Assignments+Mrs+FS

**Welcome to the JIS Geography team** ... Please complete our brief questionnaire to help us get to know you better. = = =Week 1=
 * Term 1[[image:happy world.jpg align="right"]] **

1. Types of coast

 * Find four photographs of different types of coast.
 * Arrange them on one sheet of A4 paper with space around each to put in labels (we will do this later)
 * Make sure the location of each photo is clearly labelled.

2. Contribute at least twice to the discussion at the top of this page on Brunei's Coast


 * Please complete these tasks by Tuesday 3rd Sept ** (and bring a hard copy of your photos to class)

= Week 2 =

** 1. People and Coasts **

 * Look at the dot map showing World Population Distribution
 * Describe the pattern shown.
 * Suggest reasons for the pattern shown
 * Evaluate this presentation method (Advantages & disadvantages of showing population distribution in this way. Is there a better method?)


 * Have this ready to hand in on Thursday 5th September **

** Exte ** **nsion Task:** Countries of the world

 * Lilly knows where countries are located ....Lilly video... Do You?
 * Can you spot the inaccuracies in the animaniacs song? // (**Email me a list of of errors in country names by 8am Thursday Sept 5th..Chocolate prize for the winner**) //

**Your GSI task is to investigate the condition of Candidasa's beach.** a) Use the following resources to help you gather evidence
 * 2. Candidasa Investigation[[image:tropical beach.jpg width="307" height="275" align="right"]] **
 * Watch this holiday video made by a visitor to Candidasa
 * Read the comment below (if you can't see the comment reload the page)[[image:GSI detective.jpg width="213" height="191" align="right"]]
 * Read this tourist blog
 * Read the TravelFish article

b) Write a brief report on Candidasa's beach which includes // (If you want to discuss this task with me..I'll arrange to meet you monday lunchtime) //
 * A map showing the location of Candidasa
 * A labelled photo of the town's beach, highlighting the attractiveness (or otherwise) of this beach to tourists
 * An explanation about why the beach is like this
 * A conclusion about the impact human actions have had on the town's potential for making money from tourism
 * For Wednesday 11th Sept **

= Week 3 =

** Waves **
1.Go through this powerpoint presentation 2. Print out and complete
 * the word match on Waves - key words
 * the Wave Energy Task: Brunei worksheet


 * For Tuesday September 17th September **

**Extension Task:** Put a photo of your very favourite beach/cliffs onto our Gallery page

=Week 4=

Denudation Processes
media type="custom" key="23873772" align="left" 1. a) Watch: Coastal erosion(for fun!) then see Erosion of a cliff animation b) Look at the  and the  (//You may want to print these out//) b) Now watch: Erosion of a cliff reality
 * Coastal Erosion**

2. a) Ensure you have completed the weathering sheet //(gap task given out in class)// b) Complete the worksheet on 'How does the sea shape the land ',adding detailed annotations to the diagrams to help you to answer the questions.
 * Sub-Arial Processes (Weathering and mass movement)**



3. a) Watch : ** [|Three main rocks and the rock cycle] ** b) Look at the pictures of cliffs in different parts of the UK on the Cliff Profiles page of this wiki.
 * Which cliffs are made of the softest rock?
 * Which cliff profiles are controlled by the joint pattern?
 * Which place shows cliff profiles controlled by the angle of the bedding planes
 * Which photo shows slumping.

Field sketches[[image:Types of Mass Movement (mass wasting).jpeg width="285" height="359" align="right"]]
4 a) Read the section on using fieldsketches and photographs in your textbook (pages 312 & 313) b) Read Creating a fieldsketch c) Imagine you were actually sitting at the spot where the following photo of was taken.
 * On a sheet of A4 paper, draw a field sketch of the view shown in this photo,
 * Label as many geographical features & processes as possible.
 * Add annotations to help explain processes in more detail


 * Hand in all of this work on Thursday 26th September ** ( // Tilly can you collect it and put it on my desk in S26 please) //


