Shanghai Housing Task - S3

Click on the following link:

—http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+Kingdom&country2=China&city1=Edinburgh&city2=Shanghai

Compare the cost of living in Edinburgh and Shanghai

Assignment Homework

1.    Explain how a river can erode the landscape around it (4 marks)

2.    Explain how a river can transport different types of particle (4 marks)

3.    Explain how the following can affect transportation: (3 marks)

a.     Velocity

b.    Particle size

c.     Discharge

4.    Explain how freeze thaw weathering, attrition and geology (rock type) affect pebble shape and size along a river (3 marks)

Refugee camps in Dadaab have been around since 1991. The camps were originally built to hold 90,000 people but have grown over five times as big over the years. In April 2913 there was over 400,000 registered refugees and over half were younger than 18 years old. The refugee camps have helped thousands of people over the years, it is also the largest and most protracted camp that has been situated in the world. After the food crisis in 2010 the camps population exploded. Because of this the crisis hit conflict-stricken Somalia got hit, the hardest with the conflict but Somalia have flocked the Dadaab camp for this reason. Dadaab is known as the worlds biggest refugee camp, with hundreds if thousand if people who have lost their homes and safety

S2 - Rainforest Animal Research

Use the iPads to research an animal that lives in the rainforest. Find out

• what layer does it live in?
• where in the world is it found?
• what does it eat?
• how has it adapted to survive?

Once you have created a factfile in your jotter I want you to post about it on the following page -

http://padlet.com/ichsgeography/ichsgeography

Higher/Nat 5 homework for Monday 16.06.14

Explain, with the aid of a diagram, the formation of

a) a corrie

b) an arete

c) a u-shaped valley

d) a ribbon lake

A wind farm is a area of land covered with turbines, these turbines produce power by the wind turning the three blades at the top, This power is used to power certain place around the wind farm for example house, factory's and stores in certain situations.

The benefits of having a wind farm are :-

~It is a free type of power that can never run out

~there are more jobs

The down side of having a wind farm are :-

~when building the wind farm it disturbs the wild life and effects the landscape however after the wind farm is built, the company's try to protect the wild life as best as they can

~people that walk up trails might not want to walk up the same ones as the wind farm might destroy the experience of the environment

~it costs a lot of money to build awind farm

Wind Farms

Wind power is a renewable source of energy which means that it can not run out, it uses turbines to create electricity, wind power is found all over the world but mostly in the USA and the UK.
Wind farms are usually put in exposed areas e.g on top of a hill, flat land with nothing to obstruct the wind, wind farms should be close to roads so they are accessible for maintenance and construction work.

Some advantages to wind farms are: it would never run out, requires less maintenance than traditional generators, costs less, it produces little or no waste.
Some disadvantages: it is difficult to generate the quantities of electricity, renewable energy often relies on the weather on its source  of power.

Lucy

Wind farms

 Their are positive and negative views to Wind farms, Some people say wind farms are good because it means the country is using more renewable energy, where as other as saying that wind farm aren't good because they spoil scenery and affects tourists.

  Wind farms are a sorce of renewable energy that can power 6million homes in a year and encore to supply 1,500 average EU household electricity 

   For a Wind farm to co-operate  properly with a community it has to have easily acseseble by roads, near college and universities,  near homes but not to near that it would disturb people, in an area where the land is quite exposed and high up.

   Wind farms help a community by creating more jobs for people, cheaper energy and a lot better for the environment but along with all the good factors their are many bad ones like the space, wand farm can take up a lot of space and can cost a lot to build, spoils scenery for people and many people say that they wouldn't visit or revist any where in Scotland due to wind farms 

Wind farm industry

   Wind farm industry 

What is a wind farm? A wind farm is something that makes electricity and passes it out within places, and a good renewable energy.

Where are the found? Wind farms are usually found on hills and open areas due to them being up to high that can cause to much wind that can put the blades on the turbines in stress that could break them.

Benefits and disadvantages 

Benefits

• Are that the supply a lot of energy and the last about 20 years so that's a lot of energy from something like that 
• The wind is free and with modern technology it can be captured efficiently.
• The are valued as making the landscapes more attractive to some people.
• It's a good place to go out and see like if you were going for a cycle it would be a good place to visit.

Disadvantages 

• Some people don't really like them due to the noise the make but that depends on where there placed.
• the largest single turbine available today can only provide enough electricity for 475 homes, when running at full capacity.
• The strength of the wind is not constant and it varies from zero to storm force. This means that wind turbines do not produce the same amount of electricity all the time. There will be times when they produce no electricity at all.

Some other information

• There are over 5000 wind turbines and 460 wind farms in the UK and growing rapidly as the UK try's to be more Eco-friendly.
• The foundations are really strong as the hold the turbines up and keep them up straight.
• The government are happy to spend money on them as the electricity is being supplied by these turbines.

By Jordan hunter 

A wind farm needs to be quit high up, close to roads and close to collages. The area around it will need a lot of space to build more things.

Disadvantage; nearly three quarters of  respondents (73%) said they would choose accommodation without a wind farm. 

Advantage; you can save lots of money, it's renewable.

Brandon and Adele

Wind farms are a clean and efficient way of producing energy for Scotland. Whitelee wind farm Is one of the biggest wind farms in Europe and has 215 turbines witch produces 539 megawatts witch can power 300 000 homes. However to build a wind farm it needs to be windy and have plenty of room. Some disadvantages are you need to have a high windy place that is large enough for the turbines also some people think it ruins the aesthetics of the landscape. There's some advantages too like once they are build it's very clean and it can reduce the amount of pollution that is produced form power plants etc. Though in the construction faze animal habitats can get destroyed but once finished it can be restored and a healthy place for animals to live.

