Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Hot Commodities
Investigate the impact of minerals and their harvesting on the Earth Hot Commodities
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Friday, November 16, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Breathing Earth
Breathing Earth - Real Time CO2 Emissions Simulation
The Breathing Earth is a Flash visualization of world population growth, births, deaths and carbon emissions
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Free Poverty
FreePoverty - Knowing Helps
By playing this game on FreePoverty.com, each answer you get correct, 10 cups of water will be donated.
Every day, at least 30,000 people around the world die from poverty; most of whom are under five years of age. They die because they are undernourished, and do not have enough food or water to survive. More than 800 million people go hungry every day. This is 13% of the world population. How can you help? By playing this game on FreePoverty.com, each answer you get correct, 10 cups of water will be donated. Somewhere in the world, someone will receive it. And it will make a difference to their day.
By playing this game on FreePoverty.com, each answer you get correct, 10 cups of water will be donated.
Every day, at least 30,000 people around the world die from poverty; most of whom are under five years of age. They die because they are undernourished, and do not have enough food or water to survive. More than 800 million people go hungry every day. This is 13% of the world population. How can you help? By playing this game on FreePoverty.com, each answer you get correct, 10 cups of water will be donated. Somewhere in the world, someone will receive it. And it will make a difference to their day.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
GeoEye Satellite View
See a satellite gallery of various sites, natural disasters, natural landforms, volcanoes, cities and many more
Monday, September 29, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Waymarking
Discover interesting points of interest around the globe. Lots of categories to choose from.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Current Events on the Globe
Click on the different spots on the globe to read and hear audio of a current event from NPR
Track the Storms!
Track current storm disturbances or search for information on past storms. This site tracks where the storm will be hour by hour and by days
Charity Water
See how a man celebrated his birthday month by donating money to drills water wells around the world so that people have access to clean water
Thursday, September 4, 2008
FreeRice
Play the vocabulary game and grains of rice are donated through the United Nations food program
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Nationmaster
Country comparisons using graphs, maps. Huge database of world statistics. Reference site contains country statistics, maps, flags, graphs and pie charts.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Zipskinney
Type in a zip code for anywhere in the United States, and you immediately get information from the 2000 Census, along with a map of the area. Not only that, you can also compare the data with neighboring zip codes.
Hot Pads
This site allows you to identify cities and neighborhoods on a map, and then lets you choose key demographic data. It then shows the data visually on a shaded map, along with a map key.
Finding Our Place in the World
Learn more about maps and mapmaking as you explore the pages, each featuring one of the seven sections of the exhibition.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Planetfesto
Be part of a movement to spread a virtual ribbon around the world.
Conservation and preservation of our Earth is the focus
Conservation and preservation of our Earth is the focus
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Exploring Antarctica
Amazing resource about the largest frozen desert. Slideshows and awesome photos!
Interactive Map
Use this interactive map to display all kinds of information, conflicts around the globe, food shortages and many more.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The World Bank
The World Bank's mission is to end global poverty and the improve living standards.
This site gives economic information on the conditions and issues of the world's countries.
This site gives economic information on the conditions and issues of the world's countries.
United Nations Website for Students
Resources about global conditions. Country statistics, UN intro, news center, webcasts, and simulations of world issues
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
GeoJuice
GeoJuice is an image bank, designed to celebrate the geography of our planet. Find great images of locations across the globe.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Environmental Protection Agency
PORTAL TO EPA ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
Informative environmental site.
Informative environmental site.
Environmental Literacy for Students
Get homework help and learn more about environmental topics like energy use, climate change, and recycling
State of the Environment
United Nations Environment Programme.
Excellent site which provides key facts and challenges regarding our environment.
Excellent site which provides key facts and challenges regarding our environment.
Saving Tomorrow's World
CyberschoolBus site
Saving tomorrow's world
Our environment is fragile -- it needs to be looked after.
Saving tomorrow's world
Our environment is fragile -- it needs to be looked after.
Depletion-Conservation of Natural Resources
Find a variety of links regarding the depletion and conservation of our natural resources. Great Site !
Greenguide
What can we do to protect our resources and our future? Find out how you can make a difference.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Geography IQ
GeographyIQ.com
Online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information.
Online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information.
Altapedia
Altapedia Online
Includes physical maps, political maps, key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Includes physical maps, political maps, key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
World Bank Countries and Regions
Browse and research by region. Includes current events as well as country data.
World Fact Book 2007
Facts about all the countries of the world
Gives information that includes geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportation, culture, and current issues
Gives information that includes geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportation, culture, and current issues
United Nations Cyberschoolbus
A great selection of sites created by the United Nations
Includes nation studies, introduction to the United Nations, webcasts, and United Nations programs to end poverty, clean water issues, world hunger and more......
Includes nation studies, introduction to the United Nations, webcasts, and United Nations programs to end poverty, clean water issues, world hunger and more......
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
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