Geo 12 2016-17

Welcome to Geo 12 2016-17

Earthquakes and seismic activity

HO 1.1
HO 1.2

Seismicity and Building Structures Project Criteria [45 marks]

Work in groups of four, no more than five and assure that each group member participates and that the information obtained is clearly made known to all group members. [5 marks]

Show evidence of research based on the websites your teacher pointed out to you. [5 marks]

Design a model that illustrates the power of an earthquake and simulates the effect of seismic activity on buildings and infrastructure.[10 marks]

Your model must include some kind of shake table which you will use to create your "earthquake." [5 marks]

Your model should be exposed to different types of tremors to show a variety of effects and potential types of damages. [5 marks]

You should experiment with a variety of materials as surface and subsurface materials as well as different materials for your buildings.[5 marks]

You should be able to explain the purpose of your model, the results of some of your findings and draw your conclusions.[10 marks]

Bonus: You will have proposed design changes to your building structures or your construction methods and tested them out in order to show how engineering considerations can play a vital role in reducing earthquake damage.[5 marks]

Earthquake Modelling and Resources
IRIS
Earthquake Terms

Plate Tectonics

HO 1.3
HO 1.4

Chapter 4: Volcanism: Background Reading

Structural Geology

Google Earth and earth structures

Geologic Dating
Interpreting Earth History
Dip and Strike
Oil and Gas
Coal
Oil
Aquifers (General)
Aquifers in Adelaide
Groundwater Flow
Groundwater Flow and Contours
Groundwater Model

Groundwater and aquifers, Groundwater Flow, Groundwater Extraction, Groundwater Quality

Ruedesdorfer Kalkberge

Turbulent Skies, Weather and Climate

Overview

Solar Geometry
Animation
Seasons

HO 2.1
HO 2.2

Adiabatic Processes
Stability of Air
Clouds
Precipitation
Air Masses
Midlatitude Cyclones
Thunderstorms
Tornado
Hurricanes
Weather Forecast
El Nino
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Bioclimatology and Urban Climate

Reading Synoptic Charts
Troughs and Ridges
El Nino
Southern Jetstream
Weather Fronts Animation

3D Weather Zoomable
Live Radar
Earth and Weather Animations
Hurricane Sandy
Weather Satellite Images
Interactive Weather Map Australia
Images and Data

January 8, 2017
Interactive Weather Front
Ventusky: Interactive Weather Map
Weather Forecast Maps

Weather and Climate
Climates and Crops
Interactive Climate Map

Earth Ice Age Documentary


Inside a glacier



Glaciation (SFU)
Glaciation and Landforms Exercise
Glacier Unit
Glacier Animation

Glacier Erosion
Glaciation of Canada PDF
Dam Simulations


Altimetry Basics
Altimeter Errors
Aviation Meteorology

Interactives

Case Studies and Applications TERM 3

Students will research and present findings on a minimum of two case studies and applications. One of these must come from the list provided, one can be of your choice.

Details on format and presentation will be provided at a later date.

History of Commercial Logging in BC
Tropical Rainforests
Guidelines for defining Forest Resources
Sustainable Forests: the Swedish Model
Sustainable Forests: Canada
Regional Aquatics Monitoring Program (RAMP)
Watersheds
Aral Sea Disaster

Cement: Cox Station Quarry Blast

The Power of Place: Geography for the 21st century Case Studies

Landslides
Karst Landscapes

Streams
Medicine Hat
River Pollution
Stream Restoration

Shaping Processes TERM 2

The atmosphere of the earth is divided into several layers. The layer closest to earth, the troposphere, is the layer where weather plays an important role in shaping the landscape through processes of gradation and deposition. Weathering loosens rock materials, and different weathering agents, running water, ice, wind, ocean waves, create unique erosional and depositional landforms.

This unit on geomorphology examines these processes and evaluates them with respect to how humans have been able to adapt or modify the landscapes resulting from these processes.

