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• Gateway sites (by schools and teachers)

The Internet Geographer is a good starting point created by a Peterborough-based teacher. Easy to use. Designed for A level students. Lots of links and case studies (eg see urban links for Glasgow and Bombay). http://www.internetgeographer.co.uk/

tgp - the geography portal from Kesgrave High School. At present mainly aimed at GCSE, but A-level to be expanded during 2001 (EdExcel). A high quality site with a few useful extras, such as a geographical dictionary (GCSE - Avery Hill B). Has recently moved to http://www.kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk/Curric/geog/index.html or for A level links (including one to this site) http://www.kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk/Curric/geog/alevel.html

A-levels.co has articles and advice for anyone studying A or AS GCEs. Has links to UCASand all the exam boards (OCR, EdExcel etc). Also lists of relevant links listed by subject. http://www.a-levels.co.uk

GeoResources Site by a teacher for students at a school in Kent. A/AS level section designed for use with EdExcel specification A. Virtual field trips include an urban study of Canterbury, sand dune management in N Wales, a river study and coastal erosion in Kent. http://www.georesources.co.uk/index.htm

Geography Exchange Geographical information, web pages created by qualified teachers and over 700 links to other World Wide Web geography resources. Home of the Geography webring and National Grid for Learning approved. http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/geography/topics.html

Geography Pages From 'Mister P' at King Edward VII School, King's Lynn. Revision help. Good advice for teachers on using Powerpoint presentations. For KS 3 upwards. EdExcel A at A level. http://www.geographypages.co.uk Lots of good advice for A level at http://www.geographypages.co.uk/as1.htm

Geography Portal A site from geographers at Maiden Beech School, Somerset. http://www.geographyportal.co.uk

Standard Grade Geography Interactive revision for the Scottish version of the GCSE exam. http://www.scalloway.org.uk

Internet Geography or GeoNet Geography resources for students and teachers of GCSE - especially AQA A, but good for boning up on the basics and for links. The site, by a teacher at Isaac Newton School in Hull, contains downloadable resources, revision materials, online activities and an 'ask a geographer' facility. http://www.internetgeography.co.uk

GeoExplorer Technically sophisticated with search, dictionary, quizzes and linkbank. Outline maps and photos. Revision sheets. Virtual geologist feature. http://www.geoexplorer.co.uk/

Geogle A search engine for geography. Bit of a pastiche on Google by GeoExplorer webauthor. Sites recommended have a star rating. http://www.geogle.co.uk

Pupilvision Site for pupils of King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys and teachers of AS/A2 AQA B everywhere. Provides links, virtual fieldwork, lesson plans, articles and revision guides. http://www.pupilvision.com

Virtual fieldwork Website designed as an educational resource for sixth-form geography pupils again by staff at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys. Urban trip featuring development of Chester from the Romans to the present and Port Sunlight. http://www.virtualfieldwork.com Downstream river changes in N Wales with photos of 24 stations. http://www.virtualfieldwork.com/physical1.htm Glaciation study is an investigation of the till lain as ground moraine by the retreating Irish Sea ice sheets of the Pleistocene. The investigation took place at the cliff face of the Wirral Country Park. http://www.virtualfieldwork.com/thursaston.htm

Gary's Geographic Gnome Canadian site for high school and university students. http://www.jgds.com/gnome/

Worldwise Worldwide Online bi-monthly geog magazine produced by teenage journalists. Has a developing Geofacts section. Worldwise Worldwide is an organization founded by the participants of the 5th International Geographic Olympiad, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. http://www.worldwiseworldwide.com/index.shtml

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• Gateway sites (by other organisations)

Waugh's Geography Made to complement the third edition of the market-leading A-level text (revised for Curriculum 2000). Sites are listed under the Geography: An Integrated Approach chapter headings, together with a short description and an active hot link. There are also advice pages on exam command words and key skills. http://www.gaia.nelson.co.uk/ or at http://www.nelson.co.uk

About.com American education sites with articles, maps, quiz and lots of net links. In the geography.about.com section on population you'll find articles on the demographic transition and Malthus, and even a link to the entire text of Malthus' original 1798 essay. (A personal favourite - aimed at American high school students.) http://geography.about.com http://ecology.about.com

