Category Archives: Lesson Resources

A wealth of maps – Mapping Manchester through time

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

A quite exciting development from the University of Manchester library this week: “Over 300 historical maps spanning 200 years of Mancunian history have been digitised and published online by The University of Manchester Library. One of the bomb damage maps … Continue reading →

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Getting the theory across: Critical perspectives in Human Geography

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

I have mentioned before a course I teach called ‘Geographical Imaginations’, it aims to introduce A Level students to university learning but also to introduce them to some of the different aspects of the subject which they may not know … Continue reading →

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Identity: From Europe to You

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Back in March I wrote a post about some resources produced by the European Commission, a poster entitled ‘United in Diversity’, and a booklet with images for each country in Europe. The images show a map of Europe/each country with … Continue reading →

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Plate Boundaries: A reminder

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

I came across this video via the fantastic Geogr@phy blog which a great resource for learning about (or revising) the different types of plate boundaries:

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Ever closer to 7 billion….

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

I came across this World Population Clock from Worldometers after a tip off from a friend on Google+. It’s essentially a countdown to the world reaching 7 billion people, which according to their calculations will be around 31st of October. … Continue reading →

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Why Geography?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Michael Palin in a recent article in the Guardian explained how ‘Geography students hold the key to the world’s problems’: ”So many of the world’s current issues – at a global scale and locally – boil down to geography, and … Continue reading →

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Volcano Bingo

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Having recently finished off a starter activity for a Volcanoes workshop I thought I would share the resources here in case anyone found them of use. Students are given the Volcano Bingo worksheet, see below which has a number of … Continue reading →

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Watching earthquakes around the world. NOW!

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

I recently came across a website with a real time global seismic monitor map. It’s really interesting to see what levels of tectonic activity are happening around the world at any time. There are also links to a variety of … Continue reading →

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China in Africa

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Any study of China and its relationships with other areas of the world should definately include a focus on the operations of China in Africa. This was the topic of a recent session on a course dedicated to the study … Continue reading →

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Geography: A History

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

For an upcoming course I’m teaching for G&T students on a variety of aspects of geography, I will providing an introduction to the history of geography, and how the discipline has evolved to become what it is today. The PowerPoint … Continue reading →

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