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In the News
Flag of the Week - 28th November 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.
Geography News Quiz: 25th November 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Cards of Qatar: The Stories Behind the Migrant Workers of the World Cup
Guest blogger Tony Hardman visited the National Football Museum in Manchester at the weekend and came across the Cards of Qatar exhibition. Here are his thoughts ....
What’s the Carbon Footprint of Qatar 2022?
The emissions reporting linked to the FIFA World Cup, which kicked off yesterday in Qatar, provides us with a valuable lesson about the need for scrutiny of all things carbon.
Flag of the Week - 21st November 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.
Flag of the Week - a New and Regular Feature!
We are launching our new weekly feature - Flag of the Week. This powerpoint will be available to download Sunday evening each week - and will be a great talking point during tutor time, or as part...
Geography News Quiz: 18th November 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
India faces a deepening demographic divide as it prepares to overtake China as the world’s most populous country - with the north-south divide growing as its population changes, with serious social...
Today is 8 billion day - but how did we get here?
The global population has hit eight billion, the UN has announced. Demographers chose 15 November to mark this milestone - though it could be up to a year or two on either side.
COP27: Fears of compromise on key 1.5C global temperature issue
At Paris 2015 it was agreed that countries would try to limit the average rise in temperatures to 1.5C - this key target was reinforced at COP26. However, this target is under threat with senior...
Geography News Quiz: 11th November 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Travelling to COP27 by private jet - is this the best choice of transport to travel a climate change summit?
There has been criticism on social media of delegates arriving at the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - and quite rightly so! But just how bad is this form...
Albania to UK Migration - What Are the Numbers and Why?
Earlier this year immigration minister Robert Jenrick has highlighted the number of Albanian migrants arriving in the UK this year, asking why they were leaving what he called a 'safe country'.
Qatar World Cup: A Catalyst for Change for Human Rights?
Qatar has come under heavy scrutiny from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, however the tournament's hosting committee argue that the World Cup has allowed the country to...
Geography News Quiz: 4th November 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Geography in the News: Far Right Bolsonaro ousted in Brazilian election - this can only mean good things for the Amazon rainforest surely?
Brazil has taken a turn back to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election.
COP27: Uganda-Tanzania Oil Pipeline Sparks Climate Row
International agreements to limit carbon emissions are always a minefield because mitigating climate change has a very real economic impact for developing nations. Uganda and Tanzania are set to...
The M25 Dartford Crossing has been closed for second day as members of activist group Just Stop Oil have scaled the bridge to protest against the new government oil and gas licence. But is this an...
Geography News Quiz: 15th October 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Does it Matter that COP27 is in Africa?
An interesting enquiry for your class ahead of this year’s international climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, might be ‘Does it matter that this year’s COP is in Africa?’.