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February 18, 2019
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International Baccalaureate 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

   

 
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