Ecosystems at Risk – Comparative Study – Part 4 of 4 – The Great Barrier Reef & Stockton Bight Coastal Sand Dunes

Welcome back to your four-part online comparative study for the HSC HSC Geography topic of Ecosystems at Risk.

This is the forth and final part of the comparative study. the Great Barrier Reef and Stockton Bight coastal sand dunes, both individually and together. Now we will continue comparing and contrasting the two case studies through more in-depht research and analysis.

Upon the completion of the online comparative study, you should have a strong understanding and application of geographical issues with relation to ecosystems at risk, as well as two case studies to support your knowledge.

Good luck, and have fun.

You have been selected to become a geography expert. As a part of your training, you have been asked to complete a comparative study of two ecosystems at risk.

You have previously completed some research on the case studies of the Great Barrier Reef and Stockton Bight coastal sand dunes, both individually and together as a comparative study.

You are now required to continue your research, analysis and evaluation of these two case studies though a comparative study.

Open your Word Document. You will need it to complete most of the following activities.

Watch the following videos.

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• Open CmapTools. Create that demonstrates how global warming and climate change are impacting on the Great Barrier Reef.
• Evaluate the impacts of these threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

Use the following link. On the left of the page is a table of contents. Read the information under "4.0 Human Impacts".

http://www.mrstevennewman.com/geo/Stockton/Home/index.html

• Analyse and evaluate the negative human impacts on the Stockton Bight coastal sand dunes.

Use the following links. On the left of each page is a table of contents. Read the information under "5.1 Traditional Management" and "5.2 Contemporary Management" on both pages.

http://www.mrstevennewman.com/geo/GBR/index.html

http://www.mrstevennewman.com/geo/Stockton/Home/index.html

• Create a comparative table. The columns are to be labelled "The Great Barrier Reef" and "Stockton Bight Coastal Sand Dunes". The rows are to be labelled "Traditional Management" and "Contemporary Management". Complete the table to summarise the information.
• Analyse and evaluate the management strategies for both ecosystems at risk. Your answer should refer to the effectiveness and practicality of the management strategies, and any recommendations you may have for improved or alternative strategies.

Contragulations. You have just completed the forth and final part of your online geography comparative study for the Great Barrier Reef and Stockton Bight coastal sand dunes.

You should now have an sound understanding and analytical perspective on the two case studies as well as the Geography topic of Ecosystems at Risk.

Be sure to save all of your work as you will need it for future tasks.

Thank you for completing these WebQuests.

Links:

"Ecosystems at Risk"

http://www.mrstevennewman.com/geo/index.html

http://www.mrstevennewman.com/geo/Stockton/Home/index.html

Videos

CCTV America

"Coral bleaching: Threats to Great Barrier Reef"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzlHWvBkfyg

GBRclimatechange

"The impacts of climate change"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcoyj2VPCOM