Portals to the World - Country information

Library of Congress, Portals to the World.
"Each link opens a country page where more links pages under each topic are given.... These pages link you to the best web pages available for every and any country." [as featured in FreePint 10 April 2008] http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

Louise

Year 12 Geography

These sites were all mentioned at a recent seminar
• http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/globalcities/default.shtm A must for studying Urban Places covers World Cities and Mega Cities.
• http://www.megacitiesproject.org/default.asp A useful site, quick statistics and some solutions to problems of living in Mega Cities
• http://www.megacities.uni-koeln.de/index.htm A site with lots of useful links for information about Mega Cities • http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/group.html This site presents the idea of Alpha, Beta and Gamma cities, it is useful for students as they consider the operation of global networks and the role of cities within these networks.
• http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PhotoAlbum31.html Worth a visit due to the visual nature of the site
Louise

Year 12 Geography - case studies about cities

Year 12 geography case studies
For studying cities – including studying Sydney as a city
• http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/globalcities/default.shtm
A must for studying Urban Places covers World Cities and Mega Cities.
• http://www.megacitiesproject.org/default.asp
A useful site, quick statistics and some solutions to problems of living in Mega Cities
• http://www.megacities.uni-koeln.de/index.htm
A site with lots of useful links for information about Mega Cities
• http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/group.html
This site presents the idea of Alpha, Beta and Gamma cities, it is useful for students as they consider the operation of global networks and the role of cities within these networks.
Louise

Need help to do a survey?

Lyndon Sharp from the NSW Board of Studies recommends that students use http://www.surveymonkey.com/ to undertake surveys for such school assignments as the Senior Geography project. This site not only helps you design the survey but also analyzes the results with graphs and charts.

Louise

Year 12 Geography ecosystem tips

At the 2008 HSC seminar the geography presenter recommended the following websites for the Yr 12 geography ecosystem assignments, here the Great Barrier Reef is a popular choice.

• http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site
The best site for information on the Great Barrier Reef, all aspects of the syllabus are covered.

• http://www.wri.org/project/coral-reefs
A useful site for threats, mapping of reef areas under threat and information on management

Louise

Year 11 Geography tips - Global challenges

At the 2008 HSC seminar at the SLNSW the geography presenter recommended these websites for year 11 students doing Global Challenge subjects

• http://hdr.undp.org/en/
An excellent source on population statistics, development trends, climate change and the implications for development.

• http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html A source that builds up spatial awareness of production and consumption of the worlds resources.

Louise