I recommend that all students read the following news website on a regular basis. They often present case studies of various topics that are relevant to geography and TOK. Have a read!
http://www.bbc.com
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Geography and TOK at St. George's
This blog is intended to provide students who are studying Geography and TOK at St. George's with articles and websites that can be used for extra reading and research for essay work, fieldwork and extended essays.
Have fun!
Mr. Jonsson
Have fun!
Mr. Jonsson
Student Resources (worksheets, factfiles, pdf's etc.)
Email your work to Mr. Jonsson
Increase your geographical knowledge!
Geography Links - IB Globalisation
- Role of containers in changing trade patterns (for your mini essay - around 500 words!)
- CIA World Factbook - Detailed information on the countries of the world.
- General guide to globalisation. Contains A LOT of useful information and links. YOU MUST READ IT!
- Wikipedia entry for globalisation. A must read.
- Globalisation - Key facts. BBC article.
- What is Globalisation?
- How does Globalisation affect women?
- Why are so many people opposed to Globalisation?
- Does Globalisation diminish cultural diversity?
- Can Globalisation be controlled?
- Globalisation shakes the world. BBC article.
- Globalisation, governance and poverty. Very interesting article.
- Human Development Index
- KOF Index of Globalisation
- Globalisation podcast - Is the world really shrinking?
- Globalisation information from Geographyalltheway. Thanks go to Richard Allaway!
- Global impact of Asia's pollution - BBC article
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- World Bank
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- United Nations Development Programme
- World Resources Institute - information on resources/ecosystems/poverty
- OECD
- UNCTAD (Trade and Development)
- International Labour Organisation
- Bank for International Settlements
- The Global Economic Governance Programme - Oxford University
- Antarctica resources for globalisation topic.
- Human impacts on Antarctica. Read this article.
- Facts about tourism in Antarctica.
- Is tourism hurting Antarctica or helping it? National Geographic article.
- Tourism threatens Antarctica - Times article.
- Tourism and Antarctica: Tour operator no. 1
- Tourism and Antarctica: Tour operator no. 2
- Tourism and Antarctica: Tour operator no. 3
- Tourism and Antarctica: Tour operator no. 4
- Maasai Market – a Contemporary Exploitation of an Indigenous People’s Culture
- Maasai: Culture, colonization and change.
- The African Maasai tribes.
- The Maasai, tourism and Kenyan culture.
- Maasai language project.
- Maasai Environmental Resource Coalition.
- Maasai culture.
- Indigenous people and globalisation: The Maasai Association.
- Wikipedia entry for Ecotourism.
- The International Ecotourism Society.
- Ecotourism in Kenya.
Geography Links - IB Coasts
- Fantastic wave simulator! Check it out.
- Tides explained
- ANIMATION: Tides
- ANIMATION: Tides (another version)
- ANIMATION: Cliff profiles and bedding planes and joints
- ANIMATION: Formation of spits and salt marshes
- ANIMATION: Bars and spits
- ANIMATION: Wave refraction
- ANIMATION: Longshore drift
- ANIMATION: Breaking waves
Geography Links - GCSE Revision
- A very good revision site with a lot of resources and powerpoints that you can view.
- Very good revision mind maps for each topic. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
- This site has a set of revision questions for each topic. Go through them and try and answer them. This will identify your areas of weakness.
- Yet another revision website from a Geography teacher. Take a look!
- Very good revision website from a Geography teacher. A must see!
- Revision centre for geography. Some good case studies here for each topic.
- Another great revision website from S-cool.
- Great revision website from the BBC. You can also test your knowledge for each topic.
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