 * Test Postponed to Thursday October 3rd :) yeyyyyy!!!! **

=** Week 5 **=

** Mass Movement **

 * Thursdays lesson: Go to T20 computer room **

a) Read page 86 in your textbook, also read through cliff failure to remind you about mass movement in areas of soft rock and look at the following photos of the collapse at Holbeck Hall.
 * Case Study: The collapse of Holbeck Hall, Scarborough, 1993 **



b) Write a heading 'The Collapse of Holbeck Hall Hotel, Scarborough, 1993' and describe the location of the hotel before the collapse.

c) The following all had a role to play in this spectacular event:-
 * Rock type
 * Coastal Erosion
 * Weathering
 * [[file:Types of Mass Movement at the Coast.doc|Mass movement]]

Explain how each of these factors interacted to result in the final collapse. // Use labelled photo/sketch to help you with this task //

c) What were the economic and social consequences of this event?// (Remember to support your points with specific facts and figures..you can do an internet search to help you get more information) //

d) The hotel owners took the local council to court blaming them for not doing enough to prevent the collapse and demanding financial compensation for the damage caused.

(i) What could the council have done to try and protect the hotel? (ii) Do you think that the council should have spent huge amounts of money trying to prevent this disaster from happening? Justify your answer.

e) "Would you feel happy to stay in a hotel located near a cliff top?" Explain your answer. Contribute at least twice to the [|related discussion] // see top of this page for the link to the discussion forum. //


 * Don't forget to hand in your week 4 work to Tilly **


 * Week 5 Homework **

** Erosion of a Headland **
1. a) Watch: Erosion of a headland

b) The following task involves the black & white diagrams showing features resulting from the erosion of a headland //(given out in class on Friday : Week 4//)
 * Cut & paste these diagrams down the left hand side of a piece of A4 paper **in the correct sequence (order)**
 * Label the features shown and on the right hand side of each diagram (//add colour if you feel this helps//)
 * Explain what is happening & why. // (Use as much geographical terminology as possible). //

c). Find some photographs which show landforms which result from the (Caves, arches, stacks, stumps)
 * Write down the location of each photo
 * Label the landforms shown


 * Week 5 work to be handed in on Tuesday October 1st **

= Week 6 = 1. Revise for a test on coastal processes ** (Thursday October 3rd) **
 * Waves
 * Erosion Processes
 * Features/landforms produced by coastal erosion
 * Weathering Processes
 * [[file:Types of Mass Movement at the Coast.doc|Mass Movement (Mass Wasting)]]
 * Influence of Rock Type
 * Case study of Coastal Erosion (Holbeck Hall)

// Use your notes, printed sheets given out in class, your textbook. // Also see: // [|Scool A level Geography Revision] // and // [|Geography Learn on the internet revision site (GCSE)] //

1. Test on coastal processes 2. After the test work in pairs to produce a sequence of diagrams to show how a Discordant Coastline develops. (See )
 * Thursday October 3rd**


 * Friday October 4th (** Go to R2J **)**
 * Tides and Beach Profiles **
 * Watch: Ocean Tides in the Bay of Fundy and Tidal Forces
 * Read pages 75 & 76 in your textbook and look at Beach Profile
 * Use this information to help you to answer the questions on the Tides Worksheet //(there is a colour copy of this sheet on the desk in R2D//)
 * Read and complete the tasks on the A3 sheet 'Characteristic features of a beach caused by tides and/or waves' (//on the desk in R2D//)

=**Holiday Tasks**= 1. Make sure that you are up to date with all tasks set 2. Check your notes are in the correct order in your files 3. Make a list of any topics that you are not clear about and would like to go over in class.

Coastal Flooding
4. a) Read Pages 76 and 77 in your textbook (//A depression mean low air pressure, an anticyclone means high air pressure: Wind blows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure//)  b) Watch Netherlands Coastal Flooding and 60th Anniversary of the Great Floods and Memories of the Great Flood c) See: map d) Watch:Tidal Flood Risk to the River Thames and Thames Barrier e) Complete worksheet:
 * North Sea Storm Surge **


 * All tasks must be handed in first lesson back after the holidays. **

= Week 8 =

** 1. Longshore Drift **
Get together with the other and plan how you are going to measure LSD at Berakas Beach. // You will have 15 minutes to complete this task when we get to the beach // Decide: How you will carry out this task, what equipment you will need, how you will present your findings when we return to school.
 * For Thursday 24th October **

