Bilingual Geography Links

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	YEAR 5
	The water cycle	Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle. This is called the Water Cycle..
	A village in England	Smithy Bridge (near the Pennine Hills), a website edited by Gymnasium Spaichingen, Germany. Compass directions, landforms, bodies of water.

	YEAR 6
	Scotland	The archipelago of St. Kilda , the remotest part of the British Isles, lies 66 kilometres west of Benbecula in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Its islands with their exceptional cliffs form the most important seabird breeding station in north-west Europe.
	Italy: Mount Vesuvius	Virtual tour to Pompeii
	Italy: Stromboli	Virtual excursion on Stromboli:: Let's climb Mt. Stromboli
	Managing flood risks	4.6 million people in England and Wales are at risk from flooding from rivers or the sea

	YEAR 7
	Tropical rainforest
	All about rainforests	Rainforests are very dense, warm, wet forests. They are havens for millions of plants and animals. Rainforests are extremely important in the ecology of the Earth. Learn something about the tropical rainforest strata.
	Welcome to the rainforest.	We need our rainforests for many reasons. They are a very important source of oxygen, a supplier of plants, foods and medicines, as well as a place where many interesting and wonderful animals live
	Children's tropical forests	The fact sheets are on-line for you to read: The Physical Environment Rainforest Plants, Rainforest Animals, Peoples of the Rainforest, Rainforest Destruction. What can be done to save the Rainforests? The Consequences of Tropical Rainforest Destruction
	Colombian coffee	Study the history of Coffee in Colombia. Many photos.

	Savannas
	Burkina Faso	This guide book will give you background information on Burkina Faso, and its people, the Burkinabè. It contains facts, figures, and information.
	Kenya	Kenya More information, e.g. the map, the flag and anthem, the infrastructure etc.
	Global eye news	Based on the magazine Global Eye ... promoting understanding of development issues. Written for schools by Worldaware for the Department For International Development (DFID) Issue 9: Kenya Issue 10: Burkina Faso

	Deserts
	The geography of deserts	On our planet of extremes, perhaps the most frightening and yet fascinating environments are the deserts. The Sahara covers most of north Africa, more than a third of the continent, and an area around the same size as the United States. It is a desert of extraordinary variety.
	Deserts in the USA	The deserts of the American Southwest. What is a desert? Minerals and geology. Animals and wildlife. People and cultures. Weather. Desert USA index. Places to go. Desert maps. Desert talk.

	Polar regions

	Shackleton's expedition	Shackleton's legendary expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916 is one of the greatest survival stories of all time.
	McMurdo Station	Antarctica: McMurdo Station and beyond: life, work, climate, environment, tales of exploration, current weather.

	Types of climate and vegetation

	YEAR 8
	Rich and poor countries
	Hunger	This website contains general information about world hunger.
	Indicators of poverty	Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
	Global warming	Information on a variety of environmental issues, global warming and climate change

	India
	Hinduism	Hinduism has become the world's third largest religion, after Christianity and Islam. Let's learn about River Ganges, Gods and Temples, the holy cow. Website edited by Gymnasium Spaichingen.
	India	India - a project edited by Form 8b of Gymnasium Spaichingen

	China
	China today	China, (People's Republic of China), is situated in eastern Asia, bounded by the Pacific in the east. It is The third largest country in the world, next to Canada and Russia.
	China for children	Welcome first graders. Let's learn about China, its Great Wall, silkworms and pandas.

	Japan
	The Kobe earthquake	Why did the earthquake happen here? Three crustal plates meet near to the coast of Japan.
	Tokyo: traditional Japan	Edo is the ancient name for Tokyo. This site will offer not only some enjoyment, but also some insights into the source of "traditional Japan". Although modern Tokyo may look very "Western" on the surface, in its heart the spirit of Edo still lives on!
	Japan's salarymen	Why has Japan's industry been so successful? The salarymen are the men who have brought about Japan's economic growth. A website edited by Gymnasium Spaichingen, Germany,
	Hiroshima	The website tells the story of Sadako Sasaki and the thousand paper cranes edited by Gymnasium Spaichingen, Germany. On 6 August, 1945, the city became he world's first atomic bomb target. The Children's Peace Memorial inspired by leukemia victim Sadako Sasaki is the most important memorial for many visitors.

	North America

	Atlas USA	Digital Atlas of the United States by the California Geographical Survey, Department of Geography
	New York City	Digital Atlas of New York City, Population and race, income and poverty, commuters etc.
	California	Digital Atlas of California
	Indians in North America	Indian Circle Web Ring is a ring that conects the Internet web pages of American Indian tribes. From Indian Circle, you will be able to reach most American Indian Tribes on the Internet.

	Russia and neighbours
	Moscow	For already nine centuries Moscow sits on the Russian soil. Sometime, very long ago people had made a little town and put it on a clean and beautiful bank of the river that we now call the Moscow river.
	Taiga	The taiga biome stretches across a large portion of Canada, Europe and Asia. It is the largest biome in the world. Winters are cold. Summers are warm. Lots of conifers grow here.

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