Crash Course
What is Physical Geography Crash Course Geography
Traditionally, geography is studied as two interconnected parts: physical geography and human geography. For the first half of this series, we will be focusing on physical geography, which is all about recognizing the characteristics of...
Mr Henry's Music World
Online Music Lessons for Kids: What Makes Music Sound Scary?
Getting scary music ready for Halloween? Mr. Henry puts the music spotlight on What Makes Music Sound Scary? Learning about how certain chords create scary sounding music. You can even take the listening quiz to check up on your aural...
Curated Video
Five Themes of Geography
Five Themes of Geography identifies the five themes of geography by examining location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.
Curated Video
My Environment
Dr. Forrester discusses interactions between people and their environment and how environmental processes and characteristics influence human settlement and activity.
Crash Course
Population & Food: Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to talk about the link between population and food energy. As the world's population keeps growing, finding ways to provide enough food and water for everyone while supporting a sustainable environment can be tricky!...
Wonderscape
Understanding Geography: How It Shapes Communities
This video introduces geography, the study of the natural environment, and how it influences communities. Learn about landforms, bodies of water, and how geography affects daily life, from the food we eat to the jobs we have. Discover...
Curated Video
My Neighborhoods Geography
Humans have had a significant impact on their environment. Housing developments, urban sprawl, roads, and more have made changes to local geography.
TED Talks
TED: For more wonder, rewild the world | George Monbiot
Wolves were once native to the US' Yellowstone National Park -- until hunting wiped them out. But when, in 1995, the wolves began to come back (thanks to an aggressive management program), something interesting happened: the rest of the...
Natural History Museum
Can eating less meat help the environment? | Our Broken Planet
The rise of intensive agriculture has had vast consequences for the planet's land, water supply, and climate. Could the reduction in demand for animal products be the key to a more equitable future for everyone - and are we capable of...
Crash Course Kids
Constellation Location
Let's say you're looking for a specific constellation in the sky, but can't find it? That could be because you're on the wrong part of the planet to see it. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about how the Earth's...
Curated Video
Extreme Living: The Sahara
How satellite images revealed agriculture could be possible in one of the driest environments on the planet. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. 30% of the world's freshwater reserves are locked away...
Curated Video
Mass Tourism: Case Study
Tourism is now a major industry in Thailand due to its rich culture and exotic climate. However, mass tourism puts extraordinary pressure on local resources and creates problems of overcrowding and pollution. How can Thailand manage...
Curated Video
Extreme Living: Nomads
With nomadic populations in decline, the Darhad still choose to roam the harsh environment of Outer Mongolia year round. But for how long? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Nomadic tribes have no permanent...
Curated Video
Extreme Living: The Frozen North
How the inhabitants of one of the coldest environments on the planet have adapted their lifestyle to survive. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. People native to northern Canada, Greenland, Alaska and...
Curated Video
Overpopulation
The global population is growing rapidly and soon the world could be overpopulated. Life as we know it could become unsustainable. What can we do to avoid this? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. There are over 7.5...
Curated Video
Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy
She’s known as a savior of the enslaved – but few know that during the American Civil War, Harriet Tubman was an exceptionally capable Union Army spy.
Curated Video
How far did your pineapple travel?
Follow the journey of a pineapple as it travels from Ghana, where it is grown, to the shelves of your local supermarket. People and places - Human geography - International trade Learning Points A consumer is the person who buys a...
NASA
NASA Rainfall Data and Global Fire Weather
The Global Fire WEather Database (GFWED) integrates different weather factors influencing the likelihood of a vegetation fire starting and spreading. It is based on the Fire Weather Index (FWI) System, which tracks the dryness of three...
MinuteEarth
Why Do Rivers Have Deltas?
Where rivers meet the ocean, coastlines tend to bend either inward or outward, creating estuaries and deltas. But how do they get those shapes? A huge thank-you to the following organizations, all working toward sustainable deltas, for...
Curated Video
A Punjab Village (1925)
Part of India on Film: 1899 – 1947. This collection of newly digitised films is part of the BFI's contribution to the UK-India Year of Culture 2017. View more films on BFI Player...
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Namibia: Ecotourism
How an alliance between government, an international tour operator, and a local community has created a mutually beneficial tourism business venture. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Namibia, in southern Africa, now enjoys...
Curated Video
Hawaii: Impacts of Tourism
Hawaii has benefitted from the growth of global tourism: but what have the impacts been on its environment and culture? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Hawaii is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world,...
Curated Video
Urban Settlements
Urban environments may seem very different from one another – but their underlying structures are often remarkably similar. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Every urban settlement has a central business...
Curated OER
Planet Carbon
Carbon is essential to life; yet, too much carbon will stifle life here on Earth. Our planet hangs in a delicate balance and the increased greenhouse gases threaten to harm the environment. Now that we have recognized human contribution,...