MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧
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Head of Geography in Bristol 👨🏻🏫 Oxford, KCL, Sheffield🎓 UNCC accredited 🇺🇳 Views are my own 💭
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The UK 🇬🇧
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This week’s flag: The United Kingdom 🇬🇧 The UK has lost its measles-free status, according to the World Health Organization, and is now experiencing a measles outbreak ⚠️(/1) youtube.com/shorts/8Jsjj...
This week’s flag: The United Kingdom 🇬🇧 The UK has lost its measles-free status, according to the World Health Organization, and is now experiencing a measles outbreak ⚠️(/1) youtube.com/shorts/8Jsjj...
The UK 🇬🇧
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February 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
This week’s flag: The United Kingdom 🇬🇧 The UK has lost its measles-free status, according to the World Health Organization, and is now experiencing a measles outbreak ⚠️(/1) youtube.com/shorts/8Jsjj...
This week’s flag: The Olympic movement, with Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy set to host the Winter Olympic Games 🇮🇹 From a geography perspective, major international sporting events are powerful tools of soft power 🌍 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/BCZPf...
Olympics ⛷️
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February 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This week’s flag: The Olympic movement, with Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy set to host the Winter Olympic Games 🇮🇹 From a geography perspective, major international sporting events are powerful tools of soft power 🌍 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/BCZPf...
This week’s flag: Denmark 🇩🇰 The country has been in the news due to renewed attention on Greenland, which is a territory that is part of the Danish kingdom but is highly autonomous 🇬🇱 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/SURgu...
Denmark 🇩🇰
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January 27, 2026 at 9:25 PM
This week’s flag: Denmark 🇩🇰 The country has been in the news due to renewed attention on Greenland, which is a territory that is part of the Danish kingdom but is highly autonomous 🇬🇱 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/SURgu...
This week’s flag: Tanzania 🇹🇿 I’m delighted to be leading a student expedition to this sub-saharan country in 2027 with True Adventure 🏕️ (/1) youtube.com/shorts/qztFI...
January 20, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This week’s flag: Tanzania 🇹🇿 I’m delighted to be leading a student expedition to this sub-saharan country in 2027 with True Adventure 🏕️ (/1) youtube.com/shorts/qztFI...
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giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway free for 20 readers #geographyteacher #inwardinvestment #ROI #levellingup
How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway
HS2 is set to cost more per kilometre than any other rail project in the world as total bill could surpass £100bn
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January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway free for 20 readers #geographyteacher #inwardinvestment #ROI #levellingup
Making my Year 12s carry out secondary research in class today confirmed the fact the internet has moved away from a world of questioning and critical thinking and into a world of direct answers... This was recently discussed in Amol Rajan's Radical podcast 🎤
January 14, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Making my Year 12s carry out secondary research in class today confirmed the fact the internet has moved away from a world of questioning and critical thinking and into a world of direct answers... This was recently discussed in Amol Rajan's Radical podcast 🎤
This week’s flag: European Union 🇪🇺 The EU has just agreed its largest-ever trade deal with South America’s Mercosur, aiming to reduce tariffs and trade barriers between the two major economic blocs 🤝 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/ngwrz...
European Union 🇪🇺
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January 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
This week’s flag: European Union 🇪🇺 The EU has just agreed its largest-ever trade deal with South America’s Mercosur, aiming to reduce tariffs and trade barriers between the two major economic blocs 🤝 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/ngwrz...
This Week's Flag: Venezuela 🇻🇪 The country has been in the news following a US-led operation targeting President Nicolás Maduro 🇺🇸 The situation in and around Caracas has drawn worldwide attention and sparked intense international debate 👀 (/1) youtu.be/wwYGSweL9xI?...
Venezuela 🇻🇪
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January 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This Week's Flag: Venezuela 🇻🇪 The country has been in the news following a US-led operation targeting President Nicolás Maduro 🇺🇸 The situation in and around Caracas has drawn worldwide attention and sparked intense international debate 👀 (/1) youtu.be/wwYGSweL9xI?...
This Week's Flag: Venice 🇮🇹 New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that volcanic eruptions may have helped trigger the arrival of the Black Death in Europe 🌋 (/1) youtu.be/uwXerMjV_fo?...
Venice 🇮🇹
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December 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This Week's Flag: Venice 🇮🇹 New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that volcanic eruptions may have helped trigger the arrival of the Black Death in Europe 🌋 (/1) youtu.be/uwXerMjV_fo?...
This Week's Flag: Ethiopia 🇪🇹 This weekthe country has been in the news after a volcanic eruption 🌋 It’s a historic moment — the volcano hasn’t erupted since the last Ice Age, 12,000 years ago ❄️(/1) youtube.com/shorts/kODLn...
Ethiopia 🇪🇹
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December 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This Week's Flag: Ethiopia 🇪🇹 This weekthe country has been in the news after a volcanic eruption 🌋 It’s a historic moment — the volcano hasn’t erupted since the last Ice Age, 12,000 years ago ❄️(/1) youtube.com/shorts/kODLn...
This week’s flag: Indonesia 🇮🇩 The country has been making headlines for two very different reasons ✨ Jakarta is now the world’s largest city, officially overtaking Tokyo 🇯🇵 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/uBtKj...
Indonesia 🇮🇩
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December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This week’s flag: Indonesia 🇮🇩 The country has been making headlines for two very different reasons ✨ Jakarta is now the world’s largest city, officially overtaking Tokyo 🇯🇵 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/uBtKj...
This week’s flag: Brazil 🇧🇷 COP30 is currently taking place in Belem and is the 30th annual Conference of the Parties, where countries meet with the UN to discuss how we can mitigate, adapt, and manage the financial impacts of climate change 🌎(/1) youtube.com/shorts/T73NX...
