Geography in the News!!
Have I got news for you caption round!
Strong batters the French quarter
winds
President declares ‘Bush on ‘fire
P-Diddy goes all green
causes 1.5 million sheep to die
Drought
crossing for South African children
Crocodile
Secret plan to 25
miles of Norfolk
flood
infestation in BangladeshRat
Learning Objectives
• What have you learnt so far in Year 7?
• To recognise how Geography is represented in the news
• To describe some simple Geographical news stories
• To synthesise information from newspaper articles
Watch the clip
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7875367.stm
• I will show you a one-minute summary of the news
• I want you to think which parts of the summary are related to Geography
Your task
• You are going to work in pairs
• You will try to read as many different news stories as you can in the time given
• You need to fill in the required information onto your table
Learning Objectives
• What have you learnt so far in Year 7?
• To recognise how Geography is represented in the news
• To describe some simple Geographical news stories
• To synthesise information from newspaper articles
If this is the answer what is the question?
For example
• If this is the answer what is the question?
– Mrs. Addison
– Geography
If this is the answer what is the question?
– Grand Canyon
If this is the answer what is the question?
– Pink teddy bear
If this is the answer what is the question?
– Hurricane
If this is the answer what is the question?
– God
If this is the answer what is the question?
– 61 million
If this is the answer what is the question?
– rats
If this is the answer what is the question?
– bananas
If this is the answer what is the question?
– 1 billion