Tropical Storm hits the Philippines

A tropical storm has hit the southern Philippines, triggering flash floods that
officials say have killed more than 430 people and left many missing.
Follow the story on the BBC at this link.
And watch it live on the Philippines Typhoon watch.

Happy Christmas Geography Bloggers

Not long left to have your vote.

The vote for the new 7 natural wonders of the world is coming towards its close and you only have a few more weeks to vote.
The provisional 7 winners announced in mid November are: The Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, Puerto Prince Underground River and Table Mountain.
But you can still have a vote by clicking this link.

7 Billion and counting

Although it is not an exact science it is estimated that the worlds population hit 7 billion today.
Watch this clip to see who claims the 7 billionth person.
You can also see where you fit in by clicking this link.
Or you can go the UN's Population Bureau to see their reaction

Geography Photographic Competition

A little different this year, the time frame for your pictures is the autumn and winter period. The theme is "People" and entering couldn't be easier:
Bring into school a photograph taken by yourself in the period between October 2011 and early January 2012; remember to save a digital copy if you have one. The judging criteria will be primarily the geographic element but also the artistic merit and the overall quality.
Here are just a few ideas
~ the bustle of the Christmas market
~ the lone hiker on the skyline of the fells
or even photographs were the "people" element is inferred
~ the blurr of traffic in the rainy night time
~ a cityscape like that below

Good luck!

Year 8 at Cowm 2011

Despite some rain showers and being a little damp underfoot the work of collecting geographical data goes on. Well done to the brave and uncomplaining hardy souls, especially those who just just embraced the day!

Welcome year 7

Well if you are reading this you have found the Geog Blog.

Now click this link.

Use the site you end up at to practice your map skills and to play map games.

Have fun!

Remember to save the blog address in you favourites and the map site - they will both be very useful in the future.

Search for Lake Ellsworth

A pioneering British expedition to sample a lake under the Antarctic ice hopes to find unknown forms of life and clues to future climate impacts.
The mission will use hot water to melt its way through ice 3km (2 miles) thick to reach Lake Ellsworth, which has been isolated from the outside world for at least 125,000 years - maybe a million.

To read more click this link to the BBC.

Follow progress at the Lake Ellsworth Website.

And the distance is .......

Welsh Lamb - 76 miles
Scottish Potatoes - 367 miles
Welsh Leeks - 148 miles
English Parsnips - 36 miles
English Broccoli - 163 miles
English Carrots - 107 miles

Giving a grand total travelled of - 897 miles

So how did you do?

Open Day Competition

Welcome to our Open Day and especially to the Geography Department competition.
Once again food miles is the topic, but this year we have gone for an entirely British fair.

So, to the nearest mile, how far has this Sunday dinner travelled?
Welsh Lamb
Scottish Maris Piper Potatoes
Welsh Leeks
English Parsnips
English Broccoli and
English Carrots

The answer will be revealed here on Saturday afternoon.