** 2. Spits **
a) Read pages 90-91 in your textbook b) See: c) Colour the map and answer the questions on the Muara Spit worksheet (given out in class) ( // Take note that the Deep Water Channel is not natural. It was dug out by people in 1969.Before this the spit was connected to the mainland // .)
 * Spits form where a coastline changes direction (e.g. across a bay or where there is an estuary) **


 * For Monday 28th October **

=Week 9=

Fieldwork
GSI at Berakas Beach !!! // (You can split the tasks between the members of your team) // 1. Use a sequence of different scaled maps to help you describe the location of Berakas Beach.
 * Aim: To Investigate the processes occurring at Berakas Beach **
 * Each team must complete the following tasks and bring a copy of your work with you on Wednesday's trip **

2. a) Put forward hypotheses linked to each of the following Key Questions:- b) Justify each of your hyptheses by referring to background theories/explanations that we have studies during our course so far. (//e.g. Role of wind/fetch, rock type)//
 * What type of waves occur at Berakas Beach?
 * What is the direction of longshore drift at Berakas Beach?
 * Which Geomorphological processes dominate at Berakas Beach?

3. Come up with some suggestions about how you can collect the data that you need to test your hypotheses. (I.e How you will gather evidence to prove your hypotheses are correct)

**Extension Task:** Use Wind Guru to see what kind of wind and waves are predicted for the morning of our trip.

= = =Data analysis= Each team must email their results to the rest of the class 1. Produce a series of block graphs showing the wave results.   2. a) For each graph calculate the average for the data involved. b) Draw a line on each graph to show the location of the average 3. For each graph calculate the standard deviation for the data involved. One of these calculations must be done by hand. You can then use the computer to do the other calculations. //The formula is =STDEV(cells involved..drag curser over to identify these)//
 * Bring hard copies of your work with you on Wednesday's trip. (One copy per team) **
 * Wave results**
 * You might want to combine results for different times, or show all results for the whole morning on one graph (just your own group / all groups).......
 * Deal with wave height and wave frequency separately.
 * For Monday 4th November **

Week 10
a) Describe the patterns shown on your wave graphs:- b) Suggest reasons for the patterns shown. (Does this support your initial hypothesis/background theory?: //See Week 9 Task 2a//) c) Evaluate your findings by commenting on the accuracy & reliability of your data collection method.
 * 1. Wave Results **
 * Look at changing wave frequency/height over time: general trends (averages and variation)
 * Comment on the relationship between wave height and wave frequency

a) Annotate the photos of the two different types of used at Berakas Beach (//Give the work a heading and each section a sub-heading, include a range of points, label clearly and add detailed description/explanation/further comments)//  b) Complete the  comparison for these two types of coastal management //(Sea wall & Gabions / Drainage).//
 * 2. Coastal Management Strategies**


 * All Week 9 and week 10 tasks 1 & 2 for Monday 11th November **

Answer the following question (15 marks) : //Using the form of a mini essay and focus on the example of the coast at Berakas Beach//
 * 3. Exam Question **


 * 'Discuss the relative importance of two or more processes responsible for shaping the coast (such as marine erosion, transportation; deposition and land-based sub-aerial weathering, mass movement and runoff).' **


 * Task 3 for Wednesday 13th November **

Week 11
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 * 1. Hard Engineering **

a) Watch the video on the Holderness coastline
 * 2. Mappleton Case Study[[image:mappleton cliffs (1).jpg width="403" height="268" align="right"]] **

b) (i) Read the photocopied sheets pages 36-39 //'How can the coastline be managed?'// (given out in class) (ii) Answer question 3 then questions 1 and 2 on page 36 (//you might want to use a labelled diagram to help you answer question 2//)

c) Watch the video of Mappleton beach after the beach defences were built

c) Look at and follow the instructions given on this worksheet (asking you to draw a labelled sketch map of the photo provided)

d) Go to [|Mappleton OS Map] and use the search (//binoculars symbol//) to locate the map/image for Mappleton. Zoom out until you see grid numbers and then:-
 * Give a six figure grid reference for a building which has been made more safe by the construction of the groyne
 * Give a six figure grid reference for a building which is now in greater danger because of the construction of the groyne

