Sunday, April 27, 2025

Monday, April 28. 2025

Today's schedule is ABCD

A Block Physical Geography -  Okay, so I get it. When you think about deserts, normally this comes to mind:
Those cartoon backgrounds were inspired by this:

Today we will look at deserts and desert environments. We'll see the different types of deserts. I'll show you the Namib desert and the Skeleton Coast and then you'll  have three questions to answer:
  • Describe the erosional processes associated with moving air. (p.306-7) 
  • Explain how a sand dune forms and migrates. What are the major dune forms and what are the three factors that affect their creation. (p.309) 
  • Explain how a sand dune forms and migrates. What are the major dune forms and what are the three factors that affect their creation. (p.309) 
 For desertification watch this:


 For the websites look here:

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
USGS Desertification page
Green Facts Scientific page on Desertification


Great Sand Dune National Park Colorado, U.S.A.

Do you know what used to be under the Saharan desert sands? Nope not candy. Check out the image and article on Smithsonian about ancient riverbeds below the Saharan sands  (or IFL Science here or Ecowatch here). And you could watch this fascinatingly poor dub of an article on a really good video about the sub Saharan river systems:



B Block Criminology - Finish your gang poster. You have access to computers and a printer in the library. Get it done. So, Cartels







For even more help...

Today's Fit...


 

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