Brazil 🇧🇷
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November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This week’s flag: Brazil 🇧🇷 COP30 is currently taking place in Belem and is the 30th annual Conference of the Parties, where countries meet with the UN to discuss how we can mitigate, adapt, and manage the financial impacts of climate change 🌎(/1) youtube.com/shorts/T73NX...
This week’s flag: Iran 🇮🇷 The Persian country is currently experiencing a devastating drought due to a lack of rainfall 🏜️ Reservoirs supplying Tehran are less than 10%, which means that the country’s capital city is at risk of having to be evacuated 🏙 youtube.com/shorts/Mp7vX...
Iran 🇮🇷
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November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This week’s flag: Iran 🇮🇷 The Persian country is currently experiencing a devastating drought due to a lack of rainfall 🏜️ Reservoirs supplying Tehran are less than 10%, which means that the country’s capital city is at risk of having to be evacuated 🏙 youtube.com/shorts/Mp7vX...
This week’s flag: Jamaica 🇯🇲 During half-term, the country was hit by Hurricane Melissa 🌀 The Category 5 storm intensified over the Caribbean Sea to become to joint strongest in the Atlantic Ocean’s history 🌎 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/7Jh8B...
Jamaica 🇯🇲
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November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This week’s flag: Jamaica 🇯🇲 During half-term, the country was hit by Hurricane Melissa 🌀 The Category 5 storm intensified over the Caribbean Sea to become to joint strongest in the Atlantic Ocean’s history 🌎 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/7Jh8B...
This week’s flag: Hawaï 🇺🇸 The USA’s smallest state is home to the world’s most active volano - Mt Kilauea 🌋Last weekend, the volcano erupted for the 36th time since December 2024, which means it has done so once a week since the end of last year 📆 youtube.com/shorts/LR7oa...
Hawaï 🏄♂️
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October 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This week’s flag: Hawaï 🇺🇸 The USA’s smallest state is home to the world’s most active volano - Mt Kilauea 🌋Last weekend, the volcano erupted for the 36th time since December 2024, which means it has done so once a week since the end of last year 📆 youtube.com/shorts/LR7oa...
This week's flag: the Philippines 🇵🇭 The East Asian country has been in the news recently after suffering from a series of natural hazards 📰 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/nOGk2...
Philippines 🇵🇭
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October 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This week's flag: the Philippines 🇵🇭 The East Asian country has been in the news recently after suffering from a series of natural hazards 📰 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/nOGk2...
Two years ago, I was approached by @geogmum.bsky.social and @jennnnnn.bsky.social about a book on teaching geography in the 21st century 🌍 They asked me if I wanted to write a chapter on how to teach geographical skills in secondary school 📝
September 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Two years ago, I was approached by @geogmum.bsky.social and @jennnnnn.bsky.social about a book on teaching geography in the 21st century 🌍 They asked me if I wanted to write a chapter on how to teach geographical skills in secondary school 📝
This week’s flag: Taiwan 🇹🇼 The country was hit by Typhoon Ragasa, which officially was the strongest tropical storm of the year 🌀 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/0N1Bv...
Taiwan 🇹🇼
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September 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This week’s flag: Taiwan 🇹🇼 The country was hit by Typhoon Ragasa, which officially was the strongest tropical storm of the year 🌀 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/0N1Bv...
This week’s flag: Morocco 🇲🇦 This week, the country became the 60th country to sign the UN’s High Seas Treaty 🌊 Three years ago, countries agreed to turn 30% of the world’s oceans into Marine Protected Areas 💙 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/kCmu9...
Morocco 🇲🇦
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September 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This week’s flag: Morocco 🇲🇦 This week, the country became the 60th country to sign the UN’s High Seas Treaty 🌊 Three years ago, countries agreed to turn 30% of the world’s oceans into Marine Protected Areas 💙 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/kCmu9...
This week's flag: Ethiopia 🇪🇹 The largest country in the Horn of Africa has made the news after inaugurating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) 🚧 (/1) youtu.be/W2WrXi6_QV8?...
Ethiopia 🇪🇹
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September 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This week's flag: Ethiopia 🇪🇹 The largest country in the Horn of Africa has made the news after inaugurating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) 🚧 (/1) youtu.be/W2WrXi6_QV8?...
This week’s flag: Malaysia 🇲🇾 Later this week, Mr Leigh and I will be heading on expedition with a group of Year 12 students in Borneo 🌴 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/lv1Zt...
Malaysia 🇲🇾
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July 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This week’s flag: Malaysia 🇲🇾 Later this week, Mr Leigh and I will be heading on expedition with a group of Year 12 students in Borneo 🌴 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/lv1Zt...
Just taught my last full 5 lesson teaching day of the academic year 🎉
June 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just taught my last full 5 lesson teaching day of the academic year 🎉
This week’s flag: Scotland 🏴 In an attempt to reduce waste and methane emissions, our Northern neighbour is banning landfill from 31 December 2025 onwards 🚮 (/1 ) youtube.com/shorts/5as_r...
Scotland 🏴
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June 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This week’s flag: Scotland 🏴 In an attempt to reduce waste and methane emissions, our Northern neighbour is banning landfill from 31 December 2025 onwards 🚮 (/1 ) youtube.com/shorts/5as_r...
This week’s flag: Brazil 🇧🇷 The South American country has made the news after cutting down 8 miles of road in the Amazon rainforest as it preparesto host COP30 this winter 🌴 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/LY1yp...
Brazil 🇧🇷
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June 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This week’s flag: Brazil 🇧🇷 The South American country has made the news after cutting down 8 miles of road in the Amazon rainforest as it preparesto host COP30 this winter 🌴 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/LY1yp...