Corrie Sketch work

Make your own sketch of the following photograph. Be sure to include annotations to explain the characteristics you label.

Remember to sketch the important features in bold.

Bangladesh ravaged again by Cyclone Sidr

Cyclone Sidr slammed into the Eatsern coast of Bangladesh last Thursday reaking havoc yet again on the poor low lying country of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has frequently played host to mother nature's horrific tropical storms over the last few decades and Sidr was no different; stripping a line of devestation along its path and flooding much of the coastal region, which supports aproximately 5 million people, with its resulting tidal surge.


See this CNN report:



Despite Bangladesh's sophistaicated early warning system it was powerless to protect itself. With the physical factors of low lying land, warm tropical waters and a category 4 force storm, combined with its poor infrastructure and the densest population in the world, death tolls were always going to be high.

The death toll is currently standing at 2000 and is sure to rise. Bangladesh has appealed for international assitance. Typical emergency response aid is required which includes tent shelters, food and water purifying tablets. With access limited, much of the aid needs to be deliverd by helicopter.

See the personal stories through the BBC's picture gallery

Water shortage in Cairo

water shortage in cairo

New York at Night Webcam

EU Structural Funds

Following on from our discussion in class here is an interesting site in relation to the European Structural Funds There is also an article on the BBC relating to Northern Ireland's bid for Structural funds.

GCSE Revision Case Studies

This worksheet is really to be used as a guide for 3H, which doesn't require a great deal of case studies, but rather located examples which add value to most written responses. By clicking on the tool bar above you can increase the size and print it.The tool bar below changes the type of document.

Physical Environment revision

This is a great effort by Val with her Higher Geog Blog which I'm definitely going to investigate making when I find the time. It's an interactive crossword that will test your knowledge of key vocabulary in the exams. Just click on the crossword and this will take you to a file sharing site where you download and open or save the interactive crossword. I enjoyed doing this alot!

I've now had a go and you can download mine here in the same file share site. Enjoy!