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.” –

 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 : 5:35pm-6:35pm This episode explores the sanctuary Available on iPlayer of the Bahamas Night on All Available on Netflix Blue Planet II Blue Planet II Planet Earth 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 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/