Geography Resources

Google Earth is a software download from Google that gives you, your own virtual 3D globe with more features than the wallmaps pinned in the back of your class… gives you an edge in your classes, too. This tool combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips. Note, however first check the configaration of your PC before downloading the free installation

To download click button ‘Download Google Earth’

Minimum configuration for PC:

Operating System: Windows 2000 or Windows XP

• CPU: Pentium 3, 500Mhz
• System Memory (RAM): 128MB
• Hard Disk: 400MB free space
• Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
• Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
• Screen: 1024×768, “16-bit High Colour”

This is site with a diagram of the water cycle and some statistics of the world water distribution click here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport#Aspects_of_transport

This website is suitable for studies in world problems and development-Paper P250/2 for advanced level students. It gives you information on different types of transport in the world,their importance and problems.

The Geography Site

http://www.geography-site.co.uk

Covers Physical, Human and Environmental Geography. It also has a gallery of royality free images with permission to use the images for most non-commercial education uses (that includes homework,lessons etc)

Population Pyramids

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html

This page allows you to obtain population pyramids (graphs that show the distribution of population by age and sex) for one country.

Researching Geography

A well-structured site such as Wycombe High School’s Researching Geography area enables pupils to find what they are looking for quickly and in a more exciting way than traditional libraries. Images, animations, video clips and live webcams that offer a real-time window on distant places, as well as text and diagrams, are easily accessed.

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/worldvegetation/index.html

This site gives you major types of vegetation of the world and their distribution.

You will find information on forests, savanna, scrub, alpine vegetation etc.

It is suitable for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 of Advanced level Geography.

It is also suitable for biology students studying ecology.

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/pangaea/evidence.html

The site gives evidence on continental drift and plate tectonics.
Gives you a historical account on continental drift, has an interactive map, and importance.

http://www.grid.unep.ch/product/publication/freshwater_europe/rhine.php

Map of the Rhine Basin and the countries located within it.

Information on activities in the region and their impacts.

Population size, resources available and glossary.Suitable for study of Rhinelands in paper 2 of O level Geography

http://www.jambokenya.com/jambo/location/mara.htm

Useful site for the study of East African Geography Paper 1 (O level) and paper 1&2 for A level.

Has information on the rift valley, Lakes, Mountains, Highlands, National Parks and majors towns in Kenya.