Madagascar

And some cute and cuddly lemurs from Madagascar !

Holidays

Hope you are all sharpening your pencils , ironing your shirts and making the most of your last few days.

I hope you have had a fantastic summer this year whether you were at home or away abroad.

I have been sooooo lucky with 2 trips away....Madagascar ....and then the Lake District. Both were fab.

 Attached are some pics of my trips.....it's okay...none of me in my shorts !!

Above are selected photographs from The Lake District. Can you spot some geographical features ?

GIS......MAPPING 'FAMILY FRIENDLY COUNTRIES.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22688596

Geography honours from the Queen

Congratulations to the RSGS President, Professor Iain Stewart, on being awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Iain Stewart, Professor of Geosciences Communication at Plymouth University, is a prolific writer and broadcaster who has fronted many of the BBC’s most notable scientific documentaries of the past decade.

Professor Stewart said: “This award was a surprise to say the least, and I am very honoured to have been awarded the MBE. I spend a lot of my time talking about the planet to anyone who will listen, especially pupils studying geography or geology in schools. The message is always about how amazing the Earth is, but also how the biggest challenges we face relate to understanding how it works and what we’re doing to it.”

Essential TV viewing !!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01993gc

The Rise Of The Continents, BBC2 on Sunday evenings , with my favourite Geologist / Geographer !

Is Mount Everest overcrowded ???

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22680192

Important...revision !!

Bright Red Publishing are now introducing a FREE app for phones....for revision. Please feel free to download at:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.escrivo.BrightRedApp

S3 HOMEWORK HELP!

s3 CLIMATE GRAPHS: Having trouble with your climate graphs for homework?
Look at this website:
http://www.gatm.org.uk/geographyatthemovies/weather.html

There is a power point helping you with drawing graphs.

2011 Census shows population growth

Results recently published on Scotland's population shows an increase.

Social Networks

Just a warning when you use Facebook.......who can read your page ??/

2011 CENSUS RESULTS

Census results have just been released for the census of 2011. A census takes place every 10 years, in April.
Last year's shows an incresase in migrants. Follow the publication details on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20677515

Tsunami Warning !!

The lates news today: Tsunami warning for Japan, after large earthquake. Follow the lastest on the BBC website, including info on what causes Tsunamis.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20638696

The Earth at Night

The latest satellite images at night.

link to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20621177

Loch Lomond

On a weekend with beautiful weather, created by a High Pressure Zone, I was lucky enough to walk up Conic Hill overlooking Loch Lomond.These were the stunning views:

World Map

An unusual take on the world map:

Why Fieldwork ??

S6 Fieldwork Day

The Advanced Higher classes from 3 schools were out doing physical fieldwork on Friday. We worked around Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh and then did river measurements on the Muireston Water.
see below:

S4 Stirling Fieldwork Day

Here are of the photos from Stirling's fieldwork day.
REMEMBER the photography competition. Email your entries to Mr Thornton: charles.thornton@wled.org.uk

S3 TEST REVISION HELP

S3 class.You will need to know the following: weather instruments ; low and high pressures ;weather symbols and how to draw a climate graph.

You should follow these two links to help you with your revision

http://www.scalloway.org.uk/weatcont.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/standard/geography/weather_climate/

COMPETITION WINNER !!!

FINALLY !!

Finally , here are the two winners of the Geography photographic competition.
Congratulations to Caitlin Galloway for her photo of Lanthorn Woods and Mhairi Walker for her photo of Lower Mill, Estate.

These are the two winning entries. Congratulations to all who have taken part.You will be receiving certifcates within the next few days.