A2 Geography - Web Based lesson

Monday's lesson will invlove some internet research. We have covered the majority of the vegetation succession element of the unit now. After a small time in the classroom we will undertake some internet based research. This will allow you some time to develop your notes further.

Here is the worksheet that you will need to follow.

Mo Ibrahim

The above link will take you to the Mo Ibrahim foundation. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is an African initiative that has been established to:

Stimulate debate on good governance across sub-Saharan Africa and the world
Provide objective criteria by which citizens can hold their Governments to account
Recognise achievement in African leadership and provide a practical way in which African leaders can build positive legacies on the continent when they have left office

Sustainable development

Sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

we will discuss this during today's lesson. Your task for Monday's lesson is to research a sustainable development project. You need to find out where it is being undertaken, why, and how.

Any questions, use the comments section to ask.

No Lesson Thursday 20th September

Hi All,

Sorry that there will be no lesson on Thursday. Below is some tasks that I would like you to complete. Can you please send me your name via the comments section so I know that you have read this message.

See you all on Monday, don't forget to bring your work with you.

1 Read Midpoint Look at the Millennium Development Goals Along with this have a look around this site, it has some good bits of information.

2 Read Global Monitoring Report 2007

3 Read Sing after me: do they know it’s genocide? An article from the Sunday Times.

Research Task

Here is the spread sheet to complete on the places that we will be studying this year.

The CIA factbook will help you with this activity.

This needs to be fully completed for Thursdays lesson

Changing Vetetation and soils in the British Isles

Please click here to view notes on the next unit of work.

These notes cover the following:

Vegetation successions and climax vegetation (i.e., temperate deciduous woodland); a lithosere.

Recent evidence used to identify changes in vegetation.

The effects of human activities on vegetation successions.

As Coastal option

Here are the notes for the coastal option of the AS course. There will be additional notes, diagrams etc each week.