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A number of pupils received firsts with Lucy McClure being named Dux

Social media users say: ‘Teach more geography in American schools’

Sivankutty to launch project on Saturday

Revisions to the Australian primary school curriculum for geography mean children will learn much less about the world and its diversity than they do at present. They will learn nothing about some significant concepts such as climate.

History. Sociology. Geography. Civics. Political Science. Economics. Anthropology. These disciplines — often grouped together under the heading of “social studies” — were developed to foster a deeper understanding of the world we all inhabit. The best educators work hard to take their students outside of boundaries on a map, lists…

From TV and movie trivia to history, geography and sports, this Friday pub quiz will put your general knowledge to the test at every point

Once upon a time, London’s tube map looked like, well, a map, with street names and geographical accuracy and all that jazz. But then, a young draughtsman named Harry Beck realised that, when you’re underground, geography doesn’t matter: all you need to know is the order of the stations and…

Think of the images that defined our understanding of war or protest. Similar ones can tell the truth about this disaster, says Saffron O’Neill, an associate professor in geography at Exeter University

The contestant called Grace slipped up when she was asked a question about which country has a coast on the North Atlantic