Wath Geography Department

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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A new ocean is forming in Africa along a 35-mile crack that opened up in Ethiopia in 2005. The crack, which has been expanding ever since, is a result of three tectonic plates pulling away from each other.

It’s thought that Africa’s new ocean will take at least 5 million to 10 million years to form, but the Afar region’s fortuitous location at the boundaries of the Nubian, Somali and Arabian plates makes it a unique laboratory to study elaborate tectonic processes.

There are still some big unknowns, including what is causing the continent to rift apart. Some think that a massive plume of superheated rocks rising from the mantle beneath East Africa could be driving the region’s continental rift.

Each plate boundary in the Afar region is spreading at different speeds, but the combined forces of these separating plates is creating what’s known as a mid-ocean ridge system, where eventually a new ocean will form.

The three plates are separating at different speeds. The Arabian plate is moving away from Africa at a rate of about 1 inch per year, while the two African plates are separating even slower, between half an inch to 0.2 inches per year.

[📷 Anthony Philpotts]

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

Wildfires in the UK - similar conditions to our 2018 Saddleworth Moor wildfire case study https://t.co/RgqJSyd3ii

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

A Level Geographers at Hornsea measuring beach profile #growthmindset

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Y12 Geographers completing a pilot study for their NEA fieldwork at @CranedaleCentre

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

Italy trip update: we should be back at school for 17:30

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

Italy trip update: baggage has been dropped off at the airport and the return flight is currently on time. We will update if anything changes.

[BBC Scotland News @BBCScotlandNews]

Bruce Cairns' beautiful picture from a flight into Inverness "of this long spit of land off the coast of Nairn".

Your pictures of Scotland ➡️ https://t.co/Q08xBc6y7r

Send your pics of Scotland to [email protected]

[World Economic Forum @wef]

Providing the construction sector with data and tools to assess climate risks could save lives https://t.co/vVKZJ5GiHN

[This is Geography @thisisgeography]

Gas

[Cranedale Centre @CranedaleCentre]

It's a glorious day for NEA data collection at the coast. Even the wellies are sparkling in the sun!
@Wath_Geography @WathAcademy #fieldwork #wellies #yorkshirecoast

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

A level Geographers looking at managed vs unmanaged beaches at Hornsea for their NEAs #noexuses #worldclasslearning @WathAcademy

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Impact of humans on glaciers. Y9 are currently studying glacial landscapes.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

World's glaciers melting at 'accelerating rate' new study suggests

https://t.co/rBHX3almzF

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

Our energy mix is changing! As Y10, are looking at in their resource management topic!

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

Get your work featured on our geography display boards and get a postcard home! Show us your WOW work!!! #highestexpectations #noexcuses @WathAcademy

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

Year 8 have been studying exploring Africa. Fantastic Africa poem by Isabella H.

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

Y8 are currently “exploring Africa...” a common misconception is that “all of Africa is poor”. We will be addressing this after half term 👀👀

[African Index @africanindex_]

Wealthiest cities in Africa

🇿🇦 Johannesburg, ($276bn)
🇿🇦 Cape Town, ($155bn)
🇪🇬 Cairo, ($140bn)
🇳🇬 Lagos, ($108bn)
🇿🇦 Durban, ($55bn)
🇰🇪 Nairobi, ($54bn)
🇲🇦 Casablanca, ($42bn)
🇬🇭 Accra, ($38bn)
🇨🇮 Abidjan, ($27bn)
🇪🇬 Alexandria, ($25bn)
🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam, ($25bn)

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

Great work today from 11Q1 lockdown won’t end their ambition to improve and progress! Amazing work from Tom Y. Jacob S. Alex K. Charlotte S and Tilly K.

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

Highest standards as always from these students today! Well done all of you!

[Wath Geography Department @Wath_Geography]

This weeks Geography homework is going to involve the RSPB bird watch! Get out there and get counting those birds! 🦅 🦆🕊🦜🐥🦉https://t.co/EdQ1WVV9lP