RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF WJEC A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY
Theme 4 – Development
Global patterns of development including HDI and GII
An assessment of the relevance of GDP as a measure of development
The role of women in development.
WJEC online resources - Development
Dedicated resources for Theme 4 to stimulate discussion (Ceredigion Geography Working Group)
A variety of exercises available free of charge covering a range of development indicators
A podcast which looks atwhat can be done to improve the lives of women and girls around the world - a major development challenge The Guardian
Contemporary Case studies Economy & Development • 115pp • 9781844892020 • £12.99
Access to Geography Development Author: Garrett Nagle
Offers an in-depth assessment of the factors which contribute to the development of a country 144pp • 978 0 340 88487 4 • £11.99
TED talks
Hans Rosling challenges myths about the so-called "developing world."
Hans Rosling challenges myths about the so-called "developing world."
Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally
An excellent example is Grameen Bank in Bangladesh which targets the poorest of the poor, with a particular emphasis on women.
Topic Eye A-Level Geography: Development & Globalisation 2012-2013 978-1-907251-29-0 Single topic student magazine £12.50 (set of 5)
http://www.gapminder.org/
Mission to Learn Change the World
Visualisation tool for World Mapping
World Bank Humanitarian relief – relief web
World Bank www.econ.worldbank.org/
IDA www.worldbank.org/ida/
IMF www.imf.org/external/index
Asia www.adb.org/Economics/
Africa www.afdb.org/
Latin America www.iadb.org
www.ifiwatchnet.org/
www.brettonwoodsproject.org/
For alternative views of IMF / World Bank
www.aidinfo.org/
www.aiddata.org/home/index
www.globalgiving.org/
For more on aid
ASEAN
AFRICA
LATIN AMERICA
EU – ECHO
UNCTAD
UNDP
WHO
UNHCR
ILO
OCHA
The site has a series of relevant topics - students will have to listen for 30 mins without access to pictures/video etc. Is this just a skill available for Radio 4 listeners?
In the Sahel region of Africa a million children are now at risk of malnutrition and the deaths of 200,000 each year are linked to it, despite the long-term presence of aid agencies.
A series of resources that explore the status of women
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/revealed-the-best-and-worst-places-to-be-a-woman-7534794.html
http://www.communitychannel.org/video/Rrs6ctZuooM/make_women_matter/
http://communitychannel.mediatrust.org/video/cAczXZ5uA6s/make_women_matter_zainabus_decision/
http://communitychannel.mediatrust.org/video/IgwyKE2zV4Y/viewchange_sierra_leone_where_every_pregnancy_is_a_gamble/
MDG4 - Reducing child mortality
This album begins to explore the complex issues of international development in a globalised world, starting with a look at schemes which attempt to alleviate poverty.
The World's Fastest Growing Countries – coverage of a number of countries are poised to play a larger role on the world stage.
A UN development report uses nutrition and education as yardsticks as well as income. The Guardian
Article challenges the supremacy of gross domestic product, which ignores natural and household contributions. The Guardian
Examines the dynamics of economic development. What makes it happen and why do so many countries lag so far behind?
Poverty and inequality in the European Union.
G4
General
NASA has released a new Blue Marble image, showing the United States of America. According to them, it's the "most amazing, highest resolution image of Earth ever."
Some useful resources available on the theme of food, water and energy sustainability from the Centre for Alternative Technology
Sustainable Food Supply
Dedicated resources for Sustainable Food Supply due to be released soon
Contemporary Case studies Food and Famine • 128pp • 978 0 340 99182 4 • £12.99 with sample pages on ‘Famine and life on the margins’ chapter available
Free rice quiz
World Food Programme
World Food Programme Students and Teachers
Chatham House publications
Climate change and hybrid crop production.
A failure to protect valuable agricultural land from floods poses long-term risk to security of UK food production.
Sustainable Water Supply
Dedicated resources for Sustainable Water Supply.
A series of documentarieson international water issues and the future of water in society.
BBC learning zone clips:
An explanation of the costs and benefits of the Katse Dam being contructed in Lesotho
A set of stories about the impacts of Murray-Darling Basin Plan
More than 400 hydroelectric schemes are planned in the mountain region, which could be a disaster for the environment. The Guardian
Water scarcity.
Sustainable Energy
Contemporary Case studies The Energy Issue Authors: David Holmes and Sue Warn 128pp • 978 1 444 11983 1 • Mar 2011 • £12.99
Information on biofuels and other sustainable energy sources produced by West Wales ECO Centre
Biofuels “An uncertain path”
Biofuels in Brazil: alternative or Disaster
Sustainability of biofuels
Experts in intercropping cash crops with Jatropha Curcus: Biodiesel feedstock
What is Jatropha? A Seed, Oil, Biodiesel, Energy Solution?
Sustainable Cities
Access to Geography Urban Settlement and Land Use Author: Michael Hill
An overview of urban geography through the study of the role of cities in the changing world 144pp • 978 0 340 88345 7 • £11.99
A 25 minute video clip about Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, and his attempts to transform one of the most chaotic cities in the world into a shining model of urban planning
Topic Eye A-Level Geography: Changing Cities 2012-2013 B5-978-1-907251-27-6
Single topic student magazine £12.50 (set of 5)
BBC learning zone clips: pros and cons of car sharing and park and ride schemes
An interesting website Cities Outlook 1901 "Lessons from cities over the century" has been developed recently
4Student Unit Guides G1-G4 published by Philip Allan.
Future cities
Smart cities
Asia’s cities are in trouble. Not only are rising sea levels threatening to engulf those along its coastlines, it now appears that subsidence is causing many of the region’s biggest urban centres to sink.
Miscellaneous
The purpose of this Geography wiki is to assist students with their learning.
The purpose of this Geography blog is to assist students with their learning.
http://www.philipallan.co.uk/geographyreview/
A series of programmes are now being broadcast that are of huge benefit to Geographers called ‘Human Planet’. Teaching resources based on the programmes are also being prepared including re-edited video clips that will appear on the BBC Class Clips website and in Welsh on Eclips when all of the programmes have been shown.
BBC Learning zones
BBC Knowledge and Learning
Key Stage 5 wiki for the WJEC A level
Royal Geographical Society
Geographical Association Home page
http://geographical.ning.com/
A level Geography magazine published by Canolfan Adnoddau Addysg
News feeds e.g. Thompson Reuters
OS and google on the same page!