St. Peter’s High School
Geography
Department
Mr A Barnard | Mrs A Dadge | Mr J Mitchell | Mrs S Miklausic | Mrs G Stott | Mr A Williams
Year 8
Each class experiences exciting topics in a different
order throughout the year.
Earthquakes and volcanoes
We will be looking at earthquakes and volcanoes and why they affect us so much. Why do some people survive and others die?
Courtesy of The Archives, California Institute of Technology.
Industry
We will look at the world of work, what are the different types of jobs
in the world? Where are the best places to build factories. The main industry
which we will focus on is tourism.
Did you know that skinny dipping at Blackpool was a popular past time!
Why do some many people now go abroad for their holidays?
Weather & Climate
Why does it always rain so much in Britain?
Why don’t we get lots of sunny days?
How do they forecast the weather?
Where‘s the warmest and driest place to sit at lunchtime at St. Peter’s?
Create your own hurricane! Click
on this link and see what it takes to start a hurricane
Europe
Can you name all the countries in Europe?
What is the EU?
How does it affect us?
Your chance to do research projects into an European country!
Rivers
Where do they start and end?
Why do waterfalls occur?
Did you know that many of them, you can walk behind without getting wet!!
How can rivers affect us?
Is your house at risk from flooding?
What should be done to stop this?
Why are rivers brown?
Is it safe to swim in them?
How many times has your water been through a body before you get to drink
it?
Weather
Europe
Industry in Britain
Climate change presentations
