Monthly Archives: January 2018

Is That Sea Water Fit To Bathe In?

Posted on January 31, 2018 by devongeography

    I recently completed a piece of work focusing on tourism in my own area – with particular reference to the quality of sea bathing water. My research led me to the excellent Environment Agency web site, where I … Continue reading →

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What Are Our Perceptions Of Countries Around The World?

Posted on January 30, 2018 by devongeography

Exeter International is a Florida-based travel agency that specialises in arranging trips to Russia and Central Europe. I came across them while researching a possible future trip to Russia, and was interested to read about a project they completed examining … Continue reading →

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Map Squeeze Balls and Bubble Wrap Maps?

Posted on January 29, 2018 by devongeography

I don’t know if these geographical oddities will ever become a reality, but they are interesting ideas. The object shown in the image to the left is called an ‘Egg Map’, and is designed for urban explorers to use instead … Continue reading →

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Do You Know What A Deci-point Is? Mount Etna is The Only One In The World!

Posted on January 26, 2018 by devongeography

I love learning new things, and happily stumbled across this the other day. I had never heard of a ‘deci-point’ – but now I know it is a location where ten different administrative areas converge at one place. There is … Continue reading →

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Can You Name The Most Visited Cities of 2017?

Posted on January 25, 2018 by devongeography

  I love a good list – always handy to use with a class in those odd blank few minutes that sometimes appear at the end of a lesson. Sometimes, whole lesson sequences can be planned around them.   The … Continue reading →

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Digimap Resources Now Easy To Find

Posted on January 24, 2018 by devongeography

I hope by now all geographers reading this blog have taken advantage of the ‘Digimap’ service provided by the EDINA national data centre for UK academia. It is a tremendously versatile tool that is affordable for all geography departments and … Continue reading →

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Giant Geo Graffiti

Posted on January 23, 2018 by devongeography

I would imagine a number of geography teachers have used this powerful image in their lessons on international migration: But do you know the story behind the artist? This giant image (65 feet tall) appeared on the USA – Mexico … Continue reading →

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Geography Google Doodles In The Classroom

Posted on January 22, 2018 by devongeography

  Did you know that you can access the archive of ‘Google Doodles’? The archive is searchable, and many of the images picture geographical themes – making them interesting resources for use in the classroom. You can access the archive … Continue reading →

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