Aid. Take a position regarding Australia's relationship to the country that you choose. You will certainly need to included factual information to make your point and include information that may be against your position, but come to conclusions about how Australia relates to this country in the present, past and future.

• RESEARCH! The tendency is to dive in and go 'control c' 'control v' crazy on Wikipedia and other informative websites. These are useful websites but they won't help you with my previous point. You need to get on Google news and do some searching. Read the articles that come up and start to formulate an opinion while gathering important information (and keeping a record of sources for your bibliography). There is a good aphorism for this task and for most in our lives. If you only have so much time to chop down a tree, spend most of it sharpening the blade. Do your research and the writing part (chopping the tree) will come so much easier. (And what you produce will be of infinitely greater quality.)

Year 10: Trade: ASEAN members start moves to harmonize policies | BusinessWorld Online Edition

ASEAN members start moves to harmonize policies | BusinessWorld Online Edition

1. What is the goal of this ASEAN meeting?
2. What is ERIA? What do they intend to do?
3. What is AEC? What do they intend to do?
4. What are the three key areas of focus?
5. How often does this group plan to meet?
6. What do they intend to keep in their "knowledge bank"?
7. Who was the chairman of the meeting? What is his title? What is the population and GDP of his country? How does it compare to Australia?
8. What do you think that economic integration means? 
9. Do you think that this is good or bad for Australia?

Year 10: Military - China

READ: http://goo.gl/Omvid

1. What does the authour mean when he says that there is a 'strategic shadow' that looms over everything? How does this relate to the US?
2. What does the author propose regarding uranium sales to India?
3. What mistakes does the author say that Gillard has made in the region?
4. How has China save us from these mistakes?
5. What does the quote 'cleaving close to the US and close to us' mean?
6. What has China forced regarding coordination btw Australia and the US?
7. Who will be conducting the Australia Defense Force Posture review? What were their former posts in the government?
8. What five areas will they focus on?
9. What does the author suggest is the most important part of the review? Why?
10. What does having a stronger military presence in the north of Australia do for the future? More or less conflict? Why?
11. How is China leading an arms race in the Asia Pacific?
12. In 2008, what did Rudd predict for military spending in the region?
13. How did Brendan Nelson and Malcolm Turnbull get it wrong regarding China and Rudd get it right?
14. What does Australia seek to do with China?

Year 10: Military - US/Australia Alliance

READ: http://goo.gl/z6REc

1. Who is Steven Smith and what important role does he play for the Australian Government?
2. What is the Brookings Institution where Mr. Smith delivered his speech?
3. What role does the Australia/US Alliance play in Australia's 'strategic and security arrangements'?
4. What is important about Australia's global location for this alliance?
5. What contributions has Australia made to this alliance for the last 50 years?
6. What did the minister say about the Australian companies who do business with the US?
7. Why does the minister point out this information about this company? What does it highlight about the relationship between Australia and the US?
8. What is the country central to Australia's relationships in the region?
9. What is Australia trying to foster with this country?
10. Why do you think that this is important to Australia?

READ: http://goo.gl/6uKoG

1. What is the US planning on locating in Australia? Where? Why?
2. What implications does this have on the coordination between Australian and American forces?

Year 10: Immigration

1. What is an asylum seeker?
2. What reasons would they leave their country and come to Australia?
3. What reasons will allow them to be approved for asylum?
4. From what countries are most asylum seekers coming?

Questions:

1. What is the deal between Australia and Malaysia? (What are the numbers of people being 'swapped'?)
2. What rights will they have in Malaysia which will allow them to support themselves?
3. How does Malaysia normally treat illegal immigrants?
4. Are children being sent to Malaysia?
5. What is going to happen to the processing of the 500+ people currently in Australia who have arrived from the 7th of May?
6. What do refugee advocates worry about for the 800 asylum seekers?
7. What is the goal of this 'swap' program?
8. Do you think that it will work? Why/why not?

For help answering these questions read this article: http://goo.gl/0L3wr

Year 10: Monday 25/7 Period 4

Have a read of this article: http://goo.gl/nMM8W

Answer the following questions:

1. What title does Kevin Rudd have in the Australian Government? Explain what this role entails.
2. What is Kevin Rudd's concern?
3. What forum was he at to express his concerns?
4. What actions have North Korea performed recently which have Rudd alarmed and the region lacking stability?
5. What is a 'direct threat' to Australia according to Rudd?
6. What do you think that Rudd is trying to accomplish diplomatically by calling out his North Korean counterpart publicly? How does this relate to Australia's relationship and role in the region? 
7. How does this relate to Australia's relationship to major allies?

