Resources for schools

We support teaching in the classroom and in the field by providing high quality geographical teaching and learning resources.

 

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Discovering the Arctic

A guided tour across the top of the world - refreshed for 2025

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Urbanisation

The prediction for 2050 is that over 60% of the world’s population will live in towns and cities.

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Amazonian diversity and climate vulnerability

Looking at how the Amazonian forests are being affected by climate change.

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South Africa

South Africa is a nation of remarkable diversity and natural beauty.

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21st Century Challenges with Professor Mark Maslin

We talk to Mark Maslin about climate change and the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.

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Conference of the Parties (COP) animation

Introducing key details about the UN Climate Change Conference (COP).

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Rise of Chinese cars in the UK

In July 2025, it was reported that 1 in 10 new cars bought in the UK were made in China.

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Comparing typhoons: Ragasa and Haiyan

An activity to identify the differences between these two events and answer examination style questions.  

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Interview with David Burnip (The Wandering Turnip)

A discussion about the decline of the High Street, regeneration, sense of place and coastal erosion.

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Environmental justice and climate action

Activity linked to Monday Night Lecture 'Environmental justice and climate action: victims of the ‘war on woke’ by Professor Laura Pulido

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World Bank: Podcast notes

An activity to to help students extract key information from the World Bank: Environment and Development podcast.

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World Bank: Environment and Development

We speak to Richard Damania, the Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice Group for the World Bank.

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World Bank - country classifications

An interactive resource that identifies how the World Bank classifies countriesand how these countries have changed since 1987.

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