Welcome to The Geog Blog!

Hello and welcome, avid learners and geography enthusiasts! We are thrilled to unveil the newest digital hub dedicated to enhancing your educational journey- The Geog Blog! This blog is designed to provide you with additional depth on top of your lessons to drive your progress and (hopefully!) grow your love of geography further. Before we move on, it might be worthwhile bookmarking this page.

What can you expect from this blog?

In-depth insights: This should be a journey beyond the textbooks (They still have their value!). We will aim to drive into the core of the most complex geography and we aim to present you fresh perspectives and research backed insights.

Research Highlights: We'll curate the latest educational research in geography to expose you to a wide array of academic findings and literature to support you through your A-Levels and beyond. The research and literature here will be directly linked to your A-Level course- so browse as you see fit!

An Interactive Environment: Is there a particular part of geography that you feel you have expertise in? Would you like to conduct research projects to further your understanding? if you would like to write your own blog post let us know, guest authors are always welcome!

Thank you for joining us on this exciting journey!

The Kennet School Geography Team

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A Retrospective Overview of Factors that Influence Guinea Worm Epidemic in Northern Region of Ghana

This article retrospectively examines the factors which caused Guinea Worm Disease (Dracunculiasis) to spread to epidemic levels, so as to serve as the basis for formulating a national preventive agenda to reinforce the preventive measures which have been put in place to prevent the disease from re-emerging. The hybrid conceptual framework of disease diffusion and disease ecology was used. The mixed method research design was used to collect data from a total of 11 administrative districts. Primary data was obtained from a total of 860 respondents. To achieve a representative distribution of respondents, they were proportionately selected with respect to the populations of their respective districts. A key Informant interview was conducted. Download the full article for free here!

Carbon catch-22 : the pollution in our soil Bad behaviour doesn’t usually have good consequences but our fossil fuel and fertiliser habits may have had some “good” environmental side-effects. Our new research suggests that the last 200 years of pollution have increased the carbon stored in soils across natural ecosystems in Britain. And this locking in of carbon in soils provides an offset for some of our carbon emissions. But the catch-22 is if we kick our polluting habits, this carbon is at risk of returning to our atmosphere, contributing to climate change. Read the rest of the article here!

Climate crisis could reverse progress in achieving gender equality

People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest victims of the climate crisis. In vulnerable hotspots, such as the arid lands of Kenya and Ethiopia, farming communities are already struggling with droughts and water scarcity that kill their cattle and threaten their very survival. The glacial-fed river basins of the Himalayan mountains, or the deltas of Bangladesh, India and Ghana, are increasingly prone to floods, landslides and powerful cyclones. As a result, men are often migrating further to keep their families going, looking for casual work in neighbouring towns or villages for a few days or weeks at a time, or to cities further away. Many try to return home when they can, with whatever they have earned. But during their absence, the entire burden of maintaining the family is on women. Read the full article here!

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