Links

These are some Geography Links of Good Geography Site we know on the web.

Associations

	Australian Geography Teachers' Association
	Geography Teachers' Association of New South Wales
	Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria
	National Geographic
	United Nations

Government

	Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
	Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
	Australian Geographical Survey organization
	Primary Industries & Energy Network

Landcare

	LANDCARE For Teachers
	Tassie Landcare Groups
	LandcareWeb

GIS

	Geographic Information Systems
	GIs Freeware
	GIs shareware

Monitoring

	Weather & global monitoring
	The World-Wide Earthquake Locator
	World Conservation Monitoring Centre
	Recent Earthquakes in California

Professional Development

	Royal Geographic Society of Queensland
	Getting started with information literacy and learning technology, by Maureen Twomey, Prepared for presentation at the Geography Teacher's Network Meeting, Toowoomba, April, 1999. This paper was previously presented at the Geography Teachers' Association of Queensland 1998 Annual Conference at Brisbane Grammar School.

SOSE Updates

The latest draft of the 1 -10 Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) is now on the Queensland School Curriculum Council (QSCC) web site: http://www.qscc.qld.edu.au

TV and News

	Four Corners
	The Australian
	A.B.C. News updated continually
	A.B.C. Social Science pages

Environment

	Greenpeace
	Environmental Defense Fund
	Renewable Resources Network
	Urban Environmental Management
	Recycle City
	Land consolidation
	International Institute for Energy Conservation
	Australian Environmental Education network

Water / Oceans

	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
	Clean Water
	Sustainable Urban Design and Climate
	MARINE REGION 14: SOUTH PACIFIC

Online Education

World School

Geomorphology and Physical Geography

	Virtual Earthquake
	Volcano World - student area
	Frank Potter's Science gems - earth science

	Eye Witness to the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius http://www.homeworkcentral.com/wow/files.htp?fileid=15609&use=hc Read the letters from Pliny the Younger to the historian Tacitus recording his observation of the volcanic eruption in 79 AD.
	Pompeii Imagebase http://www.homeworkcentral.com/wow/files.htp?fileid=11461&use=hc View this collection of images for a virtual tour of this ancient city.
	Learning from Pompeii http://www.homeworkcentral.com/wow/files.htp?fileid=26764&use=HC Explore the history of urban planning by studying the ruins of Pompeii.
	Volcanic Glossary http://www.homeworkcentral.com/wow/files.htp?fileid=24405&use=HC Learn the language of geologists by clicking above.
	Vesuvius from Space http://www.homeworkcentral.com/wow/files.htp?fileid=45683&use=HC Check out this satellite image of the volcano from outer space!
	A Journey to the Center of the Earth http://www.homeworkcentral.com/wow/files.htp?fileid=21971&use=HC This classic novel by Jules Verne deals in part with volcanoes. Read it at this page.
	Pacific Sea-Floor Mapping Project http://www.homeworkcentral.com/wow/files.htp?fileid=85847&use=HC Not all volcanoes are found on land. Visit this site to see views of underwater geology.

SITES FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS:

Exploring Caves
http://www.homeworkcentral.com/wow/files.htp?fileid=50811&use=jr
Sometimes caves are formed after a volcano erupts. Explore some caves at this page.

Rocks & Minerals
http://www.homeworkcentral.com/wow/files.htp?fileid=65232&use=jr
Read about different rocks and minerals, including the kind that comes from volcanoes.

Antarctica

Australian Antarctic Division

People and Environment

	Clean Up Australia Day
	Biodiversity
	Double Helix Club
	National Science Week Solve it site
	Australian Environmental Education network

Australian geography

	CSIRO
	Queensland Mining
	Department of Primary Industries
	Industry Link Australia
	Agri Web
	Answers to questions about Australia
	Australian Environmental Education network