Geography
- About Geography
Fantastic resource! Maps, atlases, info about countries. KS3/4.
http://www.geography.about.com/library
- Alpine Biodiversity
Bodiversity of habitats in the Alps. Animals, plantlife, human, and tourist impacts.
http://www.jncc.gov.uk[alpnetbookletv2.pdf]
- Caves
Fantastic photos of caves in America plus information on how caves are formed.
http://cavern.com/gallery/
- Geofacts
Splendid site from the Ordnance Survey - upload your own photo's of Britain, go on virtual missions, get homework help and find out how maps are useful in everyday life
http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk[mapzone]
- Geography Resources
KS3. Topics include rivers, coasts, earthquakes, farming, industry, volcanoes and much more. Also gateways to GCSE and A level material.
http://www.georesources.co.uk/indexks3.htm
- Geospy
A National Geographic site. You can play the continents game, the states and provinces game or the countries game. Find out how much you know!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/
- Internet Geography
Websites, revision tips, tests, geo-topics on physical, environmental, human and economic geography. Search engine. Good information.
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk
- Limestone Caves
Limestone caves and cave decorations such as stalactites, stalagmites and columns.
http://www.amonline.net.au/geoscience/earth/caves.htm
- Mountain Ranges
Covers plants, animals and climate of the Alps, Himalayas, Rocky Mountains and Andes.
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/alpine.htm
- Mountains
How mountains are formed, types of mountain, volcanoes, ranges and lots of other info from Woodlands Junior School site.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk[mountains].htm
- Panoramic Views
Fabulous panoramas from around the world. Experience the London Eye or take in the view from Mount St Helens. You will need a fast internet connection and QuickTime.
http://panoramas.dk/newspanos/index.html
- Rainforests
Fact sheets on the plants, animals and people found in rainforests. Also a section on the destruction of rainforests.
http://www.magikbirds.com/ctf/index.htm
- Rivers
Lots of information on rivers including the Amazon, Nile and Ganges.
http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/water.htm
- Rivers
Excellent website for key stage 2. Rivers include the Amazon and Nile amongst others.
http://www.woodlands-junior[rivers].html
- Standard Grade Geography
Excellent site with lots of simple and clear information on settlements, farming, industry, population, climate and weather. Middle school age group.
http://www.scalloway.org.uk
- The Rocks of Bedfordshire
Diagram of the better known rocks of Bedfordshire from Bedford Museum Site. Click on a rock to find out more about chalk, gault clay, Ampthill clay, Oxford Clay and cornbrash.
http://www.bedfordmuseum.org/collections/geology/geology.htm
- UCMP Geology Wing
A journey through the history of the Earth, starting at the Cenozoic era, 65 million years ago.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/geology.html
Page last updated: 5 February 2010
