Geography

Link: http://www.mrstevennewman.com/geo/index.html

Here is a website that I compiled on the run that summarise three Ecosystems at Risk case studies. I found resources all over the place and put it together. Please let me know if you know the source of the info so I can reference them properly throughout. Click Here to go to the site.

Here is a link from New Sceintist which summarises the economic value of ecosystems globally,  How Much Would You Pay For Planet Earth?

Here is a snippet from the article:

I'm in love with this resource that a friend of mine told me about. He's an engineer for a water board and he uses the info in his job.  For those of you who want to use GIS in the classroom (where someone else loaded up data), go to  http://viewer.numaps.com.au/

Click HERE to access a  web based Case Study  on Coastal Sand Dunes I compiled.  It should be working on IE and Safari now, let me know! You can also download the booklet that goes with this case study  below.

I recomend you Download Mozilla Firefox anyway as it is agreat browser and it's free! If you want, you can download Mozilla Firefox Portable from Portable apps so you can carry it on your flash drive.

 

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 Please note that I set these up before the New HSC Geography Exam Format. Please adjust this accordingly.

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

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.

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. You can see how a city has a significant network between many other cities around the world.

• QANTAS Route Maps
oneworld Online Time Table

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)