Geography
Geography
Read
Human rights violations happen in many different ways. Read The unseen 'slow violence' that affects millions (Global Governance: Human Rights)
Coastlines are under constant threat from a wide range of factors. Enter the RGS competition to highlight the geographical challenges facing our coastal islands (Coastal Landscapes)
Listen
Music is one way a place is informally represented. Listen to songs about places and cities e.g. Empire State of Mind. How does it represent the city? (CSMP)
Reflecting on the current geographical issues facing our world today is imperative. Maintain a journal or blog where you document your reflections on the tectonic hazards which have occured in 2024/2025 (Hazardous Earth)
Watch
Film is another way places are informally represented. Pick a film or TV show or series where a place is featured. How does it represent the place?(CSMP)
Create a choropleth map to show which countries have the highest CO2 emissions. Can you identify any patterns? Which types of countries are the biggest emitters? Why might this be? (ELSS)
Research
What are some of the innovative ways disease is being eradicated? Focus on multinational strategies or grassroots success (Disease Dilemmas)
Watch the TED Talks on why it is important to protect low energy environments. Why are these areas of the world so vulnerable? (Coastal Landscapes)
Visit
Visit city centre Liverpool, identify some of the rebranding strategies and elements you’ve learnt about (CSMP)
Visit the Wirral Peninsula (Parkgate/ Thurstaston) to identify some of the coastal landscapes you’ve learnt about (Coastal Landscapes)
Creative
Create a map showing the major global migration routes. Remember to distinguish between legal and illegal migration. Can you see any pattern? The IoM might help your task: https://www.iom.int/ (Global Systems: Migration)
Film is one way tectonic hazards can be informally represented. Pick a film [e.g Pompeii (2014), San Andreas (2015), The Impossible (2012)] where a tectonic hazard is featured. How does it represent the hazard and the potential risk? Is it an accurate representation? (Hazardous Earth)