Shaping Processes

Weathering Agents: Running Water, Ice, Wind, Oceans

Gradational Landforms

Depositional Landforms

Atmosphere, Weather and Climate

Soil, Vegetation, and Biomes

Mapping
Geocontext Profiler
Slope-gradient
Visualizing topography

Essential Reading: Weathering Group
Weathering
Weathering Flash Animation
Weathering
Essential Reading: Streams and Flooding Group

Weathering Diagrams and other geologic processes
Weathering Mechanical
Weathering Climate
Biomes
Weathering & Sedimentary Rocks
Weathering Handout
Weathering Worksheet
Weathering Matching
Weathering Handout for students

Watersheds as Drainage Systems Required)
Flooding (Required)
Flood Forecasting
Flood Modelling
Virtual River

International Rivers
A river's journey from source to mouth
The River Severn from Source to Mouth
Dam Effects and Why we remove dams
China's Mega Dam Project Youtube
Teton Dam Disaster

• Stream Processes
• Fluvial Processes
• Streams
• Stream Lab
• Entrenched Meanders
• Chasing Rivers, Part I, Colorado River
• Chasing Rivers, Part II, The Ganges
• Causes of Flooding
• Flood Plains
• Arid Regions

Wind Erosion
Deserts

Processes involved in Wind erosion

Wind Erosion Control
Ergs, Regs, Hamadas

Kame and Esker Formation
Glaciers and glacial landforms Group
Glacial Landforms PPT
Glacial Meltwater Landforms

• Glacier Lab
• Glacier Works and this
• Glaciers and erosion
• Glacier Simulation
• Glacier Modelling
• Glaciers Norway
• History of Ice Ages
• Ice Ages
• Gulf Stream and the next ice age
• Glaciation Lower Mainland
• Really Cool Alpine Glaciation Website
• Lake Agassiz
• Glacier Glossary

Coasts and changing sea levels Group
Coastal Erosion and Deposition

Term 2 Schedule

Atmosphere Annenberg Video (Watch in class: Overview)a
Prehistoric atmosphere (Read different sections and prepare a graphic display for presentation)a
Atmospheric Circulation (Classwork: Overview and homework notes: Make sure you know this!)a
I.T.C.Z. Animation a
Climate of Tropical Regions
Atmospheric Circulation (Review)
Layers of the Atmosphere (Do this Assignment)
Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balance (Presentation in class and Classwork)a
Atmosphere Project (Individual or Group Assignment)a
Atmospheric Motion; (Background Reading)
Seasons Animation; (Sun-Earth Relations: In Class Demonstration)a
Planetary Circulation Patterns (Optional)
Solar Radiation & Seasons ( Optional Individual Lab)
Clouds
Clouds Presentation in Class (Presentation in class and discussion)
Air Pressure and Wind (Assignment) a
Land and Sea Breeze Animation a
Atmospheric Moisture (Optional Background Reading)
Atmospheric Moisture and Humidity Handout (Assignment)
Water Vapor Capacity of Air Handout (Assignment)
Atmospheric Stability Exercise (Handout)
Weather Systems (Optional Background Reading)
Atmospheric Interaction (Optional Background Reading)
El Nino (Current Events Reading)
El Nino Animation
Solar Energy (Solar Energy Application: Reading)
Climates (Optional Background Reading)
CO2 in a Year (Class demonstration and discussion)
Stable/ unstable air (Class demonstration)a
Stability PPTa

Weather Maps Practice and Help with your weather map activities

Climate Controls
North America Airmasses
North America Climate
Climate and Agriculture
Climate and cropping systems
Kashmir Case Study
Mediterranean Climates
Snowball Earth

Evolution of a Hurricane
Hurricane Katrina: Damage

Ice Core Records (Class discussion)
Tropical Meterology

Bohren: Clouds (Required Reading) a

Videos
Why do Clouds Stay Up?
Thunderstorms Affect Air Pollution
Ice Core Samples
High and Low Pressure a
Fair skies and dark skies
Understanding Synoptic Charts
Atmospheric Circulation and Question Sheeta
Jetstreams a
Atmosphere and Solar Windsa