Year 10: Australian Aid

1. Read this article: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/were-not-really-helping-20110718-1hlhr.html
2. Summarize the article in dot points on your blog and then write a paragraph stating your view on what the author is presenting.
3. Why do you think Australia is giving more Aid? What would be the benefits of such a policy? What would be the negatives?
4. Discuss Article as Class

Year 9: Tue 7/19 Research Action Project

1. Discuss assessment and hand back for class (must return at end of class)
2. How to do research?
3. Presentation/Discussion:  Subjective vs. Objective Research
        - What is the difference?
        - What value do they play in research?
        - How to conduct Subjective/Objective Research?

Year 10: Tuesday 19/7

1. Review and Discussion of the Oz in the Region Project
2. CLASSWORK: Blog Post w/ reflection of project, how they worked and how group worked.
3. Discuss general findings.
4. On board: list major concerns for Oz for Aid, Diplomatic Communication, Culture, Defense, Migration, Tourism, Trade, Sport.
5. HW: improve/complete your projects

Year 9 Geo Thur 16/6 + Fri 17/6: Changing Australian Communities

1. What is a primary source when doing research? What is a secondary source? Which one is better? When do you use these types of sources?
2. What is a primary source for finding population data for Australia? Why?
3. What is the population of Australia?
4. What is the 'growth rate' of Australia for 2010?
5. How many 'new' Australians were there in 2010?
6. How many of the 'new' Australians were born in Australia and how many are immigrants?
7. Which state had the greatest growth in population for 2010?
8. What changes have you noticed in your area that could be related to growth in population?
9. Is it good that Australia's population continues to grow?
10. When, in history, has Australia NEEDED the population to grow? Why? Where did these people come from?

Communities + The best El Nino/La Nina Projects

Brainstorm about how your community has changed. This could be change in buildings, change in people, ect.

THEN....

You and your table members need to have a look at all the different projects posted in the comments section of the previous post (http://cavsgeographyclass.blogspot.com/2011/06/year-9-geo-el-ninola-nina-projects.html).

Choose one that you think is the best.

Then as a class we'll have a look and choose the best from the two classes.

Year 9 Geo El Nino/La Nina Projects

Please paste the URL of your group's work in the comments section.

after this please score your other group member/members for the following out of 5 (5 is the best):

1. Complete Work on Time
2. Communication
3. Quality of Work

Include a comment on your overall reaction to working with this person/ these people.

Year 9: How many parts of the project have you complete?

In a short blog post, detail which of the six parts of the project you have completed, who did the work, and describe how far along you are on the parts not complete.

1. World el Nino Map
2. World la Nina Map
3. Australia el Nino Map
4. Australia la Nina Map (w/ natural disaster)
5. el Nino Natural Disaster Fact Sheet
6. la Nina Natural Disaster Fact Sheet

Then, GET TO WORK!!!

HTML Code to Publish a Google Doc in a Page

<iframe frameborder="0" src="(delete and insert your link)" style="height: 700px; width: 650px;"></iframe>

Severe weather continues in central US

Severe weather continues in central US: "

Deadly storms struck again yesterday in the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. It was a storm system that followed the massive, highest-rated EF5 twister that struck Joplin, Mo., on Sunday. The Joplin twister, which killed more than 120 people, is the eighth deadliest storm on record in the United States dating back to 1840. This year's tornado season has produced approximately 1,000 twisters and has taken the lives of more than 300 people. -- Lloyd Young
(36 photos total)

Debbie Surlin salvages items from her parent's home in Joplin, Mo. Wednesday, May 25, 2011. The home's residents Beverly and Roy Winans rode out the EF-5 tornado by hiding under a bed in the home. The tornado tore through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 123 people. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press)

"

Year 10: Review of Task #1

The first task is done...So, how did it go?

I want you to take 5 minutes to write a post on your blog detailing about 'What went well' and 'What needs to improve.'

Also, looking at your graphs talk very generally about how Australia compares to the other countries you are comparing it to. Were there any surprises that you discovered about other countries?

