Why I love geography
Description
A whistle-stop tour around this broad and diverse subject. RGS Ambassador and second year geography student, Alastair Cochrane meets real life geographers who love their subject. Dr Rita Gardner is the Director of the RGS, Ben Saunders is the youngest man to ski solo to the North Pole, Owen Wilson promotes cycling and sustainability in London, Laura Fry makes new maps of Great Britain and Tori Fry has climbed Everest. Talking to them and seeing their passion for their subject this film shows just some of the possibilities of this vast subject and where it can take you.
Runtime
15 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2007
Database
Alexander Street
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