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Geography News Quiz: 15th May 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the news' quiz. There are 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed by an individual or run...
2021 saw the northern regions of the world facing the highest rate of forest loss since records began. Boreal forests in particular have seen losses of up to 30% in comparison to the previous year.
South Africa floods kills 45 people
Torrential downpours and flash flooding have triggered mudslides, leaving 45 dead, with many citizens still unaccounted for.
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 25 March 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the news' quiz. There are 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed by an individual or run...
The economic issues caused by the covid lockdowns
The global supply chain was significantly impacted by covid lockdowns, primarily in China. A recent outbreak in Shenzen which led to a six day lockdown has sent ripples through the Chinese and...
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 18 March 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the news' quiz. There are 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed by an individual or run...
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 11 March 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the news' quiz. There are 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed by an individual or run...
Ukraine - Russia conflict and its impact on climate change
A leading Ukrainian scientist who works for the IPCC has stated that the current issues occurring will narrow the window of opportunity for the world to tackle climate change. The time it will take...
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 04 March 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the news' quiz. We have a new format but we still have 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed...
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 11 February 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the news' quiz. There are 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed by an individual or run...
Oil and gas fields producing methane
Carbon Mapper has mapped the spread of methane from oil and gas fields for the first time. Some of the methane plumes have spread over 200 miles. It is believed that the plumes were due to leaks...
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 04 February 2022
Here's this week's geography news quiz. There are 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed by an individual or run within a...
Climate change affects key crops
Crops that grow in tropical climates are at risk from changes to global climate. These crops include coffee, avocados and cashews.
Weekly Geography in the News Quiz - 28 January 2022
Here's this week's geography news quiz. There are 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed by an individual or run within a...
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 21 January 2022
Here's this week's geography news quiz. There are 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed by an individual or run within a...
Underwater volcano causes tsunami
The eruption of the underwater volcano "Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai", located about 30 km south-southeast of Fonuafoʻou island in Tonga, created tsunami waves and sent ash, steam and gas 20km up into...
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 14 January 2022
Here's this week's geography news quiz. There are 10 multi-choice questions on news stories from the past seven days. The online version here can be completed by an individual or run within a...
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 07 January 2022
Happy new year! Here's our first weekly geography news quiz of 2022. There are 10 mulitchoice questions on news stories from the past seven days.
The online version here can be completed by an...
Climate change to increase distribution of tropical storms
Physicists from Yale University have completed a study which shows that tropical storms will form in mid-latitude areas as a result of warming ocean temperatures. Evidence to support this judgement...
Microbes evolving to eat plastic waste
Recent global scientific research has studied more than 200 million gene samples and within these samples over 30,000 enzymes have been discovered which can break down ten different types of...