Online
material that might be of use to teachers of Geography.
Terraserver The Terraserver website is an ambitious project to provide
satellite images of the whole of the Earth's surface. This site can
sometimes be quite slow so have an alternative activity planned when using
this site in class.
Volcanic
Island
Australian scientists from the CSIRO have filmed a dramatic underwater
volcano building a new island in the Pacific.
Volcano
World
Arguably the best site for studying Volcanoes, the Volcano World web site
has information on the worlds volcanoes and recent or historical eruptions.
A search facilitly allows the user to locate volcanoes by region or type.
Quick
Maps
This site allows you to view maps of locations in Canada, USA, Mexico,
Europe and The World (Topographical). Best of all you can search for a
particular location. A great site for anyone needing to import a modern
map into their project or assignment.
Trinity
House - Britain's Coastline
Trinity House provides a network of lighthouses around Britain's
coastline. This excellent site describes each of the lighthouses
with photographs and maps.
Geothermal
Energy The focus of this web site is education regarding geothermal energy
production. The site contains a number of "hot" links to
maps and facts. Of interest are the slide show and "ask an
expert" pages.
Population
Research This web site contains population statistics and graphs that would
be great for research purposes into population change across continents.
Earth
Science
This site has some interesting content including stimulus material that
can be downloaded. A great site for material on rocks, minerals,
fossils, geological time and more.
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