Scholarship

Use the resources on this page to familiarise yourself about the contents of the geography scholarship exam.

Powerpoint about the scholarship exam

See this page for the resources that NZQA supply.

The 2014 Scholarship is going to be based around urbanisation - now is the time to start reading about theories as well as case study materil. Remember that you can use both the resources supplied to you as well as your own knowledge. Below are some links to articles that might prove useful and maybe interesting!

What are the plus and minuses? Where would you start? How would you decide who and whee to start? ||
 * **Link** || **Synopsis and questions to think about** ||
 * Whose city is it? || Who s responsible for dealing with the negative aspects of a city. ||
 * Poverty is an urbanisation thing || Urban landscapes contain a far greater range of economic landscapes than their rural counterparts. ||
 * The positives of urbanisation || Urbanisation can be a force for good, but what is required so that all the negative aspects are avoided? ||
 * What is important in Bhutan || Bhutan as a Buddhist nation hass strived for National happiness rather than National Growth, however as they have opened the country up to the rest of the world they are starting to struggle with some of the issues faced y the rest of the world. ||
 * The challenges of urbanisation || Is fast urbanisation better or not? ||
 * Unaffordable cities || A couple of links about being able to afford to live in some urban centres. ||
 * Living in a rubbish dump || What does rubbish disposal say about a city? Is this really a big deal or should we each take some individual responsibility? ||
 * Empty Brazilian stadiums / Chinese in Africa /Mexico / Tokyo || Another brief look at a few places around the world ||
 * Just how far will American cities spread? || A look at the natural effects on increasingly larger cities. ||
 * LA - a cycle haven? || plus Chch, London and San Fran. This is a really brief article that gives a small glimpse into some innovations happening around the world ||
 * Latin America struggles to cope with urban growth || Make a list of the positive and negatives of urban growth. This could be really useful in an exam question. ||
 * Dharavi - Mumbai's slum || Not the biggest in the world or even in Asia, but the Dharavi slum is unique. Why is it still there? Should it be dismantled? Why would people / families live here for generations? Should we criticize it by our standards? ||
 * [|Dharavi video pt 1] || Kevin McCloud's documentary (part 1) from his trip to Dharavi. Great for perspectives. ||
 * [|Dharavi video pt 2] || Kevin McCloud's documentary (part 2) from his trip to Dharavi. Great for perspectives. ||
 * Auckland development plan || You might be excused by saying, but this is Auckland, but in your exam you will be expected to use NZ examples as well as overseas. Obviously with Auckland as our biggest city its plan is useful when discussing urbanisation in NZ. ||
 * Anatomy of a smart city || A good infographic about smart cities with some great numbers to build into answers. ||
 * Slums in Auckland? || Is this simply a planning issue or are there other factors at work here? ||
 * Floating farms in urban areas || Realistic or in the realms of flying cars (yes I know they are doable, but...)? ||
 * Solar roadways || How feasible do you think this is?
 * In praise of boring cities ||  ||
 * [|The emptying of New York] ||  ||
 * [|Cities can lead in climate change] ||  ||
 * The rise of Megacities ||  ||
 * [|What to do with the poo?] || A small scale local exaample ||
 * [|Evolution of cities] || A last minute addition on the evolution of the theory of cities ||