What I learnt in Geography this week.....

My Geography teacher has started an experiment which involves me writing about what I have learnt in my lessons and about any geographical news that interests me. My Geography teacher is also going to write a blog about what she teaches me (and therefore what I should have learnt!) and hopefully the two blogs will match up. The idea is that this will not only help me to consolidate what I learn but that it will also help fellow students do the same and keep up to date with current issues.

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Iceland Fieldtrip 2012 so far....

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Iceland so far....... After what seemed like a rather long bus journey to Heathrow, before a three hour flight, we finally arrived in Icela...
Sunday, 18 March 2012

Why are us British so interested in the weather???

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Just a quick post before I am off to Iceland for a week!!! Last week we learnt all about what produces the British weather and arguably on...
Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Where would the British be without the Gulf Stream!?

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Hello everyone! Hopefully everyone is enjoying the new climate module! Millie has written a very useful and succinct summary (something I ne...
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Sunday, 4 March 2012

Atmospheric Circulation

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Global Heat Budget - Key Points: - Excess at Equator - Deficit at Poles ---> Therefore, as basic rules of thermodynamics dictates, all...
Friday, 2 March 2012

Start of the Climate module!!!

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This week we started the much anticipated climate module (at last!). Anyone who knows me will know that this is probably my favourite area w...

Intrusive Igneous Activity

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---> Not all magma makes it to the surface to be extruded, some of it solidifies underground. The igneous rocks formed can contribute t...
Thursday, 1 March 2012

Minor Forms of Extrusive Volcanic Activity

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Geysers and Hot Springs :- Even in areas where vulcanism does not generate active volcanies, water heated at depth in the crust by magma ch...

Volcanic Hazards and Management

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I am sure everyone is aware of the varying impacts of hazards around the world (Millie has written a very interesting post comparing recover...
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Tuesday, 28 February 2012

How are lava type, volcano shape and eruption style linked?

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So, I have covered all the boundary types and seeing as I have had a lot of requests on this topic I thought I would move on to the differen...
Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Convergent Boundaries

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Oceanic vs Oceanic STAGE 1 - Subduction produces partial melting and the formation of a chain of volcanoes = island arc STAGE 2 - Build up...
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Wilson Cycle = Opening and Closing of Oceans

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Rifting controls the opening and closing of oceans. The cycle is known as the Wilson Cycle and it illustrates the balance between new crust ...
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Divergent Boundaries

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One of the plate margins is divergent (constructive) and this, in short, is when plates move away from each other, thereby generating tensi...
Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Back to tectonics (FINALLY!!!) - Conservative Margins and Hotspots summary

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Hello everyone! I hope the exam went well for you all! We even got mention in the local newspaper - Twin Sails Bridge part of A-level exam ...
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Vicki The Geography Student
Whilst studying A-levels in Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Maths and History, I became completely fascinated by the Earth Sciences and found them particularly good for feeding my natural curiosity, providing answers to my never ending list of questions! Despite my relentless enthusiasm and frequent question asking, I was quite a quiet student in comparison to the rest of my class so my teacher asked me to start this blog as part of her experiment to test the benefits of incorporating social media into education. The aim was to find out if social networking can be a valuable educational tool and discover how much I actually learnt in lessons. It proved to be a huge success, for both myself and other students, with all my A-level notes still available for students use. I am currently at University studying BSc (Joint Honours) ‘Physical Geography with Oceanography’ and still asking way too many questions! In an attempt to continue to share my love for anything Earth Science-related, and to see if it can have the same benefits at Higher Education, I am trying to continue the blogging and use of social networking. I hope it proves to be a useful and interesting read!
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