Geography: Internet resources This section provides an introduction to some of the vast resources available on the Internet to support Stages 4 and 5 Geography. This is by no means an exhaustive list of the resources available, but is intended to provide a starting point for further study. Each of the areas of study have been divided into sub-categories, and some of these sub-categories will actually be relelvant for more than one area of study. Stage 4 Tsunami aftermathThis website provides before and after aerial photographs of areas devastated by the tsunami in December 2004. Bureau of MeteorologyThe Bureau was established under the Meteorology Act of 1906 by formally bringing together the individual colonial/State Meteorological Services that had existed prior to that time. Antarctica OnlineANARE is the acronym for Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, which since 1947 have served Australia in south polar regions. Biomes @ UCLA - BerkeleyThe importance of biomes cannot be underestimated. Stage 5
Ten Interactive Geography Games and Maps Interactive games and maps can be good tools for students to use in developing their knowledge of geography. The following ten websites are good places to find a variety of interactive geography games and interactive maps that will help students develop their knowledge of geography. The last item in the list is a resource for creating your own geography game. National Geographic Kids has a wide variety of games, puzzles, and activities for students of elementary school age. National Geographic Kids has nine games specifically for developing geography skills. Placefy is a fun and challenging geography game that uses pictures as questions. GeoNet is a geography quiz game from Houghton Mifflin that offers students more than just the state or country identification questions typical of geography games. Place Spotting is a website of geographic riddles. Lizard Point gives students 37 interactive maps to study. Reach the World produces great online games for Geography students.