The Worldwide 'Thirst' For Clean Drinking Water : NPR

The Worldwide 'Thirst' For Clean Drinking Water : NPR

Something for all you Geographers looking to do HSC Geo.

Year 9: El Nino + La Nina Project

Year 10 Geography Exam

https://spreadsheets1.google.com/viewform?hl=en&hl=en&formkey=dFZUeElRWFFEREdBelJlb2x0b0xJLUE6MQ#gid=0

Year 9: Tuesday 17/5 Exam Prep

1. How many hectopascal (hPa) is the high over the Eastern side of Australia?
2. What LARGE part of Australia is experiencing rain?
3. Give the approximate location of the centre of the high on the east coast?
4. How would you compare the speed of the wind for Australia to New Zealand?

5. What month has the warmest temperature?
6. What hemisphere is this city in?
7. What month has the highest rainfall?
8. What is the average temperature and rainfall for November?
9. What latitude do you think this city is at? Why?

Year 10+ 9 Thursday 5/5: Mapping

Using the Synoptic Maps and the Sydney weather report below answer the following questions: (more questions under the synoptic charts). Copy the images from this page and put them in your blog.

1. What is it about the pressure system stalled over Australia that relates to the weather over the next 4 days?
2. What is the air pressure in each of the next 4 days for each of the capital cities? How does this correspond with the predicted weather for these cities?

1. What is the contour interval (sometimes abbreviated CI)? Convert to metric.
2. What is the scale of the map? Convert it into the metric system
3. What is the gradient of the line? Calculate in metric system.

Year 9: Landslides, Tsunamis and Earthquakes

Deadly Storms in the US

Last week there were some seriously deadly storms in the Southeast of the US. Give me a dot point brief on these storms to utilize in my upcoming discussion with Barack Obama.

Monday 2/5: 2.2 Landslides, Earthquakes and Tsunamis + Consolidating Group Work

Today you need to bring all of the work you did individually in your group on natural hazards into one post. Each of you should have a post on your blog consolidating all the information you have gathered.

Also, you need to begin 2.2 questions 2.2 to be finished tomorrow in class.

Year 10: Monday 29/4 Work

I'm away today getting the final check up on my surgically repaired knee. So you guys have some School Certificate (especially mapping) work.

Do all the questions on the worksheets provided and the questions below. Post all your answers on your blog.

Monday 2/5

All work due next class.

Additional Questions for 2002 School Certificate

In addition to the questions that are included already complete the following questions regarding Source H on pg 22 and Source I on pg 24.

pg 22 Source H

What is the distance and local relief between the centre of the pine plantation and the factory?

Give the Grid Reference for the Coal Mines as well as the local relief and distance between them.

Give the Grid Reference for the intersection of the walking track and sealed road.

pg 24 Source I

What is the air pressure at Sydney and Perth?

What is the wind speed  and direction at Rockhampton?

What is the Latitude and Longitude at Melbourne?

What is the Latitude and Longitude where it is raining?

What is located in the SW just off the map?

Year 9 Fri 29/4: 2.1 Review and Analysing Natural Hazards

1. Each of your groups is assigned a natural hazard. For your natural hazard list 5 unique concerns for the three types of impacts this hazard can have on communities. Then describe how the different groups in question 11 of 2.1 Questions would need to react to you particular hazard.

2. Review 2.1 Questions

Year 10 Thursday 27/4 - Venice a City in Five Images

Today we are going to have some fun as we transition into our next unit. I have a video on 'how Venice works'. Venice is a city of immense historical importance and also one that is truly unique in how it works.

What are we doing?
1. Watch the film.
       a. While we watch we are going to take notes and decide on 5 aspects of Venice which we think are most important to what makes the city unique.

2. For the remainder of the class and for homework over the weekend you are going to choose a city in the world (let me know before you leave class what you are planning on doing) and make a post on your blog with five images which captures what makes this city unique with an explanation for each image as to why you choose it.



Venice Backstage. How does Venice work? from Insula spa on Vimeo.

Year 9: Wed 27/4 - 2.1 Intro to Natural Hazards

You have 5 minutes to complete the crossword below (don't work with anyone else see how well you can do on your own). 

Then you are going to work on the 2.1 questions 1-11 in class. If you don't finish they are homework.

