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Ark Pioneer learning at Home

Core Curriculum

Geography

Work to be completed

□ Work 1 – Complete Activity 1 + 2

□ Work 2 – Complete Activity 3

□ Work 3 – Complete Activity 4 + 5

□ Work 4 – Complete Activity 6 + Stretch

□ Work 5 – Complete Copy, cover, check of 4 key words + complete Geography Quiz before

next Tuesday!

Resources / links to help with work:

□ NEW!: You could practise some of the skills you have learned this year by going onto

Oak National Academy’s Digital Lessons. There are different topics. If you want to

practise:

□ Knowledge of the world’s countries and continents, as well as your map skills, right

click here.

□ Tectonic plate theory, and earthquakes and volcanoes - right click here.

How will this work be checked?

Each week you will be given ‘red pen work’ to carry out corrections on the learning that you are

doing at home. Please make sure this work is done and that you correct all work in your exercise

book. You can red-pen check your Geography work using the answers at the bottom of the

booklets, after you have finished having a go yourself.

You must also complete the weekly quiz for your core curriculum subjects online and the link to

those is on our school website in the ‘quizzes’ drop-down option from ‘Home Learning’.

How much time should I be studying and what happens if I don’t finish all my work?

For core curriculum subjects you are expected to do 30min each day as a minimum. Those

subjects are English language, English literature, Maths, Science, History and Geography. These

subjects all have a weekly quiz and will be checked in on by your form teacher when they call

each week.

All other subjects are ‘Extended Curriculum’ and they should be done after you have finished the

Core Curriculum tasks for the day. You should plan to do work in different subjects each day. We

recommend that pupils do one hour per week in each of the ‘extended curriculum’ subjects.

We recognise that it is not possible for all pupils to complete all work given the exceptional

circumstance. Please speak with your form tutor about the work if it is becoming unmanageable.

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Lesson 10- Are heatwaves good for the UK?

Crops – Plants grown by

farmers to produce food such

as cauliflower

Infrastructure – the physical

and organisational structures

of a place such as train

tracks and water pipes.

Impacts – The effects or

consequences of an event on

people, property and the

environment.

Threshold – a value that must

be reached or exceeded.

Activity 1:

In your books answer the

do now. Don’t forget the

correct date, and the

title.

What makes a heatwave?

Activity 2:

Write two

sentences to

explain what

the conditions

need to be in

the UK for the

weather to be

declared a

heatwave.

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Impacts on tourism

Benefits of the July 2019 heatwave.

Warm weather caused tourists to flock to the British

sea side resorts. Business was booming in British sea

side towns such as Dawlish. Hotels and caravan

parks were full to capacity and restaurants were

extremely busy. Council owned beach car parks

were full, bringing in much needed money for the

council to spend on public services.

The heatwave was positive for winged insects such

as butterflies and bees, both of which are reluctant

to fly in cooler, wetter conditions. This was a huge

benefit to the animals that eat butterflies and bees

including swifts, common lizards and adders.

Impacts on wildlife

What caused the July 2019 heatwave?

The reason for the abnormally high

temperatures was because of the

position of the jet stream. The jet

stream’s position is not fixed as it

moves further north during the

summer and back south again

during the winter. In July 2019, the

jet stream was fixed for an

extended period north of the UK

blocking out the cold air mass. It’s

a bit like it got ‘stuck’. As a result,

hot, dry air arrived to the UK from

northern Africa and southern Spain.

This resulted in high temperatures

and dry conditions in most regions

of the UK for July.

Activity 3:

In your books complete the cloze paragraph.

In July 2019 the UK experienced a _____________. This was caused by a change in the

____________ of the jet stream. During ________ the jet stream was fixed __________ of

the UK which meant that the _________ air mass was blocked so more hot air moved

north from ____________ and ___________. This caused there to be high

________________ and _________ conditions.

Activity 4:

Read the information about benefits and problems caused by the 2019 heatwave.

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Farming Failures

Higher deaths than normal amongst the elderly

Problems caused by the July 2019 heatwave.

Public Health England reported that the

July 2019 heatwave in the UK caused

almost 900 extra deaths. Almost all of the

deaths were people 65 years of age or

older. Older people with heart or kidney

problems are most at risk in heatwaves.

Moreover, dehydration can cause

dizziness and falls.

Damaged transport infrastructure

Transport infrastructure in the UK

suffered in the summer heatwave of

2019. Some railway tracks buckled

due to the extreme heat and

overhead cables were damaged.

Conditions inside trains were

uncomfortable. Temperatures on the

London Underground’s carriages

reached 39.4oC.

Heatwaves can cause food shortages as drier periods means there is less water available to

adequately supply farms. One example in the summer of 2019 was cauliflower. In June 2019 a

large amount of cauliflower growing in fields in eastern England was destroyed by heavy rainfall.

As a replacement for these lost crops, supermarkets intended to import cauliflowers from eastern

Europe. However, the July 2019 heatwave destroyed these crops as well leading to a shortage in

cauliflowers, forcing the price up. There were also issues with broccoli and brussels sprouts.

Disaster struck at a chicken farm in

Lincolnshire during the July 2019

heatwave. Thousands of chickens

died at Moy Park Farm due to the

extremely high temperatures inside

the sheds where the chickens were

kept. The farm supplies chicken

meat for large UK supermarkets

including Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

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Stretch: Suggest reasons why the

UK less likely to cope well with longer periods

of high temperatures compared to countries

such as Spain and Greece.

Consider: • The type of systems and appliances

people have at home in the UK.

• The typical weather in the UK.

