Author Archives: Jennifer Watts

Languages and Geography

Posted on March 24, 2013

I’m fascinated by languages and I wish I’d had the opportunity to learn more languages when I was younger. I use a lot of flashcards to help myself learn new languages and it occurred to me that it could be … Continue reading →

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Vistas from a Mumbai slum

Posted on February 14, 2013

I very rarely have the time at the minute to pick up a book and read it cover to cover in a matter of days. One exception recently has been a book by Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, … Continue reading →

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Teaching Social Deprivation and Poverty in UK cities

Posted on February 13, 2013

I have recently taught a lesson on social deprivation and poverty in UK cities and this post outlines the key activities in the lesson and provides the resources used. This lesson was designed to fit the IGCSE specification, but could … Continue reading →

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Geographical Heroes: Do you have any?

Posted on February 12, 2013

So, with a little more time to spare to my own geographical interests I am going to be reviving the Geographical Heroes series which I started on this blog some time ago. This began as an inspiration from a history … Continue reading →

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Geographical Heroes: Henry Morton Stanley

Posted on February 12, 2013

Henry Morton Stanley was often written about for his mission to find David Livingstone in Africa, however, Stanley himself led several subsequent expeditions which earned him a knighthood and made substantial contributions to the charting and subsequent colonization of the … Continue reading →

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UNESCO World Heritage Site Challenge: Historic Centre of Córdoba

Posted on January 28, 2013

Another stop on a recent Portugal/Spain road trip was the city of Córdoba. This has definitely been one of my favourite Unesco sites so far, partly because of the fantastic architecture but also because of the fascinating history behind the … Continue reading →

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites Challenge: Monastery of the Hieronymites and the Tower of Belém

Posted on January 27, 2013

While in Lisbon (Portugal) recently, I got to tick off another Unesco world heritage site. Physically this is two sites, but they are in short walking distance of each other but they classed as one. First the Monastery of the … Continue reading →

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Unesco World Heritage Site Challenge: Garrison Border town of Elvas and its Fortifications

Posted on January 21, 2013

This site in Portugal, close to the Spanish border, only became a designated Unesco site in 2012 due the value of the extensive fortifications which took place between the 17th and 19th centuries. Historically, this area was a key point … Continue reading →

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Unesco World Heritage Site challenge: Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida

Posted on January 20, 2013

The Emperor Augustus (63 BC – AD 14) established the Roman colony known as Augusta Emerita – later to become modern Mérida – in 25 BC, and today it is designated as a Unesco site due to the plethora of archaeological … Continue reading →

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Unesco World Heritage Site challenge: Historic Centre of Évora

Posted on January 19, 2013

The city of Évora, capital of the Alentejo Province lies around 150km south east of Lisbon and is an excellent example of a city from the golden age of Portugal after the destruction of Lisbon by the earthquake of 1755. … Continue reading →

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