Year 13 Revision Checklist

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Documentary: Homeless in the UK

Favelas of Brazil

Deforestation Consequences

Sustainable Cities

To all my year 13 pupils out there I would suggest you take the time to watch this video. It lasts an hour but it is full of relevant information.

squatter settlements

Urban Earth

“In 2008, the world reaches an invisible but momentous milestone: For the first time in history, more than half its human population, 3.3 billion people, will be living in urban areas. By 2030, this is expected to swell to almost 5 billion. Many of the new urbanites will be poor. Their future, the future of cities in developing countries, the future of humanity itself, all depend very much on decisions made now in preparation for this growth.” Watch these videos as they follow transects through major urban centres from around the world.

Super volcanoes

Yellowstone National Park in the USA is one of the best known locations of super volcanoes on the planet.



At Brecon High School we are lucky enough to have Dr John Grattan of the University of Aberystwyth come visit year 12 and year 13 students on February 9th 2009, to share his knowledge of super volcanoes. We look forward to his visit.

Planet Earth Online

Planet Earth Online

A fantastic resource from the Natural Environment Research Council full of relevant articles for years 12 and 13.

UN warning on brown pollution haze

A massive mile-thick brown pollution haze has settled over vast areas of the planet, changing weather patterns and threatening health and crops, according to the UN.
Vast areas of Asia, the Middle East, southern Africa and the Amazon Basin, are affected by the smog-like plumes, caused mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and firewood, are known as "atmospheric brown clouds". Read more here.

Hurricane Paloma November 2008

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in south Cuba and the country has been lashed by heavy rain and strong winds.
Paloma is the fifth hurricane this season to hit Cuba. The storms have caused billions of dollars worth of damage, destroying thousands of homes.
Hurricane Paloma has already caused torrential rains and storm surges in some areas of the Cayman Islands.
The storm weakened from Category Four to One after it made landfall in Cuba, but is expected to head out to sea again towards the Bahamas, which have been put on alert. Consequently, it has the potential to increase in strength as it passes over the the warm seas.

The Video shows how waves have risen above the Cuban coastal defences that were put in place, resulting in dramatic coastal flooding.

For more information on hurricanes, visit the National Hurricane Centre. This has been established as a means of tracking hurricanes and its intention is to provide early warnings for areas that are potentially in the path of a hurricane.

Aberystwyth University Sponsorship

I would just like to thank the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University (in particular Dr John Grattan) for their kind help in sponsoring the Geography department at BHS. It is greatly appreciated and we look forward to further enhancing the links between secondary and tertiary education.

Dr John Grattan visited BHS on October 9th 2008 and spoke to geography pupils from Year 11, Year 12 and Year 13. It was a very inspiring talk and I know many pupils are considering taking their Geography studies further as a result. We look forward to further visits.

Sixth Form Geography

September 2006 - July 2008

Well done guys!!

The hard work paid off!

Coursework Deadlines 2008/09

Remember the following dates for coursework submission:

Year 13: GG6 Coursework must be completed by Friday 19th December 2008
Year 11: GCSE Coursework must be completed by Friday 30th January 2009

Remember coursework workshops will be available every monday lunchtime in G1.