A presentation for the 2010 SAGT Higher Pupil Geography conference

1. Higher Geography Pupil Conference Dalkeith HS 26th March 2010 Biosphere Val Vannet High School of Dundee

2. SOILS or SAND DUNES The Biosphere question will be on either ……

3. Everything you need to know for the Biosphere question…….

4. www.macaulay.ac.uk Four clicks away…….. 1 2 3 4

5. Preparing for the Biosphere question……

7. Repeating themes for soils…… Profiles (3 out of 3) Podsols (3 out of 3) Brown earths (2 out of 3) Gleys (1 out of 3) Horizons, colour, texture, drainage (3 out of 3) Formation factors/processes (3 out of 3)

8. Leaf litter layer A Horizon B Horizon Red iron pan Humus Pale grey layer Red/brown subsoil Gritty and free draining Hard and may impede drainage Sandy

10. Repeating themes for sand dunes…. Definitions : plant succession climax vegetation (2 out of 2) Transect/cross section (2 out of 2) Named plants at locations on transect (2 out of 2) Influencing factors : why are they there? (2 out of 2)

12. What? Where? Why? What plants? Where are they growing? Why are they growing there?

13. Sea sandwort Honkenya peploides!

15. But what’s this got to do with the price of fish?

16. This soil is 37 years old! This plant is a pioneer!

18. Sea Lyme Grass being used to stabilise tephra on Eldfell

19. The lava flow almost blocked the harbour of Heimaey – Iceland’s main fishing port

20. Eldfell volcano Eyjafjallajokull

21. Eyjafjallajokull this week A new volcano has appeared on the same fissure line

22. EYJAFJALLAJOKULL ERUPTION ICELAND MARCH 2010

23. http://www.mila.is/um-milu/vefmyndavelar/eyjafjallajokull-fra-thorolfsfelli This morning!

24. This evening!