The Berwickshire High School

Geography Useful Links

Maps

Worldmapper Collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized according to the subject of interest

Multimap Free, useful maps of just about anywhere. Great for finding places

Ordnance Survey Britain’s national mapping agency. Buy maps, get free maps, lots of great links.

Weather and Climate

Met Office UK, European & world weather and climate.

Hurricanes US National Hurricane Center

Dundee Satellite Receiving Station Satellite information

The Ozone Hole Tour Cambridge University site; information about the hole in the ozone layer.

El Nino site El Nino weather page

News

BBC More information than you could ever want about almost anything. Huge numbers of links.

Earthquakes

British Geological Survey Information about British and worldwide earthquakes.

US National Earthquake Information Center Information about earthquakes in the US and elsewhere.

Volcanoes

US Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Information about US and world wide volcanic activity

Volcano World Lots of volcano Information

Environment

Friends of the Earth Friends of the Earth Website.

Greenpeace Homepage of the environmental pressure group.

United Nations Environmental Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre Biodiversity monitoring organisation.

Revision

BBC Bitesize (Standard Grade)

BBC Bitesize (Higher)

Scalloway Brilliant Standard Grade revision website

http://bhsgeography.wordpress.com/

Statistics

UK Statistics UK National Statistics Online homepage.

US Census US Census Bureau Homepage

World Health Organisation UN World Health Organisation statistics

National Parks

Lake District Lake District National Park website.

Cairngorms Cairngorms National Park Authority homepage.

Loch Lomond & Trossachs Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority homepage

 

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