Machu Picchu to reopen
April 1, 2010 — Mr MAfter heavy rains washed away a railway line Machu Picchu will reopen. This means an extra $1,000,000 a day for the Peruvian economy. Year 11 read on to find out more about just how important this site is for Peru. Think carefully about the impact of the number of tourists on this ancient site.
Saving an endangered tribe
March 29, 2010 — Mr MTourism is threatening the very existence of a tribe of people known as the Jarawa. As recently as 20 years ago this tribe would kill any outsiders that they come into contact with but recently they have been exposed to tourists and settlers due to the building of a new road. This is a fascinating article which raises some big questions about what should happen to this tribe. There are currently only 320 Jarawas left in the world. The tribe are found in the Andaman Islands have a look here to find out where that is or here to find out why tourists want to go there.
Handy GIS Web-Site
February 23, 2010 — Mr M 
This is a brilliant resource for all Geographers and an excellent example of GIS. You can use this to find a huge range of information about London. Easily create choropleth maps which tell you about patterns of migration, crime rates, house prices, health and much more or simply get a copy of the tube map. This really is a very useful resource. Click here to have a go. This is especially relevant for Year 10 GCSE, AS Level and IB students.
Responses to the Haiti earthquake
January 26, 2010 — Mr M
What is happening in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake? Is aid getting through? How have communities responded to the earthquake and how effective has the national and international response been? Also why has Haiti’s debt which stands at $900,000,000 not been cancelled? Explore the extensive BBC coverage to find out more. This is of particular relevance to IB higher level students.
Tourists stranded on Machu Picchu (Year 11 Managing Tourism)
January 26, 2010 — Mr MIn February Year 11 will start the “managing tourism” unit (the last one!). This story is directly relevant to one of the case studies from the unit, the Inca Trail in Peru. Read on to find out how the tourists got stranded.
Try a virtual tour of Machu Picchu
Saving the Rainforest
December 15, 2009 — Mr MIn order to stop deforestation an economic value has to be put on protecting the rainforest. This UN backed scheme in Brazil does just that. Read and watch for an excellent case study of sustainable development.
Monkey Geography 