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National Geographic Icon: External Linkwww.nationalgeographic.com
This is the Education section of National Geographic. Lots of exciting things for children to try. Find out about lightning, about fantastic forests, meet other children on the Internet, visit the cartoon factory. There is a Map Machine, just type in the area or country you want, lots of classroom activities. Suitable for all Key Stages.

Atlapedia online Icon: External Linkwww.atlapedia.com/index.html
This web site contains full color physical and political maps of most countries of the world. Use the Countries A to Z section to find out the facts, figures and statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, and economy for each individual country..

National Trust Icon: External Linkwww.trusty.org/map.html
Special section for children. The guide is Trusty the Hedgehog, the National Trust mascot. Children can find out lots of interesting facts about hedgehogs. There are competitions for children, they can send in their paintings or drawings . The site lists events and places to visit in all areas(useful for school trips).

Geography World Icon: External Linkhttp://members.aol.com/bowermanb/ancient.html
The Table of Contents shows the wide area of Geography this site covers. Clicking on Ancient Cultures brings a list covering two pages. Among the areas listed are the Seven Wonders of the World, Anglo Saxon England , and a castle learning centre.You can view lots of projects on Geography completed by children in schools and colleges around the world.

Exploring the Environment Icon: External Linkwww.cotf.edu/ete/main.html
This site contains Learning Modules and Activities and has a Teachers section. It presents Geography in an exciting and interesting way that children will enjoy. There is a section on Problem Based Learning. Good links to related sites, also has links with the NASA site.

BITESIZE Icon: External Linkhttp://db.bbc.co.uk/education/revision/
Help children practise the essential skills needed to pass their GCSE exams. Revision-bite, takes children through questions and gives hints. Test-Bite when children feel confident to try a sample exam paper. Geography section covers Cities, Human Geography, Water and rivers, Population and development. Lots of related links to other web sites.