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India : 915 IND
Italy : 915 ITA
Japan : 915 JAP
Kenya : 915 KEN
Plate tectonics
Rivers
Volcanoes
Waterfalls
Weather
After the general web sites, this
page has been organised into two main sections:
:: General links
::
Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biomes
Although this Fact Monster section is called 'Nature' it refers to the major
biomes of the world. check out the See also links to mountains etc
Geography
World
An excellent index / link to many useful geography sites.
Great
Globe Gallery
Over 108 different maps & views of Earth.
On
the Line
Looks at countries & topics on the meridian line. Enter via 'Explorations'
in the Index. Very good links.
Renewable
Energy Education Module
Simple text with clear images. KS3 rather than KS4.
Sahara
Desert
More like a travelogue.
:: Continental drift - plate tectonics ::
Map
provided by USGS
Continental
drift from Enchanted
Learning
Clearly explained with several good animations.
Savage
Earth
Good information. Excellent *** animation sequence.
:: Earthquakes ::
Internet
Geography: Earthquakes
Excellent cause and effect sections. The case studies are not very good.
Kobe:
Case Study
1995
Kobe from the Soil Liquification site
Brief description with several excellent images.
Kobe
Factual description. Short video clip of quake.
Kobe
Images: maps, diagrams and seismograph readings.
Kobe
Some good info from this Norfolk school's Kobe pages, but be warned ... green
text on white background is not easy to read!
Savage
Earth
Good information. Excellent *** animation sequence.
Seismic
Monitor
World map of earthquakes - constant updates. Plus information and links.
Turkey,
2002
BBCi reports
Turkey:
1999
Initial reports from BBCi news.
:: Rivers & Waterfalls ::
Highest
waterfalls from Fact
Monster: World Geography
Statistical list in order of height.
Internet
Geography: Rivers
Principal
rivers of the world from Fact
Monster: World Geography
Statistical list in order of length.
River
profiles from Rivers of Life site
Information on: Amazon, Mississippi, Thames, Voga, Yangtse, Zambezi. From
here you can access other parts of the site.
:: Volcanoes ::
Internet
Geography: Volcanoes
Clear text and diagrams.
Savage
Earth
Good information. Excellent *** animation sequence.
Volcano
World
Excellent - everything you ever wanted to know about volcanoes.(Michigan
Technology University's site)
Volcano
World
University of North Dakota's excellent site, but the pictures often will
not print to A4.
:: Weather & Climate ::
BBC
Online Weather Centre
Useful. You can specify area weather and look at trends.
Climate
Kaleidoscope
KS3 & KS4. Looks in particular at climate change. Includes useful section
on photosynthesis. Simple but clear animations used.
Internet
Geography: Weather and climate
Looks at climate zones, rain, pressure, weather hazards etc
Met
Office
Find out what today's weather has in store for us!
The
Weather Channel
User friendly. Useful statistics accessible by post code. Well worth a look.
:: Maps :: Atlases at 912 ::
Fact
Monster : Countries
A-Z of countries, including maps, flags etc.
Graphic
Maps
Free clip art maps for personal use.
National
Geographic's Map Machine
Superb, searchable, thematic map database.
Ordnance
Survey
Very useful BUT you must abide by the copyright laws!
UK
Multimap
Accessible via area or post code information
World
Atlas.com
Maps, info, free clipart and more.
World
Map from Lonely Planet
:: Countries ::
The
Greatest Places
Explores 7 very different regions from the Amazon to Tibet.
Commonwealth
Countries' Profiles
Cool
Planet
A guide to a few of the countries that Oxfam works in.
Cool
Planet : Bangladesh Profile
Oxfam's information pages give a brief overview.
Country
Reports
Very similar to the World Factbook format (and content), its link pages are
usually only accessible if you pay to register.
Fact
Monster : Countries
A-Z of countries, including maps, flags etc.
Flags
of the World
With over 37,000 flags (!) this has to be one of the most thorough flag sites.
Geography
World
An excellent index / link to many useful geography sites.
Internet
Geography
***** Excellent.
Internet
Geography : Brazil
good basic information
Lonely
Planet
Masses of information - can be a real time waster site! See their World
Map
Worldfact
Book 2005
Excellent for statistics, good clear maps and flags but incredibly detailed
and hence not very user friendly.
:: India ::
Cool
Planet : India Profile
Oxfam's information pages give a brief overview.
Fact
Monster : India
Useful information, mainly statistical
Lonely
Planet: India pages
Worth a look
Maps from
WorldAtlas.com
Plus, quick facts & figures.
Punjab
Express
Looks at the culture of this region.
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:: Italy ::
ENIT
- Italian State Tourist Board
has lots of useful information, plus links.
General
Information on Italy
is an excellent section of the Italian Embassy in London site.
Italy's
Volcanoes
A thorough and up-to-date overview.
Italian
Resources on the Web
Another part of the Italian Embassy site. The following are the
most useful:
• About
Italy one of the sites on Italy
link.com well worth a look.
• IN
ITALY ONLINE good but tricky navigation.
• TRICOLORE.NET mainly
cultural.
Italian
Tourist Web Site
Well worth a look at the Regional Guide part of this huge site.
Maps from
WorldAtlas.com
Plus, quick facts & figures.
Rome
Guide
Covers most aspects that a visitor would want to see.
Visiting
Tuscany
Although a tourist site, this has useful regional information.
World
Factbook 2005: Italy
Excellent for statistics, good clear map and flag but incredibly detailed
and hence not very user friendly.
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:: Japan ::
Guide
to Japan and Explore
Japan
Just two sections of the excellent Japanese National Tourist Organisation.
Japan-Guide.com
Clear, simply organised but with masses of information.
Japan
Information
This portal is excellent but some of the sites are too detailed if you just
need introductory information.
Japanese
clipart
Kobe
Earthquake, 1995
Kids'
Japan
Excellent once you get beyond the rather childish home page.
Japanese
Information Network
Portal site
Maps from
WorldAtlas.com
Plus, quick facts & figures, and links.
Web-Japan
Portal site - loadsa info!
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:: Kenya ::
African
Studies Centre - Kenya Page
Map, flag, information and more links.
Africa
Online's Kenya
for current affairs.
BBCi
Kenya profile
Comprehensive facts and figures.
Daily
Nation
Kenyan daily newspaper for up to date information.
JAMBO
KENYA NETWORK
This is a tourist site but is very informative. It even includes a Swahili
dictionary with useful phrases, plus a few virtual tours.
Kenya
Online
Excellent for all your homework and project needs.
Kenya
Wildlife Service ,
Look here for environmental aspects.
Magical
Kenya.com
The official Kenyan tourism site has some very useful information.
Maps from
WorldAtlas.com
Plus, quick facts & figures.
National
Museum of Kenya
for cultural and artistic information.
RCBowen's
KENYA Page
is brief but factual. It could prove useful for your homework and project
needs.
:: Snowdonia ::
Snowdonia
National Park Authority
Official website - excellent!
Snowdonia
A tourist information site with a selection of links, for example Castles
of North Wales
Snowdonia
Wales.net
This tourist site has some useful information, for example the Interactive
map and Things
to Do & Places to See pages.
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