mercredi 20 janvier 2016

Test Geography 3e : The UK

Statistics you must know :
Number of inhabitants in the UK
Surface of the UK (Approximately)
Number of inhabitants in London + comparison with the second largest city
Share of the primary, secondary, tertiary industry, quaternary industry in the jobs

Maps :
Location of the 4 nations (England, Wales, Scoltand, Northern Ireland)
Location of the  10 most populated cities
Location of the British overseas territories (to be able to give two examples)
Location of the richest parts of the UK and the poorest ones


Vocabulary:
Nation, region, area,
Overseas territories, Commonweath,
CBD, countryside, council estate, terraced house, semi-detached houses, green belt, inner city, outer city, commuter village
rural-urban fringe areas

What you must be able to explain :
- why was regeneration necessary in Manchester (and what was decided to achieve it)
- What were the changes in the rural-urban fringe areas (example of Chester)
- the link between the type of industry and the wealth of an area
- the different types of farming
- what are national parks
- why tourism is important in the UK
- what is green tourism
- why London is a world metropolis
- what High Industries are





dimanche 10 janvier 2016

4e History : American revolution



To revise : American Revolution


Dates to know:
1773 : Boston tea party
4th July 1776 : Declaration of Independence
1776-1783 : American Revolution (or ‘war of independence)
1778 : Alliance between France and the USA
1781 : Battle of Yorktown
1783 : Treaty of Paris
1787 : American Constitution
1789 : Washington elected president of the USA

People to know :
Washington, La Fayette, Franklin, Louis XVI

What you must be able to explain :
-           What were the "13 colonies" (location, origins of the people, ...)
      Why did the Americans revolt against the British ?
-          The human rights according to the Declaration of Independence
-          Why did France play a key role in the American Revolution ?
-          The differences branches in the American constitution -who is in charge / How they are chosen / What their powers are / length of time of their mandates

VVocabulary :
C    Constitution, executive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch, a term, president, vice president, congress, secretaries, House of Representatives, Senates, senators, Supreme court, justices,