Year 10: Tuesday 29/3 Final Prep for Tomorrow

Fingers crossed you did your work yesterday and have half you assessment ready to roll...

Today you need to take care of the second half:

1. Two Responses to Urban Sprawl and/or Urban Consolidation

2. Evaluate the effectiveness of one response: Choose either sprawl of consolidation and have your say whether you think it is effective or not.

Make sure you use the structure from yesterday for each paragraph:

1. Topic Sentence
2. Explain topic sentence.
3. Examples/Statistics
4. Explain relevance of Examples/Stats
5. What effect does this have on Sydney?

Year 10 Monday 28/3: 9.2 Population Growth in Sydney

Using section 9.2 describe the issue of population growth in Sydney in a 5+ sentence paragraph. Use the following format.

1. Topic Sentence
2. Explain topic sentence.
3. Examples/Statistics
4. Explain relevance of Examples/Stats
5. What effect does this have on Sydney?

Then, in a paragraph for each, explain the two responses to population growth in Sydney using the paragraph format above.

Year 10: Urban Sprawl or Consolidation: Green Square

Have a look at this development: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/development/urbanrenewalprojects/greensquare/

What is this an example of?

What are the benefits of this development?

What could be a negative result of this development?

Year 10: Urban Sprawl or Consolidation: Jordan Springs

Have a read of this article: http://penrith-press.whereilive.com.au/news/story/new-suburb-jordan-springs-pops-up-from-adi-site/

1. Is this an example of urban consolidation or urban sprawl? Why?

2. Do you think that this development is positive or negative for the surrounding community? For Sydney? For Australia?

Visit the development for more info: http://www.jordansprings.com.au/

Answer these questions in your own post on your blog.

Assessment Prep: Urban Sprawl

Have a look at the upcoming assessment:

KNOX GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Year 10 Assessment Task 2 Notification

Term 1, Week 9, 2011

Task details

Assessment Task 2 is to be in the format of an in-class extended response to be completed over 40 minutes under test conditions.

Venue: In class

Tuesday 29 March:               Period 2- Mr. Manuel’s 10J class

Wednesday 30 March:          Period 1- Mr. Crighton’s 10F class, Mr. deBotton’s 10G class,

                                                Mr. Shute’s 10 H class.

Thursday 31 March:             Period 2- Mr. Shute’s 10D class, Mr. Crighton’s 10E class

                                                Period 3- Mr. deBotton’s 10A class, Mr. Cavallaro’s 10B class,

                                                Mr. Manuel’s 10C class.

                                                Period 6- Mr. Cavallaro’s 10J class

Time

Time allowed: 40 minutes

Reading time: 5 minutes

Test weighting for year: 15%

Format of assessment task

Students will be asked to examine a particular geographical issue in the Australian environment, either Waste Management or Urban Growth and Decline, and to complete the following-

·         Describe the issue

·         Outline two responses to the issue

·         Outline the perspectives of two different groups (NGOs, governments, individuals, businesses or groups) to the issue.

·         Evaluate the effectiveness of ONE response to the issue.

Outcomes to be tested

A student:

5.1      identifies gathers and evaluates geographical information

5.2      analyses, organises and synthesises geographical information.

5.3      selects and uses appropriate written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information

5.5      demonstrates a sense of place about Australian environments

5.7      analyses the impacts of different perspectives on geographical issues at local, national and global scales.

5.10    applies geographical knowledge, understanding and skills with knowledge of civics to demonstrate informed and active citizenship.

The issue that we are going to focus on is URBAN SPRAWL.

What you need to do is the following in a blog post of your own:

1. Identify specific examples of Urban Sprawl and Consolidation in Sydney and describe how these are examples of urban sprawl (include photos). (1 of each - consolidation and sprawl)

2. In one of these examples you need to identify and list all of the INVOLVED PARTIES - (NGOs, governments, individuals, businesses or groups)


3. Describe how all of these parties (at least two) are involved in this example of Urban Sprawl. Talk about what their interest is in this development/area of development. (At least two paragraphs for each group.)

