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Introduction:

Focus Questions

  • What are the characteristics of  volcanoes?
  • Where do they occur?
    • How do they work?
      • Why do people live near volcanic areas?

      Volcano Task Sheet (for Lesson 1 and 2)

      1. In your own words, explain what a volcano is and how they can be classified using the words ACTIVE / DORMANT / EXTINCT as part of your explanation.
      2. Take a full page of plain A4 paper and draw a diagram of a cross section of a Volcano using appropriate colours.  Label and explain the following features:
        1. Magma
        2. Vent
        3. Lava
        4. Crater
        5. Volcanic Bombs
        6. Magma Chamber
        7. Cone
        8. Secondary Cone
        9. Ash Layers
      3. Under your diagram, explain what happens when a volcano erupts.  Make sure you refer to all of the labels on the diagram.
      4. Cut out the picture of Nguaruhoe (below) and stick it onto your note sheet. Neatly label the craters, the steam coming from the vent, the vent, the volcanic cone, ash and lava.

      Above: Ngauruhoe Volcano, New Zealand.

       
       

    The Great Year 7 Mount St Helens Poster Assignment

    You are going to produce an A3 poster that explains the different things that happen to a volcano before it erupts. This poster will be used to educate people living near volcanoes so that they can recognise the signs that a volcano is going to erupt and get to safety.

    Use your knowledge of Mount St Helens to help you. You will need to include visuals and the following key terms:

    1. Magma
    2. Vent
    3. Lava
    4. Crater
    5. Volcanic Bombs
    6. Magma Chamber
    7. Cone
    8. Secondary Cone
    9. Ash Layers
    10. Pyroclastic Cloud
    11. Lahar
    12. Gas
    13. Earthquake swarms
    14. Lateral blast
    15. Vertical blast

    Remember the timeline of Mount St Helens and use it as part of your poster. You can use the pictures provided if you wish but you may like to draw your own diagrams too.

    Remember, posters need to be eye catching and clearly show what message they are trying to tell you so be imaginative, colourful and BIG!

    You have one lesson and one homework to complete this task.

    Good luck.

     

Settlement

A settlement is a place where people live. The size of a settlement can range from a single farmhouse to a massive city.

Types of settlement

  • Nucleated - as people are gregarious, they want to live as close together as possible. If the land quality is good - i.e. people do not need much, a nucleated settlement grows up.
  • Dispersed - with poor land quality, people need more land, therefore a dispersed settlement is formed
  • Linear - if there is a feature, e.g. a river, a road; a linear settlement grows

Site and Situation

These two terms are different, however, they are often defined as the same. In GCSE geography, define the site/situation of a settlement is a common question

  • Site - the actual place where a settlement is located (e.g. the village was built on a hill)
  • Situation - the location of a settlement in relation to other features surrounding it (e.g. the town is surrounded by fertile land)

Settlement structure.

What goes where?

Population Structure

Find out about different population structures in terms of Sex and age around the world and why this is the case.

Finding out about population growth - click HERE

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

17 – 21 Nov:

Finding out about volcanoes and how they work.

Volcano Task Sheet (look to the left of this page)

Homework Task:

Complete questions 1,2,3,4,5 in the Geog.1 book on page 27. These need to be completed in time for our lesson on 21 October 08

Half Term Project: Settlement

10 – 14 Nov: Settlement Breakdown

What are the different zones in a city?

What is their function?

Are there any patterns to this layout?

Why do they exist?