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Geography Enrichment “It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” – David Attenborough Watch some of the following documentaries Show Where can I find it? What is it about? Coast BBC Two: Monday to Friday 9am- Explores the incredible richness of 10am our seas Available on iPlayer Race across the world BBC Two: Tuesday 7pm-8pm Teams race to checkpoints across Available on iPlayer the world Blue Planet Revisited BBC One: Sunday 5:35pm-6:35pm This episode explores the sanctuary Available on iPlayer of the Bahamas Night on Earth All Available on Netflix Blue Planet II Blue Planet Planet Earth II Planet Earth Our Planet Stacey Dooley: All available on iPlayer Migrant kids in Crisis Homeless in Detroit Border Wars Listen to a podcast such as o BBC Radio 4’s Crossing continents – archive linked below https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qt55/episodes/downloads o The Economist Radio – archive linked https://www.economist.com/podcasts/ o Ask the Geographer https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/ask-the-expert-podcasts/ Read as many of the books on the attached list as you can Listen to Ted Talks https://www.ted.com/talks Open Learn – The Open university have a lot of free courses that you can complete (you get a statement of participation on completion. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full- catalogue?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8bT_37q16AIVVuDtCh0-PgPuEAAYASABEgL-0PD_BwE we recommend the Society, politics and Law section as well as the nature and environment section. Participate in the Royal Geographical Society’s (RGS) Young Geographer of the Year competition (Details announced April 2020) https://www.rgs.org/schools/competitions/young- geographer-of-the-year/ Write an essay on a Geographical topic: o Last year’s RGS and Financial Times competition topic was “Is wealth or Equality Better?” o Year 11 could use your Pre release booklet to answer “Are slums places of hope or despair?” Play the Disaster planning game https://www.stopdisastersgame.org/ or the Climate change game https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-climate-change-ocean-game/ .

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