The World’s largest powerstation and only just completed in the first week of July this year. It has provided positives of increased shipping capacity and decreased flood risks. The negatives, however, include flooding archaeological sites and the displacement of 1.3million people.

A temple that has come to represent the country it is in. The surrounding moat protects it from encroachment of the jungle around it. What is it called?

A series of fortifications made of various materials including stone, brick,
rammed earth and wood. It runs roughly East to West and incorporates natural barriers such as hills and rivers. What is it called?

This statue has come to represent the city it towers above. It is 39.6 metres tall and stands on top of a 700 metre high mountain. What is the statue called?

The site is made up of single buildings arranged in groups, along streets, adjacent to plazas and terraces. It lies on a perennially cloud-draped ridge between two mountain peaks. What is it called?

See the previous message for the Entry Form. Download it, complete and hand in on Friday.

The theme this year is “Interacting Worlds” and the main focus is the geographic concept of Interaction.

Interaction involves elements of an environment affecting each other and being linked together. Interaction incorporates movement, flows, connections, links and interrelationships. Landscapes are the visible outcome of interactions. Interaction can bring about environmental change.

We'll be running a Quiz on Moodle, with a Picture of the Day and associated question throughout this week to test your Geographical Awareness. Each day's Picture of the Day will appear on the Geography Department Page (see the Faculties menu above).

Download the attached Entry Form and fill it in with your answers. Then drop it into the map quiz box in the Library before the end of school on Friday to go into the draw to win some great prizes.

(Edited by BHS Admin - original submission Monday, 13 August 2012, 07:33 AM)

On the 14^th June, Burnside high school students competed in the annual Canterbury, Year 11 Inter-School, Maatangi Whenua Geography Competition.

This year Papanui High School hosted the event and it was run in conjunction with the New Zealand board of Geography teachers, University of Canterbury Geography department and the Teachers’ College.

Students were challenged in a number of rounds, ranging  from recognising Geography in the news, resource interpretation, play-dough modelling  and applying  geographical concepts.

Congratulations to Will Sloane, Ryan Hall, Sandra Pang, Rory Evans Fee, Wan Zhi Tay and Courteney Bremner  for displaying excellent teamwork skills during the competition. They were placed 7^th and 11^th out of the 23 teams entered.

This year the Canterbury regional event was won by Timaru’s Craighead Dioscean School. They will now go on to compete in the National competition in Wellington.

The Year 13 Geography students have just had three days in the field at Kaikoura. Students focus on learning about the elements, natural processes and landform features that have been produced in this dynamic coastal environment.

Activities have included the Kaikoura peninsula walk, longshore drift and beach studies, data collection using a range of specialist field equipment, field observations and collecting photographic evidence.

Students have worked both collaboratively and individually to carry out the research process and related assignment work. Thanks to the whole team for making this such a rewarding experience.