Japan's ageing population

A superb BBC News article written about the effects of Japan's ageing population that is expected to shrink by one third by the year 2060!



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16787538

Year 9 Coasts Assessment

If you would like some extra information on the coasts assessment and the processes involved you may want to check out the following weblinks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/coasts/erosional_landforms_rev3.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/coasts/coastal_management_rev2.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/coasts/coastal_management_rev3.shtml

Please ask if you are unsure.

Year 8 Assessment - China's One Child Policy

The following two web links are to videos on China's 'One Child Policy' which was implemented in 1979 and is still widely in place although it has been relaxed somewhat since it started. For example rural families are now able to have more than one child to support agriculture and richer families are able to pay a fine and have a second child. For your assessment you need to start thinking about the reasons why a country would go to such lengths to reduce the amount of babies being born (birth rate) and what the effects of such a drastic policy were.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/chinastories/video_stories/liu_xiao/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4OWJlyaHt0

Please use these videos for support. You may have seen them in your geography lessons.