Land and Water Managment

Land and Water Management

GO TO: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/

Then a. go to ‘Photos audio and video’, then ‘slideshows’ then scroll down to ‘Amazon runs dry.’ Answer the following in your books for your BOOKMARK

(you may put your answers with questions on a word document to be stuck in your book):

1. Why would the Amazon be called the lungs of the planet?
2. What 2 things have led to the worst drought in the Amazon in the last 40 years?
3. Go to www.google.com and click on images. Describe where exactly the Amazon is , what countries it covers, and how large it is.
4. How do the people rely on the Amazon?
5. What is happening to the fish and who is effected by this?
6. How biodiverse are the fish species in the Amazon? Which rare species have been killed?
7. What are the 3 contributing factors to the demise of the Boto (River Dolphin? P5)
8. Why cant locals sell their crops? ( p 6)
9. Which communities are effected the most and why?
10. What effects have fires had? P8
11. Why does deforestation make the drought worse? P9
12. What can we expect in a warming world? And what are we still ‘blithely’ doing? P 10.

10 Geo 2006 Geo Issues: Powerpoint, Podcast

a. go to http://hsc.csu.edu.au/pta/gtansw/mp_geography/mp_share.htm

b. look at the powerpoint of geographical issues and do a 1 paragraph summary of what you must do in the SC.

c. then using a scaffold, choose articles from http://www.abc.net.au/news/environment/default.htm
or planet ark's environmental news service http://www.planetark.org/dailynewshome.cfm and place the information in the scaffold

d. you must have two to three completed by the end of class.

e. for homework listen to podcasts for 10 geo. There are 3 of them. Then be prepared to discuss them next class.
Put them on your ipod!!!!!

Environmental Management

Environmental management

Extension Worksheet 1

1 Outline the benefits of good environmental management.

2 What are some of the problems associated with environmental management?

3 In what ways do the problems referred to in the previous question affect the viability of the environmental management process?

4 Use the information presented on pages 276 and 277 to help you describe the following aspects of change:

Nature of change

Scale of change

Rate of change

5 Which of these aspects do you think has the greatest impact upon environmental management?

6 Explain how every individual has to accept responsibility for playing a part in environmental management.

School Cert Mult Choice Online

http://www4.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/go/school-certificate/australian-history-civics-and-citizenship/

Hurricane Katrina Oral Assignment

Year 10 Geography Oral Assignment

Marks: 10 marks

Due: Next Friday

Task: PAIRWORK

Topic: Hurricane Katrina

Relevant Topic from Syllabus: Australia’s Future: International Aid and Australia’s regional and global context: Tourism

Go to these links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_Hurricane_Katrina_on_New_Orleans
And www.smh.com.au
In pairs go to the wikipedia site and in your own words under each subheading, describe all the issues surrounding Hurricane Katrina. This should be one page. Also answer CLEARLY how Australia is reacting to this problem and how New Orleans tourism would be effected.
You may use pictures from www.smh.com.au to include in your planned response.
By the end of the period you must have finished your plan. Email it to yourself to edit it at home for Thursday.
You must finally present your findings in a short oral speech of 2 min. 1 min per person in each group. You will be marked out of 10 marks.

THIS CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLE WILL AID GREATLY IN YOUR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE test result. USE YOUR TIME WISELY.

Australian Conservation Foundation's Greenhome

Go to this link:

http://acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id=86

Mini Assignment for Bookmark

a. go to this site and look through all of the ways ACF suggest you can have a 'Green home' by going through all of the sections below:

Gardens

Shopping

Transport

Waste

Water

Energy

Packaging

b. Using the framework of a mindmap, use 2 a4 pages in your notebooks to complete this. For a central bubble, put 'Greenhouse' in the middle of your page then have branches of the above categories coming of it as an 'ideas tree.' Then for each of the above put in sub branches and make it detailed, but only put in summarised important information.

c. This will give you an important knowledge for being an 'active citizen' which is assessed in your School Certificate in 8 weeks time.

d. you will be given a mark of 10 for this as well as a bookmark on top of this. Make sure it is legible, colourful and well designed.

e. Finish this for homework if not completed in class.

NGO Activity

Go to the World Vision Australia site.

a. Write a summary of the key values held by the non-government organisations (NGOs)
b. Why was World Vision established? How has its mission changed over time?
c. Write a summary of the main programs run by World Vision.
d. Explain why land mines are such a concern to governments and NGOs.

NEXT

Go to :http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2005/s1424278.htm and http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/conspicuous-consumption/2005/07/31/1122748524690.html and summarise both articles.

These 3 tasks are very relevant to your SC preparation.