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"Wecome to History Animated E-mail If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book about the Pacific War and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, we decided to depict the key naval and land battles using animation technology."

Population density Population density is the number of people in a given area (usually given as persons per sq. km.). To find this figure the total population is divided by the area. Density can be shown on a choropleth map which shows the average density across regions. This is easy to read but disguises major population concentrations.

Plates & Boundaries The earth's continents are constantly moving due to the motions of the tectonic plates. Closely examine the map below, which shows the 15 major tectonic plates.

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"​Data visualizations for a changing world ​The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become easier to understand. You don't have to be a data expert to navigate between different views, make your own comparisons, and share your findings. "

Google Earth Plug-in Driving Simulator-Very Cool

Collaborative tool for creating group mindmaps/webs/brainstorms. Very easy to use, but requires either Safari or Chrome. Free signup. 

The World Wonders Project is a valuable resource for students and scholars who can now virtually discover some of the most famous sites on earth. The project offers an innovative way to teach history and geography to students of primary and secondary schools all over the world. Feel free to download these educational packages for your classroom use.

El proyecto World Wonders Project es un recurso muy valioso para estudiantes y eruditos, ya que permite descubrir virtualmente algunos de los lugares más famosos de la Tierra. Ofrece una forma innovadora de enseñar historia y geografía a estudiantes de todo el mundo. No dudes en descargarte estos paquetes educativos para utilizarlos en clase.

Who has conquered the Middle East over the course of world events. 5000 years of History in 90 seconds

"Toporopa" train your brain with geography,. Might be useful for review

"Atlas Geográfico interactivo"

An interesting geography site which show what is on the opposite side of the Earth. For London it's just some fish and a lot of water. A nice way of selecting contrasting places to study. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE,+RE,+Citizenship,+Geography+&+Environmental

Resources for starting and growing a business

  On this page you can access all the available resources that are on the Mapzone website.  All these resources are free to download and have been created to be used with the national curricu

BEAN BELT: From humble origins in Africa, coffee cultivation wandered east and west, eventually forming a belt roughly bounded by the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

"volcaones and earthquakes"