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The UK's Number One
Geography Portal!!
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Topic: Skills
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Photos and satellite images Fieldwork
Ordnance Survey Maps
most schools in the UK use O.S. maps.National Geographic Map Machinean excellent site which makes all sorts of maps.3D Atlas Onlinesome excellent maps - have a look!Expedia Mapsall sorts of maps from all over the worldMultimapenter your postcode (or any postcode) and get a map...
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Space Shuttle Images - a clickable world map with space shuttle images of various locations.Space Shuttle Images - includes clouds from space, plate tectonics, volcanoes, etc.Earth From Space - more space shuttle pictures but grouped into categories such as cities, earth landscapes, hurricanes, geographic regions, etc.Space Radar Images Of Earth - another large collection of images grouped into categories which include cities, ecology & agriculture, rivers, volcanoes, snow, ice & glaciers.Terraserver - a Microsoft site which you will either love or hate! The concept is wonderful - declassified high resolution images from Russian spy satellites which you can zoom in on right down to fields and individual buildings. The site can be busy, slow and awkward to use - try it and see...Satellite Images of the Earth at Night - from the International Dark-Sky Association who campaign against light pollution, comes this weird and wonderful set of images.Earth and Moon Viewer - generate a live image based on topography, cloud patterns, etc with current day/night superimposed.Global Hydrology & Climate Centre - global weather views. Includes visible, infra-red and water vapour images. Areas covered: N.America - GOES satellite, Japan, Australia & Asia - GMS-5 satellite, Europe, Africa & Atlantic - METEOSAT-7 satellite.Space Science & Engineering Centre - from this site comes one of the best images that I have found on the Internet. These are full-colour global maps showing differences in land and sea temperatures. They make wonderful windows wallpaper images.Russian satellite images collected from the polar orbitting satellite NOAA. The images are processed in Irkutsk, Siberia and Moscow. The weather images show most of present-day Russia plus its neighbours.Pictures Of Earth- a collection of classic pictures of Earth.United States Air Force Operational Weather Centre (USAF OWS) - a well organised site and full of quality weather images and data. Some areas have restricted access with passwords.Ian Murray, Geography Photo Gallery - a growing collection of photos from around the world which can be freely used for educational purposesMount Ranier Armchair Tour - a photographic tour of glacial features of Mount Ranier.University of Cincinnati Photos - photo database of glacial features (with notes).Earthshots - a large set of good quality satellite images with detailed notes. Includes Nile delta, Chernobyl, California, etc. Back to the top of the page... Reculver, North Kent, UKFieldwork along the North Kent coast - erosion and coastal management. River Darent, North Kent, UKFieldwork along the River Darent - a lowland stream. Indian Peaks, Colorado, USAA visit to a mountain area to see how vegetation changes with height and how glaciation has shaped the land. RiversRiver measurement - equipment and techniques for cross-sections. RiversRiver measurement - equipment and techniques for velocity. RiversRiver measurement - equipment and techniques for discharge. Back to the top of the page
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