Year 10 Geography

Check out the Brand New Geography and ICT Task pages here!

Introduction to Geography at Year 10

Year 10 Geography Introduction Images (from Mr Bennett)

1.    What are Natural Hazards?

• Natural Hazard images (PowerPoint)
• Spot the hazard (Picture)

2.    What is a volcano?

• Volcanic cones (PowerPoint)
• Watch the Volcanic eruptions video! 
• Volcano song - storyboard task (PowerPoint)
• Volcano song - video!
• Check out some of the pictures and videos from the volcanoes erupting at Slemish! NEW for 2009!

3.    Why did the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz cause so much damage?

• Nevado del Ruiz (PowerPoint)
• Nevado del Ruiz story
• Nevado del Ruiz mystery
• Nevado del Ruiz task

5. Year 10 Geography Fieldwork on the Giants Causeway! (Oct 2007 version!)

New Topic!

6. Tourism (click here for the NEW! Tourism information)

7.    Global Warming

        Check out the Global Warming Mini-site!

Check out the Year 10 ICT Help page here

8.    Climate

• 3 types of rainfall
• What is an ecosystem?.   

9. Tropical Rainforest

• Rainforest Images Powerpoint
• The Virtual Rainforest PowerPoint
• The Tropical Rainforest
• Rainforest explanation (PowerPoint)
• Tropical Rainforest links!

  What are earthquakes?

• Earthquakes 101 (USGS PowerPoint presentation)
• Newspapers from San Francisco Earthquake 1989
• Newspaper from Indian Earthquake 1991
• Earthquakes guide from the BGS (pdf)
• Strengthen your home for an Earthqake (in LA - pdf)
• Earthquake Safety (PowerPoint)