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Our aim is to promote geography and geographical education in the South West of England. Geography SW is a collaborative project driven by a group of enthusiastic geographers who have volunteered their time to create a wide-ranging and dynamic resource to support the wider geographical community.
The monthly Geography Southwest newsbites provides a summary of events, new resources and short news items. Detailed articles give more detail news stories relevant to teachers of geography in the region.
Image credit: railwaygazette.com Regular passenger services began operating again from Exeter to Okehampton on 20th November 2021. The Dartmoor Line is the first route in the country to be reopened under the government’s £ 40 million Restoring Your Railway initiative. The new service saw over 10,000 passengers using it in…
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Discover Ltd has a range of GCSE and A level resources for teachers based on Morocco. They include PowerPoints and worksheets. Topics covered include Hot Deserts, development issues and climate change. Physical geography resources include Hot Deserts – An introduction, Hot Desert Landforms and Hot Desert Ecosystems. Human geography resources…
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In November 2021 Guest Blog, Professor Chris Jackson from the University of Manchester looked at sustainable geoscience and its importance now and in the future. What exactly is ‘sustainable geoscience’? It is probably best understood by looking at the two words separately. ‘Sustainability’ encompasses the idea…
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The TwoBays website provides a detailed overview of recent and current coastal management schemes in the Poole and Christchurch Bays, stretching from Swanage to Hurst Castle Spit. About Coastal Management – Poole & Christchurch Bays Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management (twobays.net) Ove the last 100 years, the eroding cliffs…
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Our aim is to promote geography and geographical education in the South West of England. Geography SW is a collaborative project driven by a group of enthusiastic geographers who have volunteered their time to create a wide-ranging and dynamic resource to support the wider geographical community.