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Careers in Geography

Living Geography

I'm preparing for a few events later in the year which are connected with careers in geography and where we can build in introductions to career options for those who study geography during our teaching (from KS3 upwards). In my book 'Why Study Geography?', These were recently updated in 2024, and they are shown below.

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2024 APAC presentation

Geography Education

My presentation on spatial relationships in AP Human Geography is archived here with the slides available here on Google Drive or the PDF below. APAC Spatial Relationships 2024 Download I’m very excited to be presenting in Las Vegas for the AP Annual Conference.

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The power of Geography

Living Geography

Green jobs are an area that both the GA and RGS are interested in supporting and feel that those who study geography are perfectly positioned to move into such jobs with the focus of many geography 'A' level specifications and undergraduate courses being linked to sustainability issues and an increasing need to tackle climate change.

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

Yet the 2024 results of an important national test, released last month, showed that the reading scores of elementary and middle schoolers continued their long downward slide, hitting new lows. Over the past decade, a majority of states have passed new science of reading laws or implemented policies that emphasize phonics in classrooms.

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Paleolithic Discoveries at Soii Havzak Rockshelter Illuminate Human Migration in Central Asia

Anthropology.net

The Soii Havzak Rockshelter: Geography and Significance Soii Havzak is uniquely situated to shed light on the Zeravshan Valley’s ancient role as a crossroads. 1 Zaidner, Y., & Kurbanov, S. Soii Havzak: a new Palaeolithic sequence in Zeravshan Valley, central Tajikistan. Antiquity , 1–8.

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Tracing the Genetic Threads of Wallacea’s Complex History

Anthropology.net

These movements have blurred the relationship between genetics and geography, making it difficult to reconstruct the origins of its inhabitants. “There’s been so much movement in Wallacea in the past couple of thousand years that it obscures the relationship between geography and genetics,” Tobler added. Kealy, S.,

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AI: risky business

Living Geography

Tim Price Walker has produced a nice piece on LinkedIn exploring the use of AI in Geography. Far from undermining traditional geography, it enhances our ability to understand complex, interconnected environments that impact both physical places and human experiences.