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1. What is Geo-literacy?
   
   

   Made in the US by National Geographic this clip provides inspirational imagery and an  introduction to the idea of Geo-literacy - might be one to show to year 8's or 9's when it comes to choosing GCSE options.

    

   Geo-literacy extends far beyond knowing where places are on a map, it entails spatial thinking skills and understanding systems in addition to content knowledge about locations and places. 

   
   
   

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2. Water and Development
   
   

   When access to clean drinking water is an issue, it creates a web of developmental problems for a community.  For a video with more information about water/development statistics by the organization http://charitywater.org see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCHhwxvQqxg&feature=player_embedded

   
   
   

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3. World Bank eAtlas
   
   

   Free and open access to the world’s most comprehensive collection of economic and development data. Browse, map, graph, or download data by country, topic on over 4,000 indicators. Available in English, Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic.

    

   The World Bank eAtlas suite of user-friendly, interactive electronic atlases, allows users to map and graph dozens of indicators over time and across countries.

   
   
   

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4. UNICEF video about ending the use of children in war.
   
   

   This is a great video to help with teaching issues around conflict.

   
   
   

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5. Rio Relocates for 2016 - Video
   
   

   Communities that lie on the outskirts of what’s slated to be Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park have been marked for removal in order to make way for infrastructure projects.

   
   
   

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6. Life on hold: the story of a Somali teenage refugee - video
   
   

   Film-makers Nick Francis and Marc Silver travelled with Amnesty International to a refugee camp in Tunisia where they met Omar, a Somali teenager...

   
   
   

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7. Build your own interactive maps - a great free tool
   
   

   This map shows national estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. It's an example of the kind of maps you can build using the chartsbin.com site and the best bit is that it's completely free.

   
   
   

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8. Inside Apple's factory in China Video
   
   

   You might love your ipad, but what's life like for the people who make them?

   
   
   

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9. Living Amid Ruins in Haiti Video
   
   

   Poverty and government policies have forced many Haitians displaced by the 2010 earthquake to leave the tent camps and return to severely damaged houses in danger of collapse.

   
   
   

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10. Rio's poor fear loss of homes video
    
    

    Brazilian city's $20bn vision for football World Cup and Olympic Games leaves slum-dwellers in the lurch.

    
    
    

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