4. What are the possible responses to the issue? Or, if there has been a response already, what is has been the response to this issue? (at least two responses)

5. Evaluate the effectiveness of one of the possible responses to this instance of Urban Sprawl.

Year 10: Tuesday 15/3: The Most and Least Expensive Suburbs in Sydney

Classwork:

1. List the top 5 most expensive suburbs. Why do you think that these suburbs are so expensive to live in? What can you say about where they are all located?
2. List the top 5 least expensive suburbs. Why do you think that these suburbs are so inexpensive to live in? What can you say about where they are all located?

Homework:

9.2 Questions 1-14

Year 9 Wednesday 16/3: The Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

1. Tell me all about the recent natural disaster in Japan: (nytimes.com has some great info)

• Where was the epicentre of the earthquake?
• What was the size of the earthquake?
• What are some of the areas most effected? Describe the devastation and include an image.
• Describe the impending man-made disaster: what, where , why?

2. Catch up on last class's homework.

HW: 1.10 1-18

Year 9 Fri 11/3: Australia's Natural Resources

Classwork:
(Include graphs in your answer)
1. Who is Australia's largest export partner? What products do they export with them? How much of each product do they export? For what purpose does that country need the products they import from Australia?

2. Who is Australia's largest import partner? What do they import from them? How much? Why do you think that Australia imports these goods from this country?

Homework:
Answer questions 1-18 on pg 35 of your text book.

Year 10 Mond 14/3: Urban Planning and Development

Many of you still need to define the words and give examples (photos work great) of each.

After that yall can get cranking on the questions on pg 213 1-12. These are due tomorrow so if you don't finish YOU'VE GOT HOMEWORK!!

CAV

Year 10: Urban Renew and Decay

• Define the following terms and include an example of each and explain how your example relates the word:
• 
  
• Aesthetics
• Safety
• Slums
• Decay
• Reconstruction and renewal
• Transport
• Suburbanization
• Environmental factors
• Light and sound

Year 9 Tue 8/3: Endemic Plants to Australia

Create a diagram of an endemic plant to Australia. You can use an existing photo of the plant. Label the import features of this plant which are clearly linked to the uniques climate of Australia.

Year 9B2: You need to complete all of 1.7 except the last question which requires graphing.

Team Coastal Management Review Test

1. In Teams you have 15min to complete the test.

Year 10 Thur 3/3: Coastal Vocab Quiz

Year 9 Wed 2/3: Predicting the Weather

1. You have an exchange student coming to visit for the next 3 months from a country in the northern hemisphere.
2. You need to explain to them what the weather is going to be like. Compare the average temperatures between the countries for the next 3 months and the average precipitation. Find an image of a average temp and precipitation graph for your two locations.
3. You are also going to take him to Thredbo in May. Explain to him what it will be like in Thredbo and what clothing he'll need.
4. Make sure you explain the type of clothing your exchange will need and how it is the same/different from what he would normally wear at home.

suggested websites: weatherunderground.com + weatherzone.com.au

HW: 1.7

Summarising the TRESB Project

This is the quality of work I'm looking for!!

Sent to you by cav via Google Reader:

Summarising the TRESB Project

via Aashay Nandigam's Geography Blog by Aashay on 27/02/11

1. The problem which lead to the TRESB Project. The problem which lead to the Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Project was that during the 1950's the entrance to the Tweed River became a shipping hazard to passing boast into the river due sandbars forming across the river mouth. The longshore drift transported much of the sand from Duranbah and the beach south of "South Head" was being transported to the open river mouth and being deposited there.

2. The solution to the problem.
The solution to the problem was to build the Tweed River Sand Bypassing Project. This would artificially recreate the the coastal process along the beach/coastline. The process aims to replicate the natural process of longshore drift. Sand is pumped from where it accumulates on the southern side of the Tweed River via a system of pipes, across the Tweed River to one of four outlets where sand is realeased onto the beach. It ensures constant supply of sand to the beaches of the southern Gold Coast  and solved the problem of the Tweed River silting up.

3. The result of the project. What areas were effected and how? Do you think that it was a success?
Quite a lot of area was affected by the actual construction of the project as much of the pipes had to be put underground and lots of ground had to be dug up. This would of affected a lot of the above ground area for the time period during contraction which was for a year. But after it was constructed the only places affected was the actual pumping station, the sand pumping jetty and the 4 separate outlets. The jetty and pumping station are in uninhabited areas so that not many people were affected while it is in operation. This was considered a great success as it was the most successful coastal management strategy implemented in Australia.

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