Floodplain use

Jennifer try this one! Have a good (hard working!!!!) weekend
http://www.ilankelman.org/miscellany/BuildOnFloodplains.rtf

Kirsty two for you to look at on the one child policy here and here.

Sorry Lizzie nothing for you!

Roxy Music

Haven’t put one on for a while. Just had to share this one since it is a classic – that is whether YOU like it or not!!

Migration

What if all the Poles went home? Read this BBC article to see if Britain could cope without our migrants.
This could prove particularly sticky for the construction industry The bigger problem is that we won't be able to find enough labour.
The effect of a Polish exodus could be even greater for the agricultural sector. Expensive strawberry crops have been left to rot last summer as there weren't the migrants to pick them. David Frost, chief executive of the British Chambers of Commerce, says it's not just the skills that make Poles attractive to employers. "There is an attitude and work ethic problem in certain parts of the UK where people do not see the need or have the desire to work."
Read the whole article here.

India - a new superpower

Home to over a billion people, India is poised to become one of a small handful of twenty-first century ‘superpowers’ On the one hand, Indian companies are emerging as major global players with billionaire owners. On the other, hundreds of millions still live in poverty.
Read here

Antarctic shelf 'hangs by thread'

A chunk of ice the size of the Isle of Man has started to break away from Antarctica. Since an ice shelf is a floating platform of ice, the break-up will have no impact on sea level. But scientists say it heightens concerns over the impact of climate change on this part of Antarctica. Link here.If you can watch this video here for amazing photography footage in Antarctica. Find out about glacier calving here and watch the youtube video also. Watch for the running penguins! Not so much happy feet but nearly wet feet. Would you fancy being in those kayaks?

Glasgow redevelopment revision

Thanks to Kenny O’Donnell for highlighting this in his blog. Good revision for Higher / Int 2 for the Urban section and Standard Grade for the Settlement section.


And here’s a little Glasgow classic- Hew haw to do with Geography but it made me laugh!

Walt Disney cartoons ‘contain secret messages on the environment’

You know I have always seen these messages in Disney and normally use this to keep you entertained at the end of term! Here’s an example.
Finding Nemo (2003) Nemo, a clownfish, is embarrassed by his overprotective father, Marlin. He is captured and taken to Sydney. The message: “The theme of letting go of one’s protective anxieties accepts the dangerous aspect of nature, but we are encouraged to tolerate freedom with all the precariousness that entails.”Read these and see what you think.