Young Geographer of the Year Competition 2023
The Young Geographer of the Year is the Society’s annual competition which recognises the outstanding work of the next generation of geographers. With its age ranges spanning the primary years to A Level, the competition encourages thoughtful and creative answers to the competition’s theme which is set each year.
This year the Society invites young people to create an A3 poster showing their own blueprint for the future. The clips below will help them research the areas suggested by the Society – food production and supply, energy and sustainability, water security, resources, population growth, economic crisis, transport, travel, urbanisation, risk management, trade, environmental management and biodiversity. They can build upon this foundation to come up with innovative ideas for their posters.
Good luck to all of the Young Geographers out there – enjoy these clips and the competition.
Food production and supply
Meat, methane and carbon emissions | Horizon
Meat, methane and carbon emissions | Horizon
Different meats are studied for their different carbon footprints and a scientist has an intriguing development on methane produ...
Plant-based foods and fertilisers | Horizon
Plant-based foods and fertilisers | Horizon
Find out why soy gets a bad reputation and also a new algae-based fertiliser could be around the corner that is less impactful on...
Mexico City's Solution to Food Insecurity | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Mexico City's Solution to Food Insecurity | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Andrew Marr explores how Mexico City is combatting food insecurity with Aztec design floating farms.
London Goes Green | Andrew Marr's Megacities
London Goes Green | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Andrew Marr investigates a green and space effective solution to feeding London.
Permaculture | Natural World
Permaculture | Natural World
Rebecca Hosking investigates permaculture in a small farm in the mountains of Snowdonia.
Energy and sustainability
Sustainable cities | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
Sustainable cities | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
Professor Iain Stewart visits Masdar in Abu Dhabi, a city that relies on renewable energy.
Wind power vs nuclear power | Coast
Wind power vs nuclear power | Coast
A discussion of the pros and cons of wind power and nuclear power.
Could Solar Solve the Energy Crisis? | Click
Could Solar Solve the Energy Crisis? | Click
As the energy crisis ramps prices up ever higher, Click explores whether the latest generation of solar tech makes installation ...
Wave power | Around Scotland
Wave power | Around Scotland
An exploration of renewable energy source, wave power, on the island of Isla.
Scottish wind farms | Making Scotland's Landscape
Scottish wind farms | Making Scotland's Landscape
Professor Iain Stewart discusses wind power in Scotland.
Water security
Water Shortage | World's Busiest Cities
Water Shortage | World's Busiest Cities
Ade Adepitan investigates solutions to the Mexico City water crisis.
Groundwater | How Earth Made Us
Groundwater | How Earth Made Us
Iain Stewart explores the natural phenomenon of groundwater.
Water in Megacities | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Water in Megacities | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Andrew Marr explores water systems and difficulties that water causes in Mexico City, Tokyo and Dhaka.
Water For Life: The Challenge of the Megacity
Water For Life: The Challenge of the Megacity
The challenge of providing clean water and sanitation to the world's megacities
Water and cotton production | Stacey Dooley
Water and cotton production | Stacey Dooley
Stacey Dooley demonstrates how much water is required to create everyday garments made from cotton.
Resources & population growth
Population growth | This World
Population growth | This World
Using 3D graphics, Hans Rosling demonstrates how the earth's population has drastically increased.
Population growth prediction | This World
Population growth prediction | This World
Hans Rosling demonstrates how population growth will shift in this century.
Population distribution | This World
Population distribution | This World
Using 3D graphics, Hans Rosling demonstrates the world population distribution and how it will change by the end of the century.
Resources and waste | Earth From Space
Resources and waste | Earth From Space
Satellite images depict how humans have exploited natural resources and the waste that we have left behind.
Tokyo's population Problem | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Tokyo's population Problem | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Andrew Marr visits a new type of space conscious housing in Tokyo.
Jakarta the Megacity | Equator from the Air
Jakarta the Megacity | Equator from the Air
The impacts of the rapid growth of the megacity Jakarta.
Overcrowding | World's Busiest Cities
Overcrowding | World's Busiest Cities
Ade Adepitan investigates the extortionate real estate prices of central Hong Kong.
Travel
The balance between tourism and conservation in Madagascar | Deadly Dilemmas
The balance between tourism and conservation in Madagascar | Deadly Dilemmas
An exploration of the impact that deforestation is having on the wildlife in Madagascar.
Sustainable tourism in Dubai | The Travel Show
Sustainable tourism in Dubai | The Travel Show
Ade Adepitan explores Sustainable City, an almost completely self-sufficient suburb that uses solar and grows its own food.
Climate change and tourism | The Travel Show
Climate change and tourism | The Travel Show
On this week's Travel Show Ade Adepitan heads to the Maldives to meet the people who are working to save its unique marine envir...
Dubai airport | The Travel Show
Dubai airport | The Travel Show
Rajan Datar explores the expansion of Dubai's airport.
Luxury Tourism and Local People in Mozambique | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve
Luxury Tourism and Local People in Mozambique | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve
Simone Reeve visits islands in the Bazaruto Archipelago, where money from luxury resorts...
Transport
Bike Rental Scheme
Bike Rental Scheme
Andrew Marr explores solutions to mega cities' transport crisis, such as London's bike scheme.
India invests in much-needed transport links | Asia Business Report
India invests in much-needed transport links | Asia Business Report
The importance of building transport systems in India to hold up the growing population.
Transport in Shanghai | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Transport in Shanghai | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Andrew Marr investigates transport systems in Shanghai.
Transport and congestion in Mexico City | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Transport and congestion in Mexico City | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Andrew Marr investigates congestion on Mexico City's roads.
Transport in Dhaka | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Transport in Dhaka | Andrew Marr's Megacities
Andrew Marr investigates transport systems in Dhaka.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity | Our World
Biodiversity | Our World
A team of botanists from Kew discuss the importance of protecting biodiversity.
Protect & Restore Nature | The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
Protect & Restore Nature | The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
Sir David explains exactly what aspect of our approach to modern life is causing a global decline in bio...
Public engagement | Highlands - Scotland's Wild Heart
Public engagement | Highlands - Scotland's Wild Heart
Public engagement has been vital in succeeding at conservation as it spreads knowledge and awareness about the plight o...
Global Concerns: Sustaining Biodiversity
Global Concerns: Sustaining Biodiversity
Poaching is driven by the demand for animal parts for traditional Chinese medicine
Illegal deforestation | Our World
Illegal deforestation | Our World
In spite of the government deforestation laws, Columbians from some regions turn to illegal logging as they have no other way of earning mo...