General sites for GCSE geography students

BBC Bitesize Geography revision at gcsebitesize/geography/
Georesources at www.georesources.co.uk
Plus two others at geography/gcse/online-exercises.htm and www.s-cool.co.uk

 

Y10 STARTS HERE

Year 10: Tectonic Hazards

Plate tectonics & plate boundaries: www.moorlandschool.co.uk
To find out about earthquakes visit www.ideers.bris.ac.uk
Another site about volcanoes and earthquakes is at restlessearth.htm
Volcanic eruptions at www.georesources.co.uk
BBC Newsround Volcanoes.
BBC Newsround Earthquakes & Tsunami.
Seismic waves: www.forgefx.com
New Zealand’s volcanic zone at aboutvolcanoes.html
Natural hazard links at education.guardian.co.uk

Podcast Mt St Helen’s: geocrest.podomatic.com
Podcast Kobe Earthquake: geocrest.podomatic.com

The Indian Ocean Tsunami: www.nytimes.com
1. Map and summary.
2. BBC News special report.
3. Animated guide to the Tsunami.
4. How did it start and spread?
5. Detailed sets of links: A; B; C; D, E
6. Aerial photos and the impact on Aceh, Indonesia.
7. Stories from tsunami survivors.
8. The effects on various countries: www.guardian.co.uk
9. How has aid been spent to help tsunami hit areas? USAid, Christian Aid, ActionAid and ITDG.
10. Can tsunami warning systems work? And here.
11. Tsunami warning system now up and running: here
12. Wikipedia on the Asian Tsunami.
13. Tsunami videos.
14. What happened after the Tsunami?
15. A newspaper report from two days after the disaster.

How does aid help after natural disasters? www.shelterboxschools.org
Can you build an earthquake proof bridge? www.newbaybridge.org
Stop disasters game! www.stopdisastersgame.org/

Year 10: Floods

Download a Powerpoint presentation all about hydrographs: here
Interactive site all about floods and hydrographs.

BBC Newsround Floods.
What was it like to experience the 1993 Mississippi flood? observe.arc.nasa.gov
Flood management on the Mississippi here
Flood defences for Boscastle: news.bbc.co.uk
How did Boscastle cope in 2007? news.bbc.co.uk

Podcast floods in Bangladesh: geocrest.podomatic.com/
Floods in Mozambique in the year 2000 at news.bbc.co.uk and www.guardian.co.uk
Mozambique floods 2007 – geography repeats itself? news.bbc.co.uk
Oxfam preparing for floods in Nepal: disaster_preparedness.htm

Year 10: Water Supply

Calculate your water use: news.bbc.co.uk

World Water Day resources: www.unwater.org and www.guardian.co.uk
Rivers and water supply here
How important are water resources? Find out here: news.independent.co.uk,
BBC Newsround Water.

Various sites about the Aral Sea at enrin.grida.no, news.bbc.co.uk, edcwww.cr.usgs.gov, nailaokda.8m.com, www.planetark.com, www.thewaterpage.com, www.unep.org and
www.gesource.ac.uk
Good news from the Aral Sea: news.independent.co.uk and www.discover.com.
The Aral sea in 2007: news.bbc.co.uk and news.bbc.co.uk
Another shrinking lake: news.bbc.co.uk

Year 10: Transnational Companies

Toyota in the UK at www.toyotauk.com
Why did Toyota come to Burnaston? www.endon.staffs.sch.uk
Toyota at Burnaston: news.bbc.co.uk

Nike workers and factories at www.nike.com
Boycott Nike factsheets at www.saigon.com

Child labour video presentation: www.ilo.org
Simsweatshop www.simsweatshop.com
BBC child labour news: news.bbc.co.uk
Child workers growing cocoa: news.bbc.co.uk
Child labour in Indian quarries: news.bbc.co.uk
Campaigns for better working conditions in the world clothing industry: www.cleanclothes.org and observer.guardian.co.uk

Year 10: Jobs & Employment

Reading Borough Council at www.reading.gov.uk
Madjeski Stadium here
The Oracle Centre at The_Oracle_Centre

Year 10: Tourism

Using Excel to produce graphs for geography: geographydrawinggraphswithexcel.asp
A general site from the Peak District Authority at www.peakdistrict.org
A similar site focused on the impact of visitors www.peakdistrict-tourism.gov.uk
A more detailed site with specific sections about tourism and Castleton www.peakdistrict-education.gov.uk
The Treak Cliff Cavern website at www.bluejohnstone.com
What's it like to live in Castleton? www.guardian.co.uk

What is ecotourism? www.ecotourism.org

The UK’s hidden tourist gems: news.bbc.co.uk
Tourism Concern is a charity involved in making tourism more friendly to local peoples and the environment www.tourismconcern.org.uk
This site will show you the variety of ecotourism destinations and holidays available www.responsibletravel.com
The Travel Foundation - a charity aiming to reduce the impact of our holidays.

Ecotourism in rainforest areas at www.bbc.co.uk
Ecotourism in Belize www.globaleye.org.uk
Ecotourism in the Ecuadorian rainforest at www.eduweb.com
and equador_rainforest.htm

The CAMPFIRE Project in Zimbabwe: www.globaleye.org.uk
Threats to the success of tourism in Zimbabwe: www.globaleye.org.uk

New hope for tourism in Zimbabwe? Here and here.

Year 10: Housing Demand

Is the Greenbelt outdated? Find out here greenbelt.shtml
Threats to greenbelt land: news.bbc.co.uk
Selling off greenbelt land: society.guardian.co.uk

 Y11 STARTS HERE

Year 11: Coursework
Is East Leake a Town or a Village?

Using Excel to produce graphs for geography: geographydrawinggraphswithexcel.asp
Local settlement sites at www.east-leake.co.uk , www.gothamvillage.co.uk , www.clifton-village.org.uk , www.barton-in-fabis.co.uk
Planning in Rushcliffe Borough at www.rushcliffe.gov.uk

Year 11: Managing Traffic & Waste

Managing traffic in Nottingham at www.thebigwheel.org.uk
UK transport issues at www.bbc.co.uk
Managing London’s waste at www.capitalwastelearning.com
Recycling game here
Christmas waste: www.timesonline.co.uk

Year 11: LEDC Cities

Shantytown game: www.sln.org.uk
Find out about favelas here
Details of life in Rocinha: www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org

Life in an Indian slum: dharavi_slum

Year 11: Coastal Processes & Management

Ocean waves: www.forgefx.com
The basics of coastal geography at www.bbc.co.uk
Barton-on-Sea photos: www.geogonline.org.uk

Year 11: Population

Population links at peopleeverywhere.htm
Population basics here
The Demographic Transition Model: www.bbc.co.uk

Background information about Malawi here: www.questconnect.org
Population statistics for Malawi here: www.nationbynation.com and earthtrends.wri.org
The impact of AIDS in Malawi: news.bbc.co.uk

Factfile on Germany's population here: www.populationconnection.org
Germany's aging population: news.bbc.co.uk

The population of the UK: 2001 Census news.bbc.co.uk

Year 11: Resources

World energy options: news.bbc.co.uk.

Britain's nuclear energy future? news.bbc.co.uk and bluffers_guide.
A British thermal power station at www.sln.org.uk

The Centre for Sustainable Energy website.

Microhydroelectricity in Nepal at www.itdg.org
Biomass power in rural India: news.bbc.co.uk