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| Chapter |
Exercise
Number |
Topic |
Comment |
| 1
Plate boundaries |
1.2 |
Destination: Iceland
website >> |
Information about Iceland |
Randburg.com
website >> |
Information page about volcanic activity
in Iceland |
Tephrabase: Images of Iceland
website >> |
Images and descriptions of Icelandic volcanoes |
Iceland worldwide
website >> |
Map of Iceland |
| 1.4 |
King5.com
website >> |
Article on an earthquake in Western Washington |
UPSeis
website >> |
What to do before, during and after an earthquake |
| 2
Rivers and Flooding |
2.4 |
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
website >> |
Register of Gauging stations |
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
website >> |
Data for the River Severn at Upton on Severn |
| 2.4 |
Severn bore
website >> |
Information about the flooding of the River
Severn |
Upton on Severn
website >> |
Homepage |
| 3
Coastal Management |
3.4 |
Tern Website of Morecombe Bay
website >> |
Two sites with information about
the tern project in Morecombe bay |
Morecombe Bay
website >>
|
The Geography Portal
website >>
|
The example of Spurnhead, Yorkshire as a coastal environment |
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
website >>
|
Information about the Spurn peninsula |
Spurn Point webpage
website >>
|
Photos and information about Spurn Point |
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
website >>
|
Diagram about how Spurn Head has evolved
over time |
| 4
Weather and Climate |
4.2 |
Met Office weather pages
website >> |
Homepage |
| website >>
|
Weather averages around the UK |
| 5
Ecosystems |
5.3 |
Access Excellence
website >> |
Two site with information about
the different causes of rainforest destruction |
Rainforestweb
website >> |
Ketengah
website >> |
Description of the rain forest in Malaysia |
Virtual Tour of Teman Negara
website >> |
Information and description of the rain
forest of Teman Negara |
| 5.4 |
Travexnet
website >> |
Information sites about the
hill tribes of Northern Thailand |
Home Planet
website >> |
Lisu Lodge
website >> |
| 6 Farming in the European Union
(EU) |
6.2 |
The Crunch
website >> |
Ideas and information on the French apple
site |
| 7 Farming in less economically
developed countries (LECS) |
Relevant
to whole chapter |
The Fairtrade Foundation
website >> |
Homepage |
Afrol
website >> |
Infromation about land use zones in the
Gambia |
Afrol
website >> |
An introduction to the economic history
of rural Gambia |
| 8 Changing Industry |
8.2 |
The History of Northampton
website >> |
Sites with information about the history of the shoe
industry in Northampton |
History of Northampton Key Events
website >> |
8.3 |
Coca Cola
website >> |
Homepage |
| 8.4 |
Cambridge Science Park
website >> |
Homepages of several science
parks in the UK |
Aston Science Park
website >> |
Aberdeen Science and Technology Park
website >> |
Cyberjaya
website >> |
Cyberjaya website homepage |
Kinta Kellas
website >> |
Information about the Cyberjaya |
Cyberia
website >> |
Information about the concept of a ‘smart’
city and ‘smart’ homes |
Multimedia Super Corridor
website >> |
Information about the companies which have
located at Cyberjaya |
| 9 Development in Africa |
9.1 |
AIDS Foundation of South Africa
website >> |
General infromation about AIDS in a South
African context |
The Policy Project
website >> |
Two essays on the economic impact of AIDS
on South Africa |
South Africa Feeling the Impact of AIDs on workforce
website >> |
|
Isisa charities
website >> |
Information about the AIDS Foundation of South Africa |
| Effects: some points
to consider |
Painting the picture
website >> |
Article on the impact of AIDS on development
in South Africa |
| 10. Population patterns
and processes |
10.3 |
University of Wisconsin
website >> |
Graphs and information on demographic transition |
10.4 |
World Resources Institute
website >> |
Total Fertility rate map |
CIA, The World Factbook
website >> |
Birth rate per woman for every country in the world |
10.6 |
US Census Bureau
website >> |
Page that allows you to access population pyramids for
any country |
10.7 |
US Census Bureau
website >> |
Page that allows you to access population pyramids for
any country |
United States Population Pyramids
website >> |
Animated population pyramid which shows the growth
in US population 1950-2050. |
| 11 Urbanisation |
11.2 |
Population Reference Bureau
website >> |
Homepage |
African Environment Outlook
website >> |
Information page about urban areas in Africa |
Psyber Library
website >