Good- in 20 minutes it can power 300,000, we have been harnessing the power of windfarms for 100s        Of years. A windfarm is an electricity source powered by wind it is a renewable energy source.           Disadvantages- if the place isn't windy then there's no power. When they get built they destroy habitat and pus it will make a mess of the landscape.
Lewis lyle Ryan hardie

Wind Farms by George & Nathan

Wind farms make wind energy. They use which are turned by the wind which create the energy. They are usually found on hills and in open areas. This is because in high areas there is more wind and the open areas don't have  blocking the wind.

Advantages and Disadvantages

The advantages of wind technology are that the energy doesn't have a cost to make, it produces a lot of energy and it does less damage to the. The disadvantages of wind farms are that it doesn't look very nice, it takes up a lot of coutryside and it deters walkers and climbers.

Wind farms 

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce energy. You can get offshore wind turbines as well as onshore. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred or more wind turbines therefore generating a lot of energy.
Wind farms tend to be located in rather hilly, mountainous areas. This is usually because there is more wind higher up which is useful for more wind power to be generated.
Wind is a renewable energy resource and there are no fuel costs. No harmful polluting gases are produced.

Ellie Miles and Adele McCloskey

Wind farms by Roseanna and Fraser ⛅️💨

Wind power spelt W.I.N.D. .P.O.W.E.R. Is a renewable source of energy, meaning it doesn't run out, unlike a fossil fuel like coal which is a un renewable source of energy, meaning it is run out.

Wind power has been used as a source of energy for a long time,We can use the energy in the wind by building a tall tower, with a large propellor on the top.

The wind blows the propellor round, which turns a generator to produce electricity.

How it works

There are over 5000 wind turbines and 460 wind farms in the UK and growing rapidly as the UK try's to be more Eco-friendly.

Wind Farm,

Wind farm technology is a form of generating renewable energy. A wind farm is a collection of wind turbines. These turbines use the force of the wind to activate a motor, which generates electricity. In order to achieve optimum amounts of energy, wind farms are usually sited in exposed areas e.g. atop a hill, flat land with nothing to obstruct the wind etc. Wind farms should also be located close to main roads so that they're easily accessible for maintenance and construction. Also, wind farms should be situated in a large, spacious area where there is a large amount of land for the construction and expansion of the wind farm. In order to minimise complaints from the public, wind farms should be constructed at locations that are not close to major residential areas. 

Wind energy has many advantages. One of these advantages is that it is renewable. This means that it will never run out and is a reliable source of energy. Another advantage is that an increase in the the use of renewable energies such as wind power, would mean that there will be less reliance on fossil fuels such as oil and gas. This in turn, will help the environment as, when used to generate energy, fossil fuels damage the environment, however wind power is harmless. 

Although wind energy has many advantages, it has a fair amount of disadvantages too. Firstly, to purchase and construct the turbines, it is extremely expensive. 

Steven and Megan

Wind Power

Wind power is a type of renewable energy, it uses turbines to create electricity.

Wind power is found all over the world mostly in USA and UK, specifically on high up places as that is where the wind is at its strongest.

The main advantages of using wind power are that it will never run out, it doesn't cause greenhouse gasses and after the turbine is built the wind is free.

 

The main disadvantages of using wind power are that some people don't like the look of wind farms and it can kill birds.

Giggity Giggity, Giggity Giggity.

Wind Farms - Rachel and Charlotte

Wind power is when you transfer wind, usually by using wind turbines, into energy. Wind turbines are generally found in high, open areas. They are often in remote places.

The main benefits to wind farms are that it is renewable so will never run out. It also creates visitor centres and new attractions for people to visit, which is good for the economy. It is powered by free, natural energy and are extremely efficient.

The main disadvantages are that they make views less appealing and can ruin the landscapes. They could put tourists off from visiting the area and less people will want to hill climb and walk in the areas.

Most wind energy comes from turbines that can be as tall as a 20-story building and have three 200-foot-long (60-meter-long) blades. These contraptions look like giant airplane propellers on a stick. The wind spins the blades, which turn a shaft connected to a generator that produces electricity. Other turbines work the same way, but the turbine is on a vertical axis and the blades look like a giant egg beater.

Wind farms by Kyle and Liam

Wind farms are a renewable energy source. They capture the power of the wind and turn it into electricity. 

Wind farms are found on shore and off shore. On shore wind farms are mostly found in high places, where there is more wind. 

Advantages 

• No fossil fuels are burned 
• They are infinite, they never run out 
• Any extra energy created can be sold to back to the government to make profit
• Doesn't produce any harmful toxins like fossil fuels
• Less maintenance than traditional generators 

Disadvantages

• Costly 
• Can ruin landscapes
• Difficult to generate the quantity of energy fossil fuels can 
• Relies on weather, so it can be unreliable 
• #nutella 

Wind farms by Declan and Rebecca 

Wind power is power made from wind. It's found at wind farms which are generally built in the       Hills. The disadvantages are that wind farms can ruin views and effects natures habitat which makes tourists less likely to visit. The advantages are turbines last for 20 years and 215 turbines can produce up to 539 megawatts of electricity. That's enough to power just under 300,000 homes. Some people perceive turbines as noisy even though they're very quiet. Turbines are very efficient as they use a free natural source.