• The knowledge people might have.

Activity 6:

‘Summer heatwaves in the UK cause more harm than good’.

Do you agree?

Introduction: State you overall opinion first.

I think summer heatwaves cause more

harm than good because … or I think

summer heatwaves cause more good

than harm because...

Positive impacts of a summer heatwave.

Use evidence and explain points made.

Negatives impacts of a summer heatwave:

Use evidence and explain points made.

Short conclusion that summaries key points

and emphasises your overall opinion.

Questions

1. Describe one positive impact of the heatwave.

2. Why are elderly people more vulnerable to the risks of heatwaves?

3. Why do trains struggle to operate during a heatwave?

4. What weather events led to cauliflower shortages in the summer of 2019?

5. How could the disaster at Moy Park Farm be prevented from happening again?

Activity 5:

Answer the questions below in your books.

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Lesson 10- Are heatwaves good for the UK?

Crops – Plants grown by

farmers to produce food such

as cauliflower

Infrastructure – the physical

and organisational structures

of a place such as train

tracks and water pipes.

Impacts – The effects or

consequences of an event on

people, property and the

environment.

Threshold – a value that must

be reached or exceeded.

Activity 1:

1. Warmer weather means

I can spend more time

outside, I could visit the

British seaside instead of

flying abroad for warm

weather.

2. People working in

tourism as they will have

increased businesses.

Most of the public as

they can spend longer

outside.

Stretch –Old people may

struggle with the heat, people

may get sunburn, emergency

services may be busier as some

people may fall ill with

dehydration

What makes a heatwave?

Activity 2:

Write two

sentences to

explain what

the conditions

need to be in

the UK for the

weather to be

declared a

heatwave.

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Impacts on tourism

Warm weather caused tourists to flock to the British

sea side resorts. Business was booming in British sea

side towns such as Dawlish. Hotels and caravan

parks were full to capacity and restaurants were

extremely busy. Council owned beach car parks

were full, bringing in much needed money for the

council to spend on public services.

Benefits of the July 2019 heatwave.

The heatwave was positive for winged insects such

as butterflies and bees, both of which are reluctant

to fly in cooler, wetter conditions. This was a huge

benefit to the animals that eat butterflies and bees

including swifts, common lizards and adders.

Impacts on wildlife

What caused the July 2019 heatwave?

The reason for the abnormally high

temperatures was because of the

position of the jet stream. The jet

stream’s position is not fixed as it

moves further north during the

summer and back south again

during the winter. In July 2019, the

jet stream was fixed for an

extended period north of the UK

blocking out the cold air mass. It’s

a bit like it got ‘stuck’. As a result,

hot, dry air arrived to the UK from

northern Africa and southern Spain.

This resulted in high temperatures

and dry conditions in most regions

of the UK for July.

Activity 3:

In your books complete the cloze paragraph.

In July 2019 the UK experienced a heatwave. This was caused by a change in the

position of the jet stream. During July the jet stream was fixed North of the UK which

meant that the cold air mass was blocked so more hot air moved north from Spain

and Africa. This caused there to be high temperatures and dry conditions.

Activity 4:

Read the information about benefits and problems caused by the 2019 heatwave.

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Farming Failures

Damaged transport infrastructure

Transport infrastructure in the UK

suffered in the summer heatwave of

2019. Some railway tracks buckled

due to the extreme heat and

overhead cables were damaged.

Conditions inside trains were

uncomfortable. Temperatures on the

London Underground’s carriages

reached 39.4oC.

Heatwaves can cause food shortages as drier periods means there is less water available to

adequately supply farms. One example in the summer of 2019 was cauliflower. In June 2019 a

large amount of cauliflower growing in fields in eastern England was destroyed by heavy rainfall.

As a replacement for these lost crops, supermarkets intended to import cauliflowers from eastern

Europe. However, the July 2019 heatwave destroyed these crops as well leading to a shortage in

cauliflowers, forcing the price up. There were also issues with broccoli and brussels sprouts.

Disaster struck at a chicken farm in

Lincolnshire during the July 2019

heatwave. Thousands of chickens

died at Moy Park Farm due to the

extremely high temperatures inside

the sheds where the chickens were

kept. The farm supplies chicken

meat for large UK supermarkets

including Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

Higher deaths than normal amongst the elderly

Problems caused by the July 2019 heatwave.

Public Health England reported that the

July 2019 heatwave in the UK caused

almost 900 extra deaths. Almost all of the

deaths were people 65 years of age or

older. Older people with heart or kidney

problems are most at risk in heatwaves.

Moreover, dehydration can cause

dizziness and falls.

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Activity 6:

‘Summer heatwaves in the UK cause more harm than good’.

Do you agree?

Questions

6. Describe one positive impact of the heatwave. Heatwaves can be good for

ecosystems as the winged insects are easier to feed on.

7. Why are elderly people more vulnerable to the risks of heatwaves? Old people

are more likely to have health problems that can be made worse by

dehydration during a heatwave.

8. Why do trains struggle to operate during a heatwave? Trains struggle to

operate during a heatwave as the temperatures cause the tracks to expand

and buckle.

9. What weather events led to cauliflower shortages in the summer of 2019? There

was a cauliflower shortage in 2019 as England experience heavy rainfall that

ruined crops in June then the July heatwave destroyed crops in eastern Europe.

10. How could the disaster at Moy Park Farm be prevented from happening again?

The disaster at Moy park could be prevented in the future by ensuring that

sheds are temperature controlled and provide enough water so the chickens

don’t overheat or dehydrate.

Activity 5:

Answer the questions below in your books.