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This issue of Primary Geography looks ahead to the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games and features a wealth of geographical activities linked to the event for primary pupils of all ages

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The Spring 2012 issue of Teaching Geography focuses on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It includes a range of teaching ideas for using this global sporting event in the geography classroom.

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The Spring 2012 issue of Geography features articles on postcolonialism, indigenous knowledge for disaster risk reduction, new geographies of migrant settlement in the UK, and much more.

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