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Geography



General

GeoResources
A database of Geography-related reference sites targeting teachers, KS3/4 pupils and A Level students.
Globe
Encourages schools to measure aspects of their local environment and report their results over the Internet.
Global Eye
Tackles development issues from around the world..
QLS Internet Geography
A useful site covering a variety of topics with teaching aids and links to relevant websites.
Sam Learning
KS3, KS4, and KS5 materials. Approved by NGfL, NAHT, and PIN. Supporter of Capital FM revision line.
Toporopa
Toporopa provides multi-lingual, educational and entertaining quizzes about Europe: European countries, capitals, flags, regions, metropolitan areas, monarchies, battles, mountains, lakes, seas, rivers, islands, peninsulas, ports, straits and volcanoes.
Natural Hazards

UK earthquakes
Offers access to a list of recent UK earthquakes ,shown on an UK map.
GIS Earthquake Locator
Recent worldwide earthquakes together with maps enabling the viewer to look at other earthquake sites.
The Mount St Helens volcanic eruption (USA)
Contains information on the St Helens eruption and other recent earthquakes.
USGS Earthquake Site (USA)
Up-to-date global earthquake information including maps and photographs
Volcanoes - can we predict volcanic eruptions? (USA)
QuickTime video clips of volcanic eruptions and interactive activities. This site is good for G.C.S.E.
Volcano World (USA)
Easy to use site for Key Stage 3+, volcano resources including current eruption information.

Climatic hazards

Atlantic Hurricanes (USA)
Current information on Atlantic hurricane season with maps.
NASA: Global Warming (USA)
Investigates issues of global warming.
NOAA El Nino Theme (USA)
Information on El Nino, as well as the effects.
UK Tornadoes and Storms
Provides colour photographs of recent UK storm and tornado events.
USA Today: Hurricane and Tornado Information
Useful weather resource for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific regions.

Geology

Web Lift for Geological Time
Introduction to geology and geologic time periods.
Douglas Henderson's Earth History Illustrations
Illustrations representing earth's ancient life, landscapes, dinosaurs, and prehistoric creatures.
Dr. Bob's Geologic Time Page
Helps order periods in time.
Earth Sciences Explorer: Geologic Time
Covers what happened during the different time segments.
Geologic Time
U.S. Geological Survey publication.
Gravity
Variations of Earths gravitational field.
Schoolscience
Exploring for oils. How we know about the structure of the Earth and where to look for oils.

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