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In the News
Has the Hungry Gap Caused a Supermarket Sweep?
If anyone in the UK was planning to give up fresh salad for Lent then they might have been dealt a helping hand. This week supermarkets such as ASDA, Tesco and ALDI announced that they have...
Flag of the Week - 20th February 2023
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 Mexico...
Geography News Quiz: 17th February 2023
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Flag of the Week - 13th February 2023
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 Turkey...
Geography News Quiz: 10th February 2023
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
The Turkey/Syria earthquake - not just a new case study!
As geographers we often find it handy when a natural hazard event takes place during our hazards scheme of work - it can make what you are teaching much more relevant to the students, and obviously...
Flag of the Week - 6th February 2023
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 Peru and...
Geography News Quiz: 3rd February 2023
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Flag of the Week - 30th January 2023
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 Japan...
Geography News Quiz: 27th January 2023
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Japan - a population in crisis!
Japan's birth rate has plummeted to 1.3 babies per woman, with births dropping to a record-low of 800,000 last year. A birth rate of 2.1 is needed to keep the population stable. But what has...
Futuristic Japan heading for the history books?
Earlier I read an article about Japan's 'population crisis' and just as I was about to blog about that, I stumbled across a really interesting piece about how Japan is stuck in a time warp and...
Flag of the Week - 23rd January 2023
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 New...
Geography News Quiz: 20th January 2023
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
A very different World Economic Forum this year?
The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) is taking place in the famous ski resort of Davos in Switzerland, drawing in government ministers and chief executives from across the globe, who are hoping...
Flag of the Week - 16th January 2023
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 Canada...
Geography News Quiz: 13th January 2023
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
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!
Geography News Quiz: 6th January 2023
Happy New Year! Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.