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Contrasting Locations - UK
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All Souls JM & I School School website with text and photographs relating to its locality: the "West End" of London |
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Low Bentham Primary School School website with text and photographs relating to its locality - upland north Lancashire |
| Ambleside
Primary School Extensive resources for several curriculum areas, including Geography, from a primary school in the English Lake District |
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| Sammy Seagull An online "Big Book" about Dover inspired by the Sebastian Swan books - created by children at Priory Fields Computer Club. |
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| Llandudno Information about this popular UK contrasting locality. Go to primary scheme of work unit - A contrasting UK locality - Llandudno |
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BBC Two
Cities Experience the differences between Belfast and Mexican life in the BBC's tale of two cities. Two cities supports KS2 QCA Schemes of Work Units 10,13, 14, 15 and 22: 'Contrasting localities.' |
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| Beside the Seaside from Snaith Primary School, Yorkshire |
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River Trent A resource for a topic on rivers which includes maps and aerial photographs of the various stages of the River Trent. |
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| Environment Agency Environmental Information Includes Floodplain maps - accessed by postcode. |
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| Pembrokeshire Coast National
Park A range of resources in the education pages here, with ideas for field study sessions, walks and activities. A reference area provides fact sheets on erosion, rocks, fossils and nature conservation. |
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Virtual Rotherham |
Contrasting Locations - overseas
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French
Connection English language resources on France |
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Holland Information about the Netherlands (Web site no longer available) Official Website of the Netherlands Board of Tourism - Holland.com |
| On the Line "On the Line was a millennium project that explored and celebrated the lives of people who live in the eight countries lying along the zero degree meridian line: Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Algeria, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom." |
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India World The content of the India World Web site is now of relatively limited educational value. As an alternative, the Maps of India site offers resources to support the study of localities on the sub-continent. |
| Chembakolli Subscription site with resources to support primary scheme of work unit 10 - A Village in India |
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| Tiki
the penguin Oneworld.net's Kids Channel has created a site for children to learn about Peru, featuring Tiki. He has not only been to the desert, he has climbed the Andes Mountains on horseback and spent time in the jungle too. Watch his slideshows and choose some Peruvian music to go with them. |
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Kenya Web Information, maps and images relating to Kenya |
| Tocuaro - A
Mexican village Information on the Horta family - linked to QCA scheme of work unit 22 and the Tocuaro photo pack and CDROM resources. |
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| Meet Mexico A resource for schools provided by the Embassy of Mexico in London. |
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St Lucia
(Official site) Tourist information for St. Lucia |
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St. Lucia
information (Worldaware) |
| The Real St Lucia - A
Venture for KS2 An engaging Webquest by Jane Smith |
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| South Georgia Island This site contains information on the eco-systems, natural beauty and historical richness of the Sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. It aims to build a better understanding of the environmental challenges that face the South Atlantic Region. |
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
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