Recommended Web Sites

Rivers and Water

Flooding and the environment agency. Information lines, facts, figures and pictures. Use the 'flood map' to look at different areas and risks of flooding.

Tourist information. Look at High force page for facts, figures and excellent pictures.

News, facts, articles, maps, pictures and information on floods. Good insight into how people cope with flooding.


Environmental Geography/Issues

www.nwl.co.uk

Local study of Northumbrian water - it's quality and the environment

Antarctic - what it is like and great photos.

Good for research task. A general introduction to biomes.


Development

www.makepovertyhistory.org

Follow the campaign trail. Focus on debt relief, trade justice and country profiles. Plenty of case study material.

Excellent case study material of places all over the world. Quite difficult material.

What is fair trade? How does it work? List of products you can buy.


Coasts

www.learningalive.co.uk

Fantastic pictures of Holderness coastlines, especially of spits

Loads of Information on coastal defences. Some of the stuff goes up to GCSE, but is worth a look.

Loads of great stuff on Australia 's coastlines. Great pictures as well as virtual tours.