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Contrasting Locations - General
| Although several of these sites are not immediately relevant to the present National Curriculum for Geography, they are good examples of innovative ways in which the Web can provide geographical information. | |
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Atlapedia General information and maps on the countries of the world |
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CityNet Tourist-related information focusing on selected cities of the world; with detailed maps (Web site no longer available) |
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Ecosystems of our world Information on world environments, incl. Rainforest, desert, tundra, etc. |
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Web View World Access to Web cams worldwide, including some which can be controlled remotely, e.g. Hudson River Live in New York. An alternative is www.onlinecamera.com - note that both these sites contain filtered content, which is not true of all Web cam directories. |
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Geomorphology
from space Satellite images of physical features placed alongside relevant maps (Web site no longer available) |
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The
Virtual Tourist Tourist-related information focusing on selected countries |
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Volcano World |
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World
Map Viewer "PARC Map Viewer has been deactivated. The PARC Map Viewer was an early experiment in interactive web services, originally launched in June 1993. Since it's launch, individual PARC researchers have kept it running as a courtesy to the Internet community. Regrettably, we can no longer maintain the service within our technical infrastructure." (Web site no longer available) |
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World wide earthquake locator Up-to-date information on earthquakes around the world |
| National Geographic Website of the US geographical journal |
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Worldaware Independent educational charity with links and resources on developing countries. NB. The Worldaware office closed on 31st March 2005 and Worldaware "ceased trading". The website retains some useful information but there will be no new projects. |
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Eye Global development issues and developing countries |
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Footprints "Helping young people take steps towards a sustainable future" |
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| Challenge 2000 "A simulated Global Journey in Problem Solving" from Dudley LEA - one of three "Dudley Challenges". |
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| Young Commonwealth A guide to the Commonwealth for young people. |
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| Oxfam Cool Planet "On these pages you will find all the support you need to make global issues come alive in the classroom." |
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NGfL Local
History A local history trail featuring activities which show people how to use the Internet to explore the locality and local history. |
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| The Tea Trail A cross-curricular resource for Key Stage 2 produced by the Tea Council. |
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| HMS
Endurance Tracking Project This website has been set up to track the progress of HMS Endurance, a Royal Navy ice patrol ship, between Portsmouth and Antarctica each year. The site provides fact files about the places the ship visits on the journey, including information about the climate, ecosystems and wildlife in each location, interactive games and quizzes. |
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Yahoo: Countries |
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The Geographical Association
The Virtual Teacher Centre - read the Web site review
TES Online - read the Web site review
ICT Support Network Website of the Week 12/7/01 and 14/08/02
Links updated and checked March 2006