Another Crossword!

A friend of mine who is a principal teacher of Geography in Aberdeen has kindly sent me another crossword for the blog, this time an Urban revision one. It's the same procedure as before if you want to do it interactively (see yesterday's posting). Click on the link ... http://www.4shared.com/file/16242956/7704126e/Higher_Urban_Revision.html to download.

I am working on a Lithosphere one .... as you do on a Saturday morning! I hope you are all working too.

Uban geography: revision resources

I have mentioned this blog (click banner to link) before but it is worth reminding you that there some excellent postings which are relevant to Higher Geography contained within it. Rob Chambers, who teachers at Si Ivo school in Cambridgeshire, authors it and uses it to post course notes for topics he is studying with GCSE classes. From February 12th through until March 4th , postings were all on the topic of Urban Geography and contain much which you could well do to read and learn in the next 17days!

'Old' Dundee

You have recently been looking at the site, situation and growth of Dundee with Mrs W. Here are some old photos taken back in the 1970s which show how some parts of the city have changed beyond recognition in the last 30 years. The three photos also illustrate major themes of urban change.

Firstly, inner city redevelopment.... this photo shows the back of tenements (now long since gone) in Constable Street which is just to the east of the city centre (not far from 'The Marquee'!)

The second photo illustrates the changing economic base of the city. Education is now the major employment sector in the city.

This was the Hawkhill back in the 70's. Today, the area has seen a complete transformation as part of the university campus. The University sports centre occupies this spot now and looks over to the huge Wellcome building where Dundee's reputation as a centre of bio-medical excellence and research is focused.

And on the theme of redevelopment of the CBD here's the Overgate as it was when 'I was a lass' . The only thing that's the same is grass outside the city churches on the right of the photo! Today the corner is occupied by Debenhams and Next.

Reassuringly (from my point of view at least!), some views of Dundee haven't changed too much though the bank is now now closed permanently and it's up for redevelopment - soon to be another restaurant/pub, no doubt.