The BBC Education Web Guide contains the BBC's choice of the best websites for education. Subject specialists have written reviews on each site. When I last looked, clicking Geography over 16 gave 77 results and Geography 11-16, 194. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education

Internet Resources for Geography and Geology, University of Wisconsin (US). Lots of good links and not just to American sources. More for university geographers than A level though. http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/internet/geog_geol_resources.html

Social Science Information Gateway A very serious research tool hosted by Bristol University and which has the backing of the Economic and Social Research Council. SOSIG aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network. http://www.sosig.ac.uk/

CTI Geography, Geology & Meteorology, Dept of Geography, University of Leicester. Server to ‘enhance the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning of geography in higher education’. Links to Geography departments in UK universities (a great way to find out about degree courses). Geography in the news section (but not as up-to-date as the BBC). http://www.le.ac.uk/gg/cti/

Green Channel gets you to a variety of 'green' organisations and campaigning groups, mainly less well known outfits. Includes: CPRE, the British Assoc of Nature Conservationists (ECOS), Wildlife and Countryside Link, the Environment Council (habitat), UK Environmental Law Assoc, Plantlife and Inst of Environmental Sciences. http://www.greenchannel.com

Universities & HE Colleges University of Wolverhampton UK Sensitive Map - simply click on the place of interest. This map shows all recognised Universities, University Colleges and Higher Education Colleges in the United Kingdom - and takes you to their websites. http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/uk.map.html

BBC2 TV schools programmes (also try learning zone from BBC homepage). A direct link to the secondary Geography programmes listing doesn't prove reliable, so try working from the education homepage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education

Channel 4 schools programmes listings and times. http://schools.channel4.com

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• Green groups

• Aid agencies

• Weather and climate

The Met Office The UK national weather service. (The BBC is another site to try for British weather - includes regional forecasts.) http://www.meto.gov.uk/ Education section offers 'pupil resources' and teacher training. http://www.meto.gov.uk/education

Dundee University's satellite receiving station maintains up-to-date images from orbiting satellites. Images from geostationary satellites available for the whole earth. (NERC) http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/

NASA’s Mission to Planet Earth studies how our global environment is changing, using the unique perspective available from space. NASA observes, monitors and assesses large-scale environmental processes, with an emphasis on climate change. http://www.earth.nasa.gov/

WMO (World Meteorological Organization) UN linked - promotes research on the Earth’s atmosphere and on climate change and facilitates the global exchange of meteorological data. http://www.wmo.ch

Aric Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment by Manchester Metropolitan University. Includes topics such as acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion. http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/enter.html

Cryosphere http://www.nside.org/cryosphere/index.html

Geolinks http://www.brixworth.demon.co.uk/geolinks.html

Ohio State University Atmospheric Science Program, weather graphics, and information about the US national weather service. http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu

University of Hawaii Meteorology, current weather maps and satellite images, plus Hawaii weather forecasts and surf reports! http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/index.html

Global warming DEFRA site on climate change, the science behind it, how it could affect business and the action being taken. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/index.htm For a list of links on climate change go to this DEFRA page. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/08.htm DEFRA teaching resources (up to GCSE). "Your planet desperately needs your help and hopefully by using this site you'll realise what a vital contribution you can make." http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/schools/index.htm

El Niño http://elnino.noaa.gov/

About.com have a weather section which is especially good for links on hurricanes and tornadoes. Links for world forecasts and weather charts. http://weather.about.com/

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• Images from space

Earth Science Image Gallery. Its got to be NASA for images of earth from space. www.earth.nasa.gov/

Earth Sciences Pictures from NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre. http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/earth/pictures/earthpic.htm

Digital Image Collection photographs from Space Shuttle and Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab programmes, NASA Johnson Space Centre. http://images.jsc.nasa.gov

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• Webcams

Webcams are video cameras linked to the net. With Africam you can watch animals visiting waterholes in South African national parks. There are no guarantees that you will see animals when you look, but when you do, you will see them as they should be seen - in their natural environment, on their terms. Earthview aims gives you the earth for almost any position (any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe). You can also have the moon. Webviews is more mundane featuring live web camera images of famous landmarks in Scotland, England and Ireland (wot no Wales?). Tyne Bridge for the fog on the Tyne, the Millennium Bridge (the one with a blink, not a wobble) and quayside redevelopment.

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