Geographic theme: Freshwater revision
Unit Contents
Case studies and examples
Required case studies
- Case study of one internationally shared water resource and the role of different stakeholders in attempting to find a resolution
- geographyalltheway.com > The Nile
- Case study of contemporary dam building expansion in one major drainage basin
- geographyalltheway.com > Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
- Case study of one recent IDBM plan
- geographyalltheway.com > The Murray Darling Basin
- Case study of the future possibilities for one wetland area
- geographyalltheway.com > Kissimmee / Everglades
Required detailed examples
- Two contrasting detailed examples of flood mitigation of drainage basins
- geographyalltheway.com > Flood mitigation
- Detailed examples to illustrate the role of different stakeholders [Environmental consequences of agricultural activities on water quality, to include pollution (eutrophication) and irrigation (salinization)]
- geographyalltheway.com > Agricultural activities
Case study revision
fw.1 Drainage basin hydrology and geomorphology
Content and context
fw.2 Flooding and flood mitigation
Content and context
fw.3 Water scarcity and water quality
Content and context
fw.4 Water management futures
Content and context
Freshwater revision clock
Revision clocks are an auditing approach. It takes a unit of work, broken down into logical chunks. The challenge is for the user to write all their knowledge and understanding into each section, in turn, within a certain time limit. I give my students 90 seconds or 2 minutes per section to write all they know/understand. Repeat until the whole clock has been done. We then review any 'gaps' and address these in a different pen colour.
Freshwater concept corners
Concept corners are like mini-concept maps. The challenge is to link all the elements together on the sheet. Bottom left to bottom right, top left and top right etc. On each link you must explain the connection. Try and add examples where possible.
Freshwater concept mapping