The BBC has a very good interactive map about the effects of climate change on the planet. It gives you case studies of places and other factors including coasts, industry, food, health and water. It would make an excellent revision aid for GCSE.
I have attached a link to this post for the most recent version of the DME powerpoint we have been using in class. This version includes the maps and aerial photo’s of Robin Hood Airport. These allow you to see the locational context of the airport – and what it might affect if it is developed further. Make sure you use these to see which urban areas the airport might serve and which smaller villages are likely to be most affected.
It is also a good idea to get a bit of background knowledge on the airport featured in the final resources as this is extremely likely to appear in the final decision making part of the exam. Follow this link to the official website for Robin Hood Airport, and this one for its Wikipedia page.
Year 10 (and 11 retakes) homework is based on resource 7 and 8of the DME booklet. In the resources the points of view of BAA and Friends of the Earth are set out. It would be useful to get some background on these two stakeholders. Follow the links below and do some background reading.
Year 7’s have been asked to look into the continuing growth of the Earths human population for homework. Is it sustainable? Can it be controlled? Are we doomed? Many current predictions for the world and the UK are worrying, with population numbers reaching levels that will lead to many problems. This article on the BBC News website: ‘UK population may double by 2081′ examines some predictions for the UK. This discussion piece, from the BBC’s Viewpoint: ‘Humanity is the greatest challenge’, sets out the opinions of Professor J Feeney, an American population academic. Read through these articles and use them as a starting point for your homework – what are the potential problems being created by our populations growth?
I have also added a link to the population counter we used in class: POPULATION COUNTER
Following some disappointing research on this subject by year 11 I have added a document to this post that tells you all you need to know in a local context!
The subject of January’s OCR C Decision Making Exam is The Growth of Airports – Preparing for Takeoff? The main aspects of this issue are the expansion of airports, the growth of air travel, and the concept of sustainability. On the one hand governments claim to have placed the drive toward sustainable living at the top of their agenda, on the other we see them continuing to accommodate increases in air travel. This issue has recently hit the headlines again as the expansion plans for the UK’s largest airport, Heathrow, have been unveiled. The link to the following BBC article and the subsequent links from that article will provide excellent background for the upcoming DME.