//Alternatively use the photocopy of the OS map given out in class to help you do this task//

c) Explain why the groyne has caused problems for other parts of the coast. (Refer to evidence to support your points)

d) Contribute at least twice to the discussion on Mappleton's sea defenses (on the forum at the top of this page)


 * For Tuesday 19th November **

Watch:Holderness Coast See: Intergrated Coastal Management along the Holderness coast Make summary notes on Mappleton as a

= Week 12 = 1. a) ** Sediment Sources and Sinks **
 * Complete the Sediment Sources and Sinks worksheet

b) ** Sediment Cells ** 2. **Coastal Deposition**
 * Read the printed sheet 'Sediment Systems' (given out in class) which looks at the sediment system on the Holderness Coast
 * Read pages 77 and 78 in your textbook.
 * Complete the worksheet: Sediment Sources and Cells
 * Watch: Spit Formation (useful video clip)
 * Read pages 90-92 in your textbooks
 * Print out and read [[file:Spits (2).docx|Coastal Deposition]]
 * Complete the Hurst Castle Spit worksheet (//use pages 94/95 in your textbook: on Salt Marshes to help you with the last question)//

//3.// **Sand Dunes**
 * Watch: Sand Dune Formation at Muriwai Beach
 * Also Barry and Ben: The Geography Men (//how to build your own sand dunes ://))
 * Read pages 92-94 in your textbook
 * Go through the powerpoint presentation on Sand Dunes
 * Use this information to complete the Sand-Dune worksheet in as much detail as possible.


 * For Monday 25th November **

= Week 13 = So you need to revise:-
 * 1. There will be a test on Thursday 29th November **
 * Longshore drift
 * Beaches
 * Spits (bars & tombolos)
 * Sand Dunes
 * Hard Engineering

Use your class notes, your geography textbook and revision websites to help you make revision notes on these topics Greenfieldgeography [|S-cool geography revision] [|Learn on the Internet geography revision]

media type="custom" key="24516154" align="left" 2. Complete the **Kite Diagram task** (questions 2 & 3) on pg 85 (//printed sheet handed out in class//)

3. Seaford: Beach Nourishment Case Study

 * Find Seaford (East Sussex, England) on Google Earth
 * Complete the annotated sketch map task on the Seaford worksheet
 * Watch:-
 * Seaford Beach Nourishment 2008 (Soft Engineering)
 * Seaford Beach Replenishment (bringing the beach back each year)
 * Seaford:Flooding Dec 2006 (would have been worse without the beach)


 * For Tuesday 3rd December **

= = = = = = = = = Week 14 = 1. Review your work on Spits and then answer the following question withour looking at your notes/textbook: Take no more than 7 minutes to do write your answer. **"Describe the characteristics of spits and explain their formation"** //(7 marks)//

=** Sea level changes **=

1.Watch: :[|The Ice Age]

2. .Read:- a) b) Pages 95-99 in your textbooks c) Watch: Formation of a Fjord Coast

3. See: powerpoint presentation

4. Try the NASA Sea Level Change Quiz

5. Revise for a short test on eustatic / isostatic changes and the emergent / submergent landforms which result** on Monday 9th December **



**Week 15**

1. Soft Engineering
Watch: Soft Engineering powerpoint presentation and Soft Engineering: Guess the strategy

2. Managed retreat (soft engineering)
Essex Wildfowl Trust: Abbotts Hall Farm and Abbotts Hall Farm Visitors Information will help you with question 3a) Watch: How sustainable is the soft engineering scheme in the Blackwater Estuary
 * Essex Marshes[[image:Abbotts Hall Farm.jpeg align="left"]] **
 * Read the first paragraph of the 'Essex marshes coastal realignment' case study (printed sheet:page 124)
 * Find the Blackwater estuary (Essex UK) on Google Earth and Where's the Path? (Salcott channel)
 * Read and complete questions on the Essex Marshes Coastal Realignment


 * For Monday January 7th **

= Holidays =
 * 1. North Sea Storm Surge 2013 **
 * Watch: What creates a storm surge
 * Watch: Netherlands prepares for storm surge
 * Read: Lethal Sorm and tidal surge sees thousands out of homes
 * Read: Tidal surge hits UK coastal towns after storm
 * See Uk Storm surge and coastal flooding in pictures

a) How were the causes of the December 2013 storm surge similar to the 1953 storm surge? b) Compare the consequences of the December 2013 storm with the consequences of the 1953 storm surge c) Assess the effectiveness of the coastal defenses put into place after the 1953 storm surge.




