Geography
This page lists a number of links relevant to secondary school pupils who are studying Geography. Contact details can be found on the main pupil page.
- Multimap
Multimap is Europe's leading provider of mapping and location-based services. The company delivers more online maps, point-to-point driving directions and geo-spatial ("where's my nearest?") searches to businesses and consumers than any other supplier in Europe. - Streetmap
Online maps with detailed street maps of UK locations. Search by postcode, place name, street name or grid reference. - Up My Street
Get the most from your home and local area. If you’re moving, UpMyStreet’s property & moving will help the decision where to live easier. - Geo-Globe
Play interactive games on the Geo - Globe site. They cover a wide range of geography-related topics, so everyone should find something of interest! Play for five minutes and learn a few quick facts, or spend some time and become a geography whiz. - Earth Observatory
The purpose of NASA’s Earth Observatory site is to provide a freely accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth’s climate and environmental change. - Windows to the Universe
Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences. The site includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience. - BBC Weather
Find out what the weather is like where you live, or where you may be travelling to. - African Voices - Smithsonian Natural History
This site explores objects that attest to Africa's striking diversity and long history. Listen as Africans talk about their lives and cultures. Discover your connections to Africa. - World Wide Gazetteer
This site aim is to bring you resources on every country in the world, all in one place. - The Stupid-Page-Of Rocks
Discover more about rocks, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. - Countries A-Z Altapedia Online
Atlapedia Online contains full colour physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. - Virtual Bangladesh
Everything you wanted to know about Bangladesh. Here you will find basic facts, vital statistics, information about culture and lifestyle, as well as a visitor's guide. Images, sounds and text. A little bit of Bangladesh for everyone. - National Statistics - The official UK statistics site
Data on economy, population and society at national and local level. Summaries and detailed data releases are published free of charge. - Journey Along a River (KS2,3)
Take a long journey along a river. Learn more about river processes, river facts and rivers and transport. Learn about caring for the river environment and the ever increasing threat of pollution. - Digital Jurassic Coast (KS2,3,4)
Play Rocky's Time Machine board Game. Go back through time in your time machine to discover the oldest dinosaur. - Manchester Airport (KS2,3)
Use your mouse to drag the place names onto the correct location on the map. - A Virtual Geography Journey (KS2,3)
Take a virtual geography journey. Discover more about the Hydrological Cycle, learn more about the course of the River Dane. - Urbanisation (KS5)
Learn about urbanisation in the UK during the 19th and 20th centuries. Discover the effect of the industrial revolution and the decline of the agricultural labour force.