Ocean Currents
Climate Animations
Koeppen Climate Classification
Snowball Earth

Virtual Skies NASA

Isotherm Contour Drawing Exercise online
Isobar Drawing Exercise online
Jet Stream and Jet Stream Animation a

Jet Streams
Rising air animation
Water Vapor Calculator
Orographic Lift and Orographic Lift animation
Weather Animations
MeteoEarth
Predict the weather

Canada Weather Analysis Charts

PPT (Class Demonstrations of key ideas)
1. Air Pollutants
2. Air Pollutants
3. Mass, Weight, Density, Pressure
4. Rising and Sinking Air
5. Surface Weather Maps
6. Upper Level Charts
7. Surface Weather Maps
8. Surface Weather Maps Analysis
9. Energy, Energy Transport
10. Temperature, Conduction, Convection, Latent Heat


Soils

Group Assignment:
The class breaks up into four groups: Weathering, Streams, Glaciers, Coasts. Each group will be responsible to prepare a series of landscape models, maps, pictures that are associated with both gradational and depositional processes and which examine how humans have dealt with each environment.

Weather and Climate will be based on class handouts. Also use the general reference section
Surface Weather Map Analysis

Soil
Virtual Soil Sciences UBC
The Science of Soil
Soil Analysis
Biomes
Virtual Biome

Tectonic Processes TERM 1

October

Year-End Schedule

Earth Composition and Plate Tectonics

Ch. 9: Essential Background Reading: Rocks and the Rock Cycle and Questions
Ch. 10: Essential Background Reading: Tectonic Processes and Questions
Ch. 11: Essential Background Reading: Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Questions

Earth Internal Structure Practice Test
Earthquake Practice Test
Plate Tectonics Practice Test

Hawaii 4D
Plate Tectonics Intro

Plate Tectonic Assignment and Plate Tectonic Power Point Assignment
Virtual Geologic Field trip Guide

Plate Tectonics ArcGis Story Map and more Plate Tectonics
Mountains of Fire ArcGis Story Map
Volcanoes of the World ArcGis Story Map
Geologic History of BC ppt
PlateTectonics Interactive Class
Magnetic Reversal, Seafloor Spreading; Rift Valleys

Labs: Group Work and sharing of results
Plate Tectonics Group I Class. Kilauea Map Link Kilauea Map Kilauea Web quest Kilauea Eruption Hawaii Volcano Slideshow  Kilauea Webcam Ship Rock New Mexico
Plate Tectonics Group II Class
Plate Tectonics Group III

Crustal plates, vulcanism, and seismicity Assignment
Plates and plate margins Classwork
Plate Tectonics Practice

Interactive Rock Cycle Homework
Interactive Plate Tectonics Homework
Interactive Volcanoes Homework

Structural Geology
1. Principles of Geology
Oil on my shoes: Petroleum Geology Homework
Oil and Gas Traps Homework
Interpret simple geologic structures from map data Homework: Background Reading
Geological Maps Homework: Background Reading
Dip and Strike Class Presentation
Geology Animations. See https://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module10swf.swf
Visualizations. See https://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1103/es1103page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization
Animations.  Folds,  Coal Formation
Modelling block diagrams Homework Study
Block Diagram Youtube
Landscapes and Geology
Folds
AnticlineWatch in Class
Visible Geology Class Demonstration
Carbon Capture Homework

Erosional Landforms

Earthquakes

1. Layers of the Earth
2. Earthquake Lab Assignment. Do this online: Virtual Earthquake
3. Laboratory
4. Seismic Waves
5. Buildings and earthquakes
How to Read a Seismogram
Locating the epicenter
Richter Scale I Class
Richter Scale II Class

Bridge to Classroom

Rock Key Online
Rock Cycle
Virtual Courseware
Living Lab: Earthquakes Design a Project. Click this link
Vancouver Earthquake Preparedness and Infrastructure Vulnerability. Seismic Hazards
Alaska Way Earthquake Simulation
Atlas of Mega thrust Earthquake
Vancouver Hazard Map

