NEWS

Good sites for NEWS updates.

1. Guardian

2. Times

3. Telegraph

4. The Independent
5. CNN

TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS

1. DIRECTORY of Transnational Corporations

2. GLOBAL POLICY FORUM site that contains a wealth of information about the worlds largest companies.

3. GLOBAL WEB 100 - the 100 largest non-US corporations. Some of the company sites are not in English

Hurricane TRACKER

This is the TROPICAL STORM RISK site. It is for the Insurance Industry but the HOME page has a map showing where storms are at present. Above the map is a table showing active storms, by clicking on the system name you will be taken to a map of the track and geographical information. You can also sign up for email alerts for storms.

Rich and Poor

These 2 photographs show the contrast between rich and poor areas of a city. The first picture is of Caracas Venezuela. The second photograph is of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The difference between Rich and Poor is stark.

Sustainable City

This is a VIDEO from teachers TV about sustainable cities.
It is 60 minutes long

Year 12 Environmental Investigation

These sites will provide good information for your COURSEWORK.

1. NATURAL ENGLAND this site brings together English Nature,
the Countryside Agency and the Rural development service.

2. The Campaign for Rural England have produced TRANQUILITY MAPS. These should be useful for Quality of lIfe and Desireability Topics.

3. COMMISSION for RURAL COMMUNITIES independant advisory group that aims to advise the government on how to meet the needs of local people.

4. VISION of BRITAIN Maps, historical descriptionsand statistical trends.

5. NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH - information from the 2001 census organised into neighbourhood areas.

Coastal Animations

Excellent animations of coastal processes.

Click on the image

DEBT RELIEF

I have taught year 13 this week about Debt Relief.
1. WIKIPEDIA has a very good introduction.
2. Make Poverty History has agood little section on Drop the Debt.
3. Good information is available on HiPC's (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries) on the DFID site .
4. CAFOD gives details of some of the recipient schemes.
5. The role of G8 is covered on this BBC news item.
6. BBC news item on Tazania's $3bn debt relief.
7. Tanzania used the money for its Primary Education Plan.

El Nino

An article from the Independant on LA NINA

UK Statistics

These sites contain excellent data on the UK.

1. DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
2. Office of National Statistics use the headings UK Snapshot, Neighbourhoods, Economy and census.
   

Nation Master

This is an excellent site that allows you compare countries graphically. Wealth of data that uses several databases.

Careers in Geography

Here are a number of sites related to choosing Geography, Careers in Geography and degree Level Geography.

1. This is the RGS SITE and a PDF on "Why Study geography".
2. BIOGRAPHIES of Geographers in documents on right hand side of the page.
3. A POWERPOINT presentation on Geography and what will it do for you.
4. A PDF file "Geography exploring the world of work".
5. CHOOSING a Geography Degree. A list of UK Geography Departments
6. WHY CHOOSE GEOGRAPHY leaflet
7. A searchable database of careers from Nottingham University.
8. The GUARDIAN university information by subject and comparison tables
9. This site also allows you to SEARCH universities according to your target grades.
10. UCAS course search engine.
11. Recommended UNIVERSITIES for Geography.
12. Graduate destinations from LEEDS UNIVERSITY graduates.
13. Employment statistics from EXETER UNIVERSITY.
14. The INDEPENDANT online Careers advice.
15. Careers in Geography

London 2012

This LINK will take you to the LONDON 2012 homepage. It is a newsletter as well as information board. You can register to show interest in being a volunteer and receive a newsletter. Also includes good countdown.

Asias largest slum

This LINK is to the Observer/Guardian audio slideshow on Dharavi Mumbai India Asia. It is a 175 hectares Shanty settlement that exists on rubbish and waste from Mumbai.

El Nino

Excellent SITE on El Nino

Climate Change

This image has been made available from the Canadian Ice Service to coincide with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)report released at the beginning of February. The panel released its report on rising temperatures and disappearing ice. This image was used a marketing tool to draw attention to the REPORT. The image suggests that the polar bears shown are trapped on an Iceberg, they are however excellent swimmers. As the ice melts the bears are forced to swim further in search of food and run the risk of drowning. There are 20,000 - 25,000 polar bears worldwide with 60% of these in Canada. For more information go to the WORLD WILDLIFE FUND site where there is a dedicated page on the Polar Bear.

Look what you can do with your photographs

This was achieved using a site called DUMPR. Just upload a photgraph from your computer and it will create a fieldsketch. useful for coursework.

Montserrat

This is the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. Site contains Photographs , Maps and updates on the Volcano.

Kiberia Nigeria Flying Toilets

BBC NEWS in pictures.

600,000 people live in Kiberia largest informal settlement in East Africa.

Visit to find out about Flying Toilets.

Green TV

This SITE is a broadband TV channel for environmental films.