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National Geographic www.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 www.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 www.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 http://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 www.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 http://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.
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