Geography
Context
There's never been a better time to study Geography. Both the A Level and IB courses are incredibly relevant and up to date. You will explore global challenges that the Earth faces relating to both physical and human geography and the interactions between them in addition to acquiring a high level understanding of the processes shaping our planet today. Big concepts you will study include sustainability, globalisation, interdependence, inequality, risk and resilience, and power and possibilities.
Suggested reading
Read journals such as the New Scientist and the Economist which are both available online or to purchase.
Download a news App and look out for issues such as migration and climate change (The Guardian and The Times are great).
The series of books “A Very Short Introduction to…” are great. Try looking at The Earth, Geography, Climate, Global Warming, International Migration, Globalization.
A Top 10 list of books for post-16 Geographers is here (and linked below) and it would be highly advisable to read the first book, Prisoners of Geography, which gives you an idea of some of the issues to do with global politics you will look at in both A Level and IB Diploma Geography.
Wider research
Keep up to date with what is going on in the news regarding the topics mentioned above.
Watch programmes related to the above topics e.g.
BBC iPlayer - anything by David Attenborough or Simon Reeve! Race Across The World, Our World, Panorama
Netflix - click on the logo below for a link to a list of Geography-related shows.
Vox - click on the logo to go to the YouTube Channel. The series 'Vox Atlas' and 'Vox Borders' is superb.
There are currently FutureLearn courses available on Sustainability, Meteorology, Cities, Identity, Global Development and Human Rights.
Enrich your knowledge of people and places, and you can't go wrong!
Suggested tasks
If you have chosen IB Geography, have a go at the tasks below. You should aim to look at 2 of the themes per week.
If you have chosen A Level Geography, have a go at the tasks below. There are 4 sections, aim to complete one every 2-3 weeks.
