Brecon High School Humanities Faculty

23/02/2023

17/02/2023

Exciting times!
41 pupils depart tonight and fly tomorrow morning!
BHS and the Big Apple 🇺🇸🗽🍏🤩

29/01/2023

Sustainable Cities; Sponge cities; Climate change management

https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/becoming-a-sponge-city-at-shenzhen-speed/?fbclid=IwAR2tT8metfCgDqVdT_oTHDHaqyEOAXOqla0Dmhy27pb4t3OLqUPSN6W_mH0

Shenzhen is a prime example of China’s Sponge City Program, which aims to both prevent flooding and increase water supply in urban areas.

27/01/2023

03/01/2023

UWE Bristol have put together a really helpful document to advise on future careers for geography graduates. Take a look:

https://www.geographysouthwest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Geography-graduate-stories-v2.pdf?fbclid=IwAR05g_8b1inPgg6dVbZJRaafT1F1EdzyT3UGC78__1aCqC6nHXuiB5OoJtk

28/12/2022

International Date Line; Lines of Longitude;
New Years Eve 2022

28/12/2022

Secondary impacts of hazards

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64053059?at_medium=social&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_format=link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_type=web_link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_id=322DF7C0-8654-11ED-AD9A-FF1A2152A482&fbclid=IwAR1zn9JsoZPTYhQsZPLZ4jNTEi9xGDlq7jlHnZ_QBFXn9CQQlyH-vH_rluA

The Philippines is grappling with food insecurity amid natural disasters and global price rises.

23/12/2022

https://www.economist.com/interactive/christmas-specials/2022/12/20/the-decline-of-the-city-grid?utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content&fbclid=IwAR1iN0s6MkYkmxQMu70pfhm-mi6BGpJm-W1LW-BefwGQ0sX0Cpkmz5qiAj8

The oldest form of city planning is falling out of fashion

22/12/2022

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64048908

All 10 of the most expensive streets in England are in south and west London, according to Halifax.

01/12/2022

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/populationandhouseholdestimateswales/census2021

https://census.gov.uk/census-2021-results/phase-one-topic-summaries

15/11/2022

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/15/second-homes-hollowing-out-welsh-communities-language-decline?fbclid=IwAR3pnP0rR3Jn_De5ITgKgHE3qeupujl798CGdZNCYjAAH989rElcQYb3qgg

Rising house prices and a blight of holiday lets are pushing out Welsh speakers and causing local schools to close, says Colin Williams, professor at Cardiff University’s School of Welsh

13/11/2022

Tuesday 15th November: The day of 8 Billion

The Day of 8 Billion