Global Warming Simulation

Try this interactive game at http://www.globalwarminginteractive.com/. Let us know here (with a comment) what you think...

POLITICS

Two activities to get you thinking about political views which guide nations:
Political Compass quiz
Nation States simulation
...what do you think?

Ice Age question

What are you learning about glaciation learn from this webquest?

Red Sea Volcano

Canadians rescue Yemenis fleeing the eruption of a shield volcano in the Red Sea

Welcome September 2007

Ahh, a freshly made batch of Geography students!!! Please, feel free to leave a comment here on one of two topics:

1. What do you think of Lovelock's Gaia Hypothesis? Read about it HERE if you need to. Do you think the Earth is a living system capable of managing its own survival? Do we have a duty to protect, respect, or restore the earth?

2. Share your issues research here... of course, you may also submit it to the teacher's hand-in folder (written/audio/video formats).

Review Instructions

Use the Exam Review Checklist (handed out in class) to build case for what you've done to prepare for the final exam. As you do this, you will likely see where there are gaps in your studying. Use the attached names & dates lists to check your knowledge of course-related events, and go over your review sheets (especially the essay-question prep as this is where most students lose marks). When you are ready, choose to either

a) listen to review podcasts at Mr.Thielmann's SS11 page. These are also posted at Mr. Leitch's site. These will be most useful if you follow along with matching notes or text. Best yet is to read notes/text first and use the podcasts to see what you have retained. or...

b) try the SS11 sample exam posted at BC Provincial Exam page.

or both! You are welcome to leave feedback here on either of these activities.

Great Canadian Geography Challenge

Try a quiz or two at http://www.geochallenge.ca/geochallenge/default.asp. Let us know (in a comment) how you did, or what you thought of the quiz questions, or something intereting you learned.

Diamond's Top 12

From "Collapse," here is Jared Diamond's most serious environmental problems facing past and present societies:
1. Destruction of natural habitats
2. Loss of wild food sources (especially fish)
3. Loss of wild species and biodiversity
4. Soil loss and damage
5. Reliance on non-renewable energy sources
6. Threats to freshwater
7. Abuse of the photosynthetic ceiling (reducing growing capacity)
8. Chemical pollution and toxic overload
9. Introduction of alien species
10. Greenhouse gas emissions (global warming) & ozone depletion
11. Unchecked population growth
12. Resource consumption & per-capita impact

What would you add to the list?

Sydney Tar Ponds

One of Canada's worst environmental disasters... the result of poor planning in the secondary economic sector.
Wikipedia article on the problem
Gov't website on cleanup efforts

Economic Simulations

Try this simulation of a small-scale economy and let me know what you think of it. Specifically, what did you learn about budgeting and economy?

Badger Kingdom

If you have had enough with this one, you could visit and try one of these two simulations which might get you thinking about economy...
Qpawn
Nation States (most of you have tried this one already)

Leave a comment for feedback on this activity...

Sydney Tar Ponds

One of Canada's worst environmental disasters... the result of poor planning in the secondary economic sector.
Wikipedia article on the problem
Gov't website on cleanup efforts