Geography Expert

Geography Expert

By: Ritchie Cunningham

Language: en-gb

Categories: Science, Earth, Education, Comedy, How To

My podcasts on Geography Expert will cover a range of geographical topics which might be of interest to teachers and students of geography. I've also included some podcasts on Leadership, Health and Fitness as well as some Funny Stories. Music intro and ending -We Are One by Vexento https://soundcloud.com/vexentohttps://www.youtube.com/user/VexentoFree Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2PaIKcRMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Ssvu2yncgWU

Episodes

Deindustrialisation, Decentralisation, and the Rise of the Service Economy
Oct 25, 2025

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Duration: 00:15:13
Surprising Water Sources of Deserts
Aug 24, 2025

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Lifelines in Earth's Arid Lands

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Duration: 00:10:27
How to answer a question in a geography exam
Nov 30, 2024

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Some hints for senior school students preparing for exams.

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Duration: 00:16:28
Climate Literacy and its significance for learners
Oct 01, 2024

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In an era where the impacts of climate change are increasingly evident, climate literacy has emerged as a critical component of education. Climate literacy refers to an understanding of the climate system, the scientific principles that underpin it, the ways human activities influence climate, and the potential consequences of climate change.

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Duration: 00:11:21
An Introduction to Earth Forces
Sep 22, 2024

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A brief introduction to the structure of the earth, plate tectonics and earth forces.

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Duration: 00:12:27
Lessons from 23 years as a headteacher
Nov 13, 2023

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 Survival of the long-term leader by Geography Expert:

The video is about the speaker's experience as a head teacher for 23 years.

The speaker shares his insights on how to stay motivated and effective in a long-term leadership position. He emphasizes the importance of embracing change, looking for new challenges, and developing new projects. He also stresses the need to be self-aware and guard against one's ego getting in the way of the job. Additionally, he recommends accepting board or community positions to broaden one's experience and network. Finally, he e...

Duration: 00:15:11
Survival of the long term leader
Oct 31, 2023

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Exploring how I survived! and enjoyed 23 years as a secondary headteacher.

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Duration: 00:07:52
How to answer a question on Glaciation
Jan 23, 2023

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A brief podcast to explain how a question on Corrie formation would be maked.

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Duration: 00:04:35
How to answer Geography exam questions
Jan 04, 2023

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A short podcast explaining to students - how to answer examination questions in Geography. Giving hints on how exams are marked and what markers are looking for in an answer. The sample exam question is from the Atmosphere topic. The hints are from a former Principal Examiner of Geography who was responsible for setting and marking exams for 10 years.

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Duration: 00:08:31
Population Revision
Jan 02, 2023

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This podcast is to help senior students revise the Population topic in Geography. It is accompanied by a downloadable pdf from my website which also has sample examination questions and some answers.

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Duration: 00:51:55
Atmosphere Revision
Nov 25, 2022

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This episode describes the main topics in the Geography topic "Atmosphere" and is aimed at senior students revising for examinations. My revision notes (Atmosphere Revision) to assist students are available free to download from my website   www.ritchiecunningham.com   in the senior secondary resources section. 

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Duration: 00:23:25
Moral Turpitude
Aug 21, 2022

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This is a short chapter in my short novel 4C, available through Amazon. The novel is a collection of funny stories and situations, set in a 1960s Grammar School.
It is nostalgic, amusing and reflects on the experience of being a teenager in a large school. 
This podcast is a nice short bedtime story. 

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Duration: 00:16:49
Far too many pets!
Aug 16, 2022

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This is a right old grump bemoaning the trend for more and more pets, with the consequent costs to the environment.

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Duration: 00:08:55
Funny Story 1
Aug 14, 2022

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A classroom incident, with a funny side.  Sounds like running water!

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Duration: 00:02:38
Funny Story 2
Aug 14, 2022

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A funny story about a dropped "pen drive". Unbelievable but true. 

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Duration: 00:05:28
Funny Story 3
Aug 14, 2022

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This story recounts a prank, played by some geography teachers on a senior pupil, in the late 1970s.

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Duration: 00:03:40
Funny Story 4
Aug 14, 2022

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Recounting a particularly successful April Fool prank.

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Duration: 00:04:43
Wedding Rehearsal Speech
Aug 14, 2022

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A speech originally delivered at the Rehearsal Dinner for my son Gregor and his bride Cristina on 27th May 2022.

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Duration: 00:15:00
Preparing for the first rung on the leadership ladder
Aug 05, 2022

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Some hints for teachers thinking about applying for their first promotion.

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Duration: 00:16:33
Introduction to School Leadership
Jul 26, 2022

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This is the first in a series of Leadership Podcasts. This introduction concentrates on School Leadership for most of the exemplars.

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Duration: 00:11:23
Rehearsal Dinner Speech
Jun 27, 2022

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A speech originally delivered at the Rehearsal Dinner for my son Gregor and his Bride Cristina 27th May 2022

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Duration: 00:15:00
Funny Story 4
Mar 10, 2022

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Recounting a particularly successful April Fool prank.

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Duration: 00:04:43
Funny Story 3
Mar 10, 2022

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This story recounts a prank played by some Geography teachers on a Senior pupil in the 1970's

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Duration: 00:03:40
Migration
Feb 13, 2022

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An examination of some issues relating to Migration, both internal and international migration. Examining "Push" and "Pull " factors. Forced migration, rural-urban migration and counter-migration. As well as some theories of migration.

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Duration: 00:30:59
Health and Fitness 1
Jan 10, 2022

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Start of my fitness and weight loss programme.

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Duration: 00:03:38
Health and Fitness 2
Jan 10, 2022

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3 weeks into my Fitness and Weight loss programme

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Duration: 00:02:53
Funny Story 2
Jan 03, 2022

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A funny story about a dropped "pen drive". Unbelievable but true!

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Duration: 00:05:28
Funny Story 1
Dec 31, 2021

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This is something that happened in class when I was teaching 40 years ago. 

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Duration: 00:02:38
Climate Change - Historical changes in the Earth's climate
Dec 14, 2021

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A short introduction is followed by an examination of methods used to determine past climates and the natural causes for these changes in climate. Examining astronomical factors as well as more earth-bound factors which can influence the climate. 
Pollen analysis, dendrochronology and isotope analysis are explained.

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Duration: 00:25:26
World Population Distribution
Dec 11, 2021

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This podcast introduces key terms in relation to population distribution as well as the human and physical factors which influence population distribution and density of poulation.

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Duration: 00:09:59
Population and Migration an Introduction
Dec 11, 2021

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This is a brief introduction to the topic Population and Migration. It introduces some basic concepts and terminology.

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Duration: 00:07:33
Climate Change an Introduction
Dec 11, 2021

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This podcast examines the natural and human-induced phenomena that lead to climate change.  The first part of the podcast examines climate change over the millennia while the last part concentrates on climate change caused by a rapidly growing human population and its use of the earth's resources.  An excellent introduction to the topic of climate change. 

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Duration: 00:19:25