Ryton Students - Departments – Subject – Web Links
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A great
source of geographical information, maps, and interesting links |
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Explanations
and examples covering a range of Geography topics |
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/index.html
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Travel
the world from the comfort of home. Interesting descriptions of numerous
countries and regions! |
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Country
profiles and maps |
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Detailed
maps of the |
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The UK
Met Office … weather forecasts and great educational material explain weather
features. |
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Information
from the National Statistics Office based on population, wealth, health,
crime etc |
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GeoHive
– Statistics on many aspects of Geography.
Great resource! |
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Ordnance
Survey Map Symbols |
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/understandingmapping.html
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Find out
about your local area with a series of historical maps and records |
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Thematic
maps of countries suffering natural or manmade disasters |
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Mapzone –
a great source of help and games for map skills in geography |
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone |
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Visit north
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Skills |
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BBC
Bitesize Geograhy Revision |
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BBC |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard/geography
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Revision
for both GCSE and A Level |
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Revision
for GCSE |
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Information
about the |
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Map
Skills – a good site from the Ordnance Survey |
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Northumbrian
Water – where water comes from & how its cleaned / delivered etc |
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The Water
Cycle |
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Where
does drinking water come from? (US site) |
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Political
map of |
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Physical
Maps of |
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Background
information about the Maasai |
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Background
information about the Maasai |
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Facts
& Figures about |
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A great
site to help you with your Antarctica Project. Check out the “Facts” section! |
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A more
in-depth look at |
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World
Map Quizzes – test your knowledge of countries |
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Excellent
site about tectonics and volcanoes |
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Up to
date earthquake information |
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Tectonics,
earthquakes & volcanoes explained |
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Animation
showing continental drift |
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Earthquake
information, links and quizzes for kids |
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Volcanoes
& how they work |
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Search
this site for information about |
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Tropical
Rainforest Facts |
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Numerous
links to Rainforest sites |
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Tropical
Rainforest Factsheets |
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Useful
Rainforest plants |
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Information
about the Amazon and its inhabitants |
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GCSE
Exam board site for the specification (we do Spec A) and exam dates |
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Learn
about the basic processes associated with glaciation |
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A
comprehensive site about plate tectonics from the USGS |
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A great
site to investigate volcanoes: the theory and the reality. |
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Basic
facts about the |
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Revise
basic map and graph skills |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/geogskills/index.shtml
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GCE Exam
board site for the specification (we do Spec B), exam advice and exam dates |
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On-line
textbook of physical geography |
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Urban
Land Use Models |
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Poundbury
– urban development in rural |
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Redevelopment
of |
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Coin
Street – Alternative Development scheme in |
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The
impact of Urbanisation in Mexico City |
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Making
San Francisco a Sustainable City |
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Comparing
the Green and Brown Agendas (the future of cities in rich and poor countries. |
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Ageing Population & Healthcare |
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Ageing
population |
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Graphs
and pyramids showing the ageing population |
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Maps
showing global ageing trends |
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Life
expectancy statistics for the |
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Ageing
Population facts & figures |
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Rising
healthcare costs |
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Ageing
population creates new healthcare markets |
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Healthcare
Expenditure |
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Immigrants
needed to help support ageing population |
www.workpermit.com/news/2005_10_25/europe/eu_needs_immigration
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Ageing
population: problem or opportunity |
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Challenges
brought by ageing population |
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Ageing
population & welfare in |
www.odi.org.uk/esau/publications/working_papers/esau_wp3_screen.pdf
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Ageing
population in |
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Map
showing the number of doctors per 100,000 around the world |
www.povertymap.net/mapsgraphics/index.cfm?data_id=23408&theme |
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The
migration of doctors from |
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Migration
of doctors from Africa to the |
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The cost
of AIDS on healthcare systems in |
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Cost of
AIDS in |
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BMA
article on changing spending priorities |
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Medical
costs of obesity |
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Poor
diet costs NHS £6bn per year |
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Spending
on cancer in the |
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Cause of
death in |
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Death
statistics England 2006 |
www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nugget.asp?ID=1337&Pos=2&ColRank=2&Rank=1000
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Leading
causes of death in UK 2006 |
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Leading
causes of death … LEDC v MEDC |
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Causes
of death, |
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Cause of
death by country. Detailed and fiddly,
but worth a look! |
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On-line
textbook of physical geography |
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/contents.html
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An
introduction to the major biomes of the world |
http://www.runet.edu/%7Eswoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/intro.html
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