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
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Counting the heads
Jan 08, 2026Send us a text
Collecting Population Data in Developed and Developing Countries
Counting the heads
Accurate population data is a fundamental resource for governments worldwide, whether in developed or developing countries. It provides essential insights into the size, distribution, and characteristics of populations, enabling informed decision-making and effective planning across multiple sectors.
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<... Duration: 00:06:38The Global Carbon Budget
Jan 07, 2026Send us a text
This podcast examines how well the world is doing, cutting carbon emissions.
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Deforestation in the Rainforest
Dec 30, 2025Send us a text
Rainforest deforestation is not confined to the Amazon
Rainforest deforestation is not just a problem in the Amazon; it affects tropical forests across the globe. In 2024 and 2025, record-breaking deforestation has been reported in Southeast Asia, Central Africa, and other parts of South America. For example, Indonesia and Malaysia have seen their primary rainforest losses slow, but the Congo Basin, which contains the world’s second-largest rainforest after the Amazon, has reached its highest-ever rates of untouched forest loss. Agricultural expansion for crops like soy and palm oil, cattle ranching, illegal logging, and es...
China’s Looming Demographic Challenge
Dec 16, 2025Send us a text
China, home to over 1.4 billion people, stood as the world’s most populous country until recently, surpassed by India in 2023. Its demographic trajectory, however, presents a mounting challenge that threatens to reshape the nation’s economic and social fabric profoundly. After decades of sustained population growth, which fuelled rapid industrialisation and urban expansion, China is now encountering a steep demographic transition characterised by a rapidly aging population and a declining birth rate.
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Urban World's Apart
Dec 10, 2025Send us a text
The comparison of London and Mumbai illustrates how the issues of urbanisation are universal but are shaped and expressed in drastically different ways by a city’s stage of development. London, as a post-industrial city, grapples with issues of social inequality, gentrification, and the challenges of managing a highly regulated, yet ageing, infrastructure. Its environmental challenges are being met with sophisticated policy tools and technological solutions. In stark contrast, Mumbai, as a rapidly urbanising EDC city, faces more fundamental challenges, from extreme poverty and a lack of basic services to environmental crises rooted in...
Duration: 00:12:30Air Masses and the ITCZ
Dec 10, 2025Send us a text
Air masses and the inter-tropical convergence zone
The inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is where the trade winds converge; it is an area of uplift of air. The air that converges on the ITCZ does not have the differences in temperature and density that are typical of convergence at the polar front, and therefore there are no weather fronts. Equatorial weather, despite this, is far from placid. Heating the tropical air can cause instability and periods of heavy rainfall, which is of vital importance to some tropical regions. This rainfall occurs when...
Duration: 00:19:03Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation
Nov 15, 2025Send us a text
An explanation of Atmospheric and Oceanic circulation
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Atmospheric System and the Global Heat Budget
Nov 15, 2025Send us a text
An ever-improved understanding of atmospheric processes is required if popular interest in the weather and climatic change is to be satisfied. Satellites with a range of remote sensing devices can now give us an almost instantaneous picture of global weather. This vast increase in information has to be matched with improved computer capacity and software, in order to arrive at an understanding of the atmosphere’s behaviour.
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Duration: 00:14:51From Steel To Startups: How Deindustrialisation, Decentralisation, And Services Remade Cities
Oct 26, 2025Send us a text
Factories faded, suburbs sprawled, and glass towers rose where cranes once loaded coal. We dive into the three forces that rewired modern cities—deindustrialisation, decentralisation, and the rise of the service economy—and map how they still shape jobs, housing, transport, and climate today.
We start with the collapse of manufacturing in the UK, US, and beyond, unpacking the combined punch of globalisation, automation, and policy. From the textile exodus to robotics on car lines, we connect the dots between job losses, urban decline, brownfield legacies, and the human cost felt in p...
Deindustrialisation, Decentralisation, and the Rise of the Service Economy
Oct 25, 2025Send us a text
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Surprising Water Sources of Deserts
Aug 24, 2025Send us a text
Lifelines in Earth's Arid Lands
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How to answer a question in a geography exam
Nov 30, 2024Send us a text
Some hints for senior school students preparing for exams.
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Climate Literacy and its significance for learners
Oct 01, 2024Send us a text
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: 00:11:21An Introduction to Earth Forces
Sep 22, 2024Send us a text
A brief introduction to the structure of the earth, plate tectonics and earth forces.
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Lessons from 23 years as a headteacher
Nov 13, 2023Send us a text
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: 00:15:11Survival of the long term leader
Oct 31, 2023Send us a text
Exploring how I survived! and enjoyed 23 years as a secondary headteacher.
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How to answer a question on Glaciation
Jan 23, 2023Send us a text
A brief podcast to explain how a question on Corrie formation would be maked.
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How to answer Geography exam questions
Jan 04, 2023Send us a text
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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Population Revision
Jan 02, 2023Send us a text
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: 00:51:55Atmosphere Revision
Nov 25, 2022Send us a text
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: 00:23:25Moral Turpitude
Aug 21, 2022Send us a text
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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Far too many pets!
Aug 16, 2022Send us a text
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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Funny Story 2
Aug 14, 2022Send us a text
A funny story about a dropped "pen drive". Unbelievable but true.
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Wedding Rehearsal Speech
Aug 14, 2022Send us a text
A speech originally delivered at the Rehearsal Dinner for my son Gregor and his bride Cristina on 27th May 2022.
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Funny Story 4
Aug 14, 2022Send us a text
Recounting a particularly successful April Fool prank.
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Funny Story 3
Aug 14, 2022Send us a text
This story recounts a prank, played by some geography teachers on a senior pupil, in the late 1970s.
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Funny Story 1
Aug 14, 2022Send us a text
A classroom incident, with a funny side. Sounds like running water!
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Preparing for the first rung on the leadership ladder
Aug 05, 2022Send us a text
Some hints for teachers thinking about applying for their first promotion.
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Introduction to School Leadership
Jul 26, 2022Send us a text
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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Rehearsal Dinner Speech
Jun 27, 2022Send us a text
A speech originally delivered at the Rehearsal Dinner for my son Gregor and his Bride Cristina 27th May 2022
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Funny Story 4
Mar 10, 2022Send us a text
Recounting a particularly successful April Fool prank.
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Funny Story 3
Mar 10, 2022Send us a text
This story recounts a prank played by some Geography teachers on a Senior pupil in the 1970's
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Migration
Feb 13, 2022Send us a text
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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Health and Fitness 1
Jan 10, 2022Send us a text
Start of my fitness and weight loss programme.
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Health and Fitness 2
Jan 10, 2022Send us a text
3 weeks into my Fitness and Weight loss programme
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Funny Story 2
Jan 03, 2022Send us a text
A funny story about a dropped "pen drive". Unbelievable but true!
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Funny Story 1
Dec 31, 2021Send us a text
This is something that happened in class when I was teaching 40 years ago.
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Climate Change - Historical changes in the Earth's climate
Dec 14, 2021Send us a text
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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World Population Distribution
Dec 11, 2021Send us a text
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: 00:09:59Population and Migration an Introduction
Dec 11, 2021Send us a text
This is a brief introduction to the topic Population and Migration. It introduces some basic concepts and terminology.
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Climate Change an Introduction
Dec 11, 2021Send us a text
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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