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Shaped and sculpted over millions of years, these stunning landscapes and rock formations hold invaluable clues to Earth's past and future
Geography with Mrs Dunn's insight:
Appreciating the visual in Geography Visual Representations and photographs
The concepts or erosion, deposition and weathering seem boring now, right? Not anymore!! Here are some visual examples of how the concepts shape and form landscapes and landforms around the world.
Your task: Create an interactive map showing the location and a brief description of each of the 15 places in the photographs.
https://www.scribblemaps.com/create/ Ask your teacher for an example, should you need one.
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A volcano is a vent or chimney which transfers molten rock known as magma from depth to the Earth's surface. Magma erupting from a volcan
Geography with Mrs Dunn's insight:
What is a volcano?
Activity: Using the written descriptions, construct your own visual representations of each type of volcano.
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Check out this new SOS dataset of all the earthquakes from 2001 through 2015 from the US NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center! You can read about i
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Where have all the earthquakes occurred?
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The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit New Zealand’s South Island lifted up the seabed by two metres, pushing it above the ocean’s surface.Source: www.9news.com.auPlates on the Earth's crust typically move forward at very slowly (about the same speed as the fingernail growth). While that is the usual, plates snag along the edges and pressure can…
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The New Zealand Earthquake - November 2016
Visual Representations - A Real Life Example - Questions to ponder:
Videos of the earthquake, and further information, can be found in the link below:
https://assets.stuff.co.nz/interactives/special-features/the-mountains-moved/
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Geography with Mrs Dunn's insight:
Concepts in Geography
Revision: Create your own definition of Geography. Be sure to use examples!
Our Geography course has many components – information and processes, skills and concepts. There are SEVEN main concepts to consider; they are:
The main task! Using the description of each concept, your task is to find an image (hand drawn or via the internet or any other source) that illustrates that concept.
Place the significance of places and what they are like Space the significance of location and spatial distribution, and ways people organise and manage the spaces that we live in Environment the significance of the environment in human life, and the important interrelationships between humans and the environment Interconnection no object of geographical study can be viewed in isolation Scale the way that geographical phenomena and problems can be examined at different spatial levels - for example; local, national, regional and global scales Sustainability the capacity of the environment to continue to support our lives and the lives of other living creatures into the future Change explaining geographical phenomena by investigating how they have developed over time
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The short answer is that earthquakes are caused by faulting, a sudden lateral or vertical movement of rock along a rupture (break
Geography with Mrs Dunn's insight:
What causes an earthquake?
Give an account of how an earthquake occurs. You must use all of the following concepts in your written piece;
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This is a very high detailed animation of Mount Everest. It was created by scientists of the German Aerospace Center.
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Mount Everest - Visual Representation
Not all of us can climb it, so this is as close as it gets!
How were the Himalayas formed? Take a look at this video.
http://the-geography.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/the-himalayas-formation.html
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Geography with Mrs Dunn's insight:
Volcanoes in New Zealand
All the tectonic activity means there are plenty of volcanoes in NZ.
Study the map showing the location of volcanoes. Compare and contrast the locations with earthquake and tsunami activity.
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Geography with Mrs Dunn's insight:
Introduction to landscapes and landforms
Introducing important geographical concepts;
Which concepts can you identify in each of these visual representations?
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Place – what does the place look like? What could the place be used for?
Space - how could this space be significant?
Environment – what type/s of environments can you see in this video? How is the relationship between people and environments important?
Interconnection – what elements of interconnection can you see in this video? What evidence of the interaction between the spheres can you see?
Scale – how is this environment important on a variety of scales? (Local/national/global)
Sustainability – how can people use this, and other landscapes, sustainably?
Change – how do you think this landscape has changed over time? What has caused those changes? Predict what future changes may occur in this landscape.
Further information:
http://www.redbull.com/au/en/bike/stories/1331682379336/danny-macaskill-trial-biking-video-the-ridge
http://skyeguides.co.uk/summer-activities/ridge-traverses/
http://www.cuillinridge.co.uk/index.html