Geography News Quiz: 13th January 2023
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Instagram daily revision questions kick off next week!
Get your students to follow our Instagram account (@tutor2ugeog) to access daily revision questions for both GCSE and A-Level students. These will start next Monday (16th Jan) and will continue...
Ghost Town - a fantastic representation of place
A few days before Christmas Terry Hall, the frontman of socially conscious ska band The Specials, passed away after a short illness, and his death got me thinking about the impact his music has had...
COP15: Nations reach 'historic' deal to protect nature
Just as we were all waving off the autumn term and looking forward to a couple of weeks off, a historic deal was struck to safeguard nature!
TV recommendation: Travel Man - 96 hours in Rio
Many of you will study Rio de Janeiro as your NEE city case study - with many students focusing too heavily on the negative side to life in Rio, particularly in terms of the favelas.
Geography News Quiz: 6th January 2023
Happy New Year! Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
How Good is AI at A Level Geography?
'Discuss the merits of AI-written essays, in 300 words.' Type exactly that into the new chat bot launched by OpenAI, known as ChatGPT, and you’ll be impressed with the results. While many teachers...
How International Trade Impacts People's Lives Across the Globe
While many students focus on the mobile phone for their study of the world trade in a manufactured product, they might equally well focus in on the rag trade; specifically jeans.
TV recommendation: How to Survive a Dictator with Munya Chawawa
The blurb from All4 - 'Munya goes on a journey exploring the life of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, one of the world's most notorious tyrants, looking for the man behind the monster'.
COP15 - "best and last chance" to halt and reverse the decline of nature
Currently COP15 (the UN's biodiversity conference) is taking place in Montreal - it hasn't dominated the news like its climate change counterpart but it hugely important with countries trying to...
Why Keep All the Lights On This Christmas?
It may sound like a plan direct from the Grinch that stole Christmas, but read on! UK energy companies are encouraging customers to get involved in saving energy at times of peak demand this...
Should We Really Be Saying ‘Yes’ to a New Coal Mine?
Speaking as a geography teacher and someone who cares about the environment, of course the answer is no! For those of you who have missed the announcement, last week the government approved the...
Flag of the Week - 12th December 2022
Here is this week's Flag of the Week - hopefully this free and ready-to-go activity will be a great talking point during tutor time, or as part of your lessons. This week we are looking at Germany...
Geography News Quiz: 9th December 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Haiti - Inside Port-au-Prince: The Capital City Taken Hostage by Gangs
We are all aware that Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere - with a turbulent history both in terms of the environment and politics.
The relationship between place and health was highlighted by a Guardian Newspaper report this week about the disparity between average years of good health within the UK. Between Grimsby in North...
Geography Advent Calendar: Festive Lesson Activities
Here is an advent calendar activity that you can use with students to test their geographical knowledge in the run up to Christmas. Every window opens to a different activity! Enjoy!
Census 2021: You Can Prove Anything with Statistics
“Lies, damned lies and statistics” is a phrase describing the power of data used to bolster weak arguments. As geographers we rely on statistics to back up and exemplify our assertions, however,...
Festive A-Level Geography Quizzes
Fabulous free downloads, these two Christmas quizzes are based on core topics taught for the AQA specification (W&CC, GS&GG) – but would suit any A-Level Geography classroom in need of a...
Flag of the Week - 5th December 2022
Here is this week's Flag of the Week - hopefully this free and ready-to-go activity will be a great talking point during tutor time, or as part of your lessons. This week we are looking at China...