Folding and Faulting


Geology and Landscapes
Building models of folded and faulted landscapes

Volcanoes

Inside a volcano
Project Work
Activities
Virtual Stromboli
Lava Flow Eruptions

Kilimanjaro
Conquest Kilimanjaro
Science Daily
Africa without snow
Kilimanjaro on Google Maps
Kilimanjaro
Climbing
Ice Loss
Snow gone by 2022?
Beyond the Edge
Trekking Kilimanjaro
Geography of Kilimanjaro
Deforestation
Bio Center Kilimanjaro
Vegetation
Rain Map
Land Use Changes
Climate Debate
Chagga People
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Human Activities
Tourism
Natural Heritage
Shrinking Forests
Geology
Melting Snow
Ecology
Altitude Sickness
Landforms of Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro
Geology

Yellowstone Supervolcano
Volcanoes: Comprehensive Overview
Mount St. Helen's Eruption
Mount St. Helens Maps



Videos and animations

Earth's Atmosphere
Earth's Ocean
Origin of Earth, Oceans, Atmosphere, Life
The Earth and Plate Tectonics
Tectonics and the Planet Earth
San Andreas Fault or this link
Global Plate Reconstruction and other animations
Illustrated guide to reading seismograms

Introduction to Geography TERM 1

Geography 12 Course Overview
Geo Skills
Term 1 Assignments

Participation Rubric

Physical Geography Textbook Online

September

1. Essential Reading: Chapter 1: The Nature of Geography and Assignment Questions

How does the environment affect humans and vice versa? Reading/ Classwork
Looking at Landscapes through a Geographer's Eyes
Adapting to the Environment ppt Classwork
Changing the environment ppt Classwork
Five Themes of Geography Classwork
Five Themes Equador
Five Themes Class Discussion and Assignment Assignment
Neighbourhood Study: Still Creek Rehabilitation Enhancement/, Still Creek Recent News, Trout Lake - Improving John Hendry Park, Renfrew Ravine Group Work
Map Basics ppt Classwork
Developing Practical Map Skills I Assignment
Developing Map Skills II Assignment
Field Study: Stanley Park Field Study as a class if possible. Assignment: Report. See also: State of the Park Report. ArcGis Map Section of Stanley Park
For Fun: Using ArcGis: Geo-Treasure Hunt in BC
Just around Tech
Hornby Island
Vanderhoof
River of Eden
Remote Sensing exercise

Landforms on topographical maps
New York as it was

GEOGRAPHY SKILLS PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT: Due end of EACH TERM
Two Sample Portfolios

Important Resources

Fundamentals of Physical Geography
City of Vancouver Map GIS ONLINE
Latitude & Longitude
Natural Resources Canada
Minerals and Rocks
Map Making
Map Basics
Introduction to topographic maps
How to read a map - The Legend
How to Read a Map and Contour lines
Map and Compass Navigation 1
Map and Compass Navigation 2
Silva Map Navigation 1
Silva Map Navigation 2
Contours
Contour line animation
Maps and landforms
Europe: National Geographic: Regions
The Atlas of Canada
BC Geography - Open Textbook
Open Geography Education
BC Economic Atlas


EarthLabs
Animations
Land form Processes Animations
Images

Exploring Earth
USGS Earth
USGS Global Visualization Viewer
Forces of Change
Annenberg Learner
Educational Resources
Geography with the New York Times
Annenberg Learner: Earth Revealed
Geology 101
Virtual Soil Web
Meteoroloy Exercises
Earth History Animation

Geoscience Animations
Simulation Labs
Animated Weather Map and How to use Earth Wind Map
World Weather Online

NASA Visible Earth
NASA Earth Observatory
Aerial Photos
Map Resources
BC Maps
BC Geological Resources
Canadian GIS Data
Strahler
Virtual Field Trips
Research Ideas