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Commercial site that allows you to create maps using layers. The tutorial is essential to learning how to use the site and understanding which pricing plan may be suitable should your school choose to use this. 

Hans Rosling's virtual joy of stats from the BBC

Everybody living in a cyclone-prone area should have a household emergency plan, which includes evacuation and shelter considerations. Residents should plan and prepare to shelter in a secure place either at home or with family and friends.

Prepare the following items and keep them in a sturdy, easily transported bag or box....

This site is a virtual field trip to ULURU. Very cool. Good for yr 8 landforms unit.

Series of links directing you to a wide variety of natural resources in Australia.

The environment is now a crucial global issue, especially in the context of global warming. This unit explores the issue of water in India. It looks at the causes and effects of water problems, and examines the strategies that communities and governments are developing to meet these challenges. Opportunities are provided, where possible, for students to become actively involved in regional community projects.

Students describe the flora, fauna and features of natural places using examples from a country in Asia and from Australia

Environmental Management What is a Ghost Net? Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been abandoned at sea, lost accidentally, or deliberately discarded. They travel the oceans of the world with the currents and tides, continually fishing as they progress through the waters.

Geography Webquest on the Aswan Dam - lovely inquiry based learning. Most links are working! (UK Site)