Kobe Earthquake

Here is a podcast about the Kobe Earthquake 1995.

7.2 on the Richter Scale

Happened in Souther Japan

Don’t be a gringo…

http://www.bealocal.com/

for any of you who make it to Rio on your travels around the world.  I forsee a geography fieldtrip in the future!!

Shack Attack

Read here about how Rocinha, Brazil’s most well-known hillside slum was in the news for all the wrong reasons.

Shanty Town Game

This game looks at the different stages of shanty town development.

Natural Disasters

In year 9 we are currently studying natural disasters.  I found the stop disasters website and the different games are addictive.  I will definitely  be using this in my geography lessons.