Use this page to develop, deepen and widen your geographical understanding of the world around us.
Podcasts are great because you can learn something new whilst you...
are on your way to school
are helping out with the chores
are out for a walk
are taking a break from your studies
Podcasts give you an opportunity to hear from experts in their field and will support you in creating synoptic links across your studies.
Did organic farming cause Sri Lanka's collapse? - Links to Paper 2 Section C
Why aren't countries doing more to stop climate change? - Links to Paper 1 Section A
Do climate conferences make a difference? - Links to Paper 1 Section A
Are we running out of water? - Links to Paper 2 Section C
Is Nigeria becoming impossible to govern? - Links to Paper 2 Section B
How will a population boom change Africa? - Links to Paper 2 Section B
Can we earthquake proof a city? - Links to Paper 1 Section A
Can Nigeria end oil corruption? - Links to Paper 2 Section B
Can coral reefs survive? - Links to Paper 1 Section A
Can we eat our way out of climate change? - Links to Paper 1 Section A
How do we stop people dying in floods? - Links to Paper 1 Section A
Why is Cape Town running out of water? - Links to Paper 2 Section C
Are smart cities dumb? - Links to Paper 2 Section A
Can Delhi clean up its air? - Links to Paper 2 Section A
How soon can we go carbon zero? - Links to Paper 1 Section A
How can we save our forests? - Links to Paper 1 Section B
How do you move a capital city? - Links to Paper 2 Section A
The human cost of Pakistan's devastating floods - Links to Paper 1 Section A
Why is England so vulnerable to droughts? - Links to Paper 2 Section C
What will it take for the UK to adapt to extreme heat? - Links to Paper 1 Section A
Online articles
Shorter reads:
"Totally damning": Lagos motorcycle taxi ban leaves drivers destitute
Geo explainer: Cleaning up Mount Everest
Iceberg towing: A bizarre solution to the freshwater crisis
The rise of the Somalaya mountain range
India's ocean rivalry with China
Air pollution: The UK's silent killer
Plants photosynthesize more as climate warms
With greenwashing widespread, can we accurately judge companies?
Longer reads:
China census: Data shows slowest population growth in decades
The making of a megacity: how Dhaka transformed in 50 years of Bangladesh
This is our documentary of the crisis we face: The Rohingya smartphone photographers
Palm oil trade from key landscapes in Asia
A wealth of sorrow: why Nigeria's abundant oil resources are really a curse
From pawns to kings: young chess champions in the slums of Lagos
The front line of climate change - adapting to survive
Africa's most ambitious idea: The Great Green Wall
"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader" - Margaret Fuller.
More and more studies now show a direct correlation between reading and academic achievement. This is because reading is a way to expand your mind and develop your critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Book and magazine recommendations
Short clips
Divided island: How Haiti and the Dominican Republic became two worlds
Links to Paper 1 Section A
Why there's a ring of natural disasters around the Pacific
Links to Paper 1 Section A
The best stats you've ever seen
Links to Paper 2 Section B
Global population growth, box by box
Links to Paper 2 Section A
Documentaries are a fantastic way to develop your understanding on a topic and appreciate the sounds and sights of a location and to provide some additional context to a topic.
We live in a time where high-quality documentaries covering a wide variety of topics are readily available for us to access... mostly for free!
Click on the link and fill your mind with some of the latest and greatest explainers.
What can save the rainforest? Your used cell phone
Links to Paper 1 Section B
It's time to draw borders on the Arctic Ocean
Links to Paper 1 Section B
Why China is building islands in the South China Sea
Links to Paper 2 Section B
What's hidden under the Greenland ice sheet?
Links to Paper 1 Section B
Humans finally figured out how to make it rain
Links to Paper 1 Section A
Longer films and series