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Weather and Weather Hazards |
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GCSE / IGCSE Geography (14-16 yrs) |  |
Links to AS / A2 / IB Geography |
| Weather |
| Candidates should be able to - Draw, describe and explain the use and siting of the following instruments at a weather station: rain-gauge, maximum-minimum thermometer, wet and dry bulb thermometer (hygrometer), barometer, anemometer and wind vane. - Make calculations using information from these instruments. - Use and interpret graphs and other diagrams showing weather data. - Describe and explain the characteristics, siting and use made of a Stevenson screen. - Describe the main types of cloud and be able to estimate the extent of cloud cover. |
| The inter-relationship of physical and human geography |
| Candidates should be able to - Demonstrate an understanding that the natural environment presents hazards and offers opportunities for human activities. Reference should be made to the hazards posed by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tropical storms, flooding and drought. Use could be made of the study of contemporary examples to illustrate. This information would provide candidates with valuable case study information. Such examples could form resource material given in examination questions when candidates might be expected to illustrate inter-relationships between the natural environment and human activities from the data presented. Reference to the opportunities and problems posed for people could be incorporated when studies are made of the natural environment, for example the advantages and difficulties offered by river flood plains and deltas. |
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