Edexcel A Geography Itinerary Example

Edexcel A Geography Itinerary Example
Day	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Fri 12 Oct	Arrival	Orientation tour of Barcelona (coach) followed by hotel transfer	Introduction to the course 20.00 Evening meal
Sat 13 Oct	08.00 Breakfast 09.00 Sant Pere de Ribes Flash flooding and river management. The effects of human activity on the storm hydrograph Channel morphology: the factors affecting channel efficiency 14.00 Return to hotel 16.30 Classroom follow-up		20.00 Evening meal Classroom follow-up
Sun 14 Oct	08.00 Breakfast 08.30 Depart for Garrotxa Volcanic Park 10.30 Plate tectonics and volcanic activity: destructive margin, constructive margin or hot spot? Nature of different volcanic eruptions. Effects of the eruptions.	13.00 Vegetation changes on the crater wall of the Santa Margarida volcano: Brown earths, gleys and podsols. 15.30 Walk to Santa Pau through a variety of volcanic landscapes 17.30 Departure	19.30 Arrive at hotel 20.00 Evening meal Follow-up work
Mon 15 Oct	08.00 Breakfast 09.00 Garraf Natural Park: 1. Rendzina soil study on a limestone slope 2. Mediterranean xerophytic adaptations 3. Park management issues and simulation exercise 15.00 Return to hotel 17.00 Classroom follow-up		20.00 Evening meal Classroom follow-up
Tues 16 Oct	08.00 Breakfast 09.00 The social, economic and environmental impact of urban regeneration initiatives: El Raval, Barcelona How successful have the initiatives been? The reasons for and the effects of gentrification 17.00 Return to hotel		18.30 Arrive at hotel 20.00 Evening meal Classroom follow-up
Wed 17 Oct	08.00 Breakfast 09.00 A TNC in Spain: the social and economic impact. Led by John Barrass (editor 'Barcelona Business'	Afternoon may include a factory visit and/or a tour of the Zona Franca tax-free industrial area. Free time for shopping?	20.00 Evening meal 09.00 Evening excursion: Maremagnum Entertainment Complex, Barcelona 01.00 Return to hotel
Thur 18 Oct	08.00 Breakfast Departure