Geography

So, apparently "boat people"/ refugees is a serious political issue in Australia. If we were to believe the politicians and the media, Australia is currently being "invaded". Here are a couple of interesting tid bits that might put things into perspective.

• Asylum Seeker Fact Sheet
• Also, this little graphic might challenge the idea that we are experincing a full scale invasion.

source: Crikey

Below are the presentation, handouts and summary grids that I presented at the study day on 28th March 2010. If their are any questions, please feel free to email me. :D

Below are some resources for my students to work on their SGP.

Download the unit of work below.

• You can download the kml file below and open it up in Google Earth.
• The Field booklet is also linked below.

View Kosicuszko Walk 2010 in a larger map

This is to help with the assessment task.

The following link is an excellent and tangible way for studnets to appreciate how World Cities are interconnected via advance producer services. It utilises the Music Industry.

The World According to iTunes: Creative Project Ecologies and the Global Urban Networks of Digital Music Production

The following attachments are what I present at a HSC study day for country kids.

Link: http://www.nae.edu/Publications/TheBridge/Archives/V29-4UrbanizationEngineering/MegacitiesandtheDevelopingWorld.aspx

You can download a print version of the article below. An intersting article written from an engineer's perspective.

Click on the links below. This is up for a short time, register on my site and I'll move all this to the teacher section.

Below is a link to the class notes we've done so far. Be quick, they will be removed soon.

London

Just to get a sense of how interconnected some cities are compared to others, we can look at some large airlines and see what cities they directly connect to. On each interactive route map, hover over London and see how that city has a significant network between many other cities around the world.

• QANTAS Route Maps
• British Airways Route Map

From the London and Stansted airport websites:

• Heathrow Airport, 15 miles from central London, is regarded as the hub of the aviation world. Flying to over 180 destinations in over 90 countries, some 90 airlines have made Heathrow their base. The airport is owned by BAA, who also owns Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports. (source)
• Stansted is Britain's third-busiest airport, offering flights to more than 160 destinations in over 30 countries. Whether you're arriving, connecting or departing, you'll find everything you need here to enjoy a pleasant journey.(source)

For those of you studying Sydney, the satelite images are good for you to visulise the suburbanisation process of the Sydney Basin (Sydney Metropolitan Region)from 1975 to 2002.

UNEP Atlas of Our Changing Environments

Thought this would be of interest for people to see what influenced the World City dot points in the syllabus.