 * 2. Global Warming: Impact of rising sea levels**
 * a) Watch: Islands going under
 * b) Read: Tuvalu impact of sea level changes
 * c) Carry out further research on the effect of climate change on a pacific island of your choice
 * d) Create a powerpoint presentation on your chosen island
 * e) Complete the revision summary sheet (case study of coastal flooding) for your chosen island. //Make sure you include specific facts and figures to support your points//


 * For Tuesday Jan 7th **


 * 3. Revision media type="custom" key="24810390" align="right" **
 * See:- **
 * ** Revision page of this wiki **
 * ** Revision booklet given out in class **

a) Update your revision schedule to make sure that you have time to complete all of your revision summaries for our coasts unit before the ** practice exams in week 4 ** Use : and our @Revision page to help structure your work
 * Term 1 **
 * Week 1**
 * 1. Revision**

b) Watch the GCSE summary video on Coastal Processes and Landforms

See: Concordant Coast Worksheet a) Describe the differences between the concordant and discordant coastlines shown on pg 1 b) Finish drawing diagrams to show the Lulworth cove area in the past/future on pg 2 c) Annotate all 3 diagrams of Lulworth Cove (past/present/future: pg 2) to help explain the formation of the landforms shown. d) Watch: BARRY AND BEN THE GEOGRAPHY MEN:- e) Look through the ppt  f) Complete the tasks on the  (Use  to help you.  g) Read: Shock as school party spotted climbing on landslide near Durdle Door
 * 2. The Effect of Geology on Coastlines: PURBECK COASTLINE (Dorset, UK)**
 * How to make a discordant coastline
 * How to make your own Lulworth Cove (Concordant coastline)

** 3. Essay Practice ** Look at the essay that we went over in class and re-write it using the Purbeck coastline (Dorset, UK) as a case study. " Discuss the relative importance of two or more processes responsible for shaping the coast"

Use to make a revision summary on Holbeck Hall :-
 * 4. Revision: Holbeck Hall **
 * You must make sure that you have specific facts and figures to support your points
 * Refer to your h/w task on Holbeck Hall (Week 5) and the[[file:Holbeck Hall Article.jpg| printed article]] given out in class,
 * The powerpoint on Holbeck Hall will help to refresh your memory about the event. // Watch the video clips (Slides 3 & 13) //
 * For Monday 13th January **




 * Extension Task: UK Flooding update **
 * Read: UK Flooding January 2014 Update
 * Choose some specific details to add to your revision notes on coastal flooding

= Week 2 = For the key coastal features on your checklist, make sure that you can-
 * Revision: Coastal Landforms **
 * Draw labelled diagrams
 * Describe the main features
 * Explain the formation
 * Give specific examples

a) Look through the powerpoints again:-
 * Revision: Coastal Management **
 * Coastal Protection Management
 * Coastal Management (with examples)
 * Soft Engineering

b) Use a summary table to record the main advantages and disadvantages of the management strategies we have looked at
 * Sea Walls (//Different types straight, curved, with drainage//)
 * Gabions
 * Revetments
 * Offshore breakers
 * Groynes
 * Beach Nourishment
 * Sand-dunes
 * Coral reefs
 * Mangroves

// Be able to give examples of a place with each type of defence // // Be able to categorise each type of defence;- //
 * // hard / soft engineering //
 * // hold the line / build forward /managed retreat //

c) Complete detailed ( // with specific facts/figures related to your selected case studies // ) revision summary sheets for:-
 * Hard Engineering (Mappleton, Holderness coast)
 * [[file:Case study ofsoft Engineering coastal management.doc|Soft Engineering:]] Abbotts Hall Farm, Blackwater Estuary, Essex
 * [[file:Case study ofsoft Engineering coastal management.doc|Soft Engineering]]: Seaford, East Sussex

d) Try the GCSE question on managed retreat

This is your __only opportunity__ to get good revision notes done on coasts so you can test them out in the practice exams!!!
 * Organisation is the key to success : **