The @KWS_Geog Society held their very first talk yesterday, led by former pupil, Naomi Pendle (KS 1995-2001), now a lecturer at @LSEnews as well as an adviser to the government on East African Affairs. 🗣🌍 #geopolitics
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To help Y.11s with their GCSE revision we also have a youtube channel (search 'Kingswood Geography') which contains some of the case studies from this year, but which other case studies would be useful? Ask us and we… https://t.co/n5lE1yv58v
Alot of really interesting geography from this article spotted by everyone's favourite fieldwork guru Mr Smyth - gcse students can note the extra funding spent on flood defences but should ask themselves the… https://t.co/y3q8T0SZDO
Happy Friday everyone! An interesting article for Y12 and 13s about the Amazon which explains thresholds and feedback loops and links clearly to the Earth's Life support system unit superbly. https://t.co/vsQhwBEw73
Y12 day out exploring changing urban identities in St Werburgh's, St Paul's, Stokes Croft and Wapping Wharf - rained all day but fortunately Geographers are made tough! https://t.co/cjAaDYa2Nx
Classic flooding article - just because the rain has stopped doesn't mean that the flooding is over! Why? Ask any GCSE Geographer about lag time of a flood hydrograph - it takes time before the peak discharge recedes… https://t.co/PiUUQqT5bl
Latest article on the spatial patterns and impacts of the coronavirus - how has it affected the price of gold, Korean pop music, environmental damage and economic growth in China? And what are the WHO doing about… https://t.co/lRSd3DEFdV
A closely fought battle between Matthew's magic magmas, Stuttard's subductors and Moats Mercalli scales! Good job everyone and happy half term for all our Geographers! https://t.co/pJt6tldINC
It may seem an obvious statement to make that the areas of the Amazon that have been deforested are carbon sources, not sinks, but there is a lovely link to thresholds and tipping points which link to changing… https://t.co/BTDh401ycc
We don't really study the weather in Geography but the 3rd named storm of this winter is hitting this weekend and there is some interesting info on why we get so many winter storms linked to the jet stream - classic… https://t.co/HCBGllr2Wn
Is this a cross curricular link with the wonderful RPE department? Or a really unfortunate natural hazard which could cause significant food shortages and economic problems in Somalia? A good illustration to our Y11s… https://t.co/YH4iMzldLW
A good day out with Y10 Geographers experiencing some upper course river landforms and relief rainfall (lots of it!). Apparently some Ten Tors training happened too.... https://t.co/K8HWLPcInq
In Y13 we study disease and the geographies of public health - this news story raises some really interesting Geographical questions such as 'why has this disease spread the way it has?' 'in a globalised world are we… https://t.co/XuNwiFj3wH
A brilliant talk from Dr Rachel Bate about public health inequalities in southern Africa and the UK, a great attendance from Years 7 to 13! https://t.co/zcX654DyID
Several brilliant Geographers have mentioned this already to me - there was an absolutely brilliant programme on BBC last night which covers SO much geography and engages with perhaps one of the biggest global issues… https://t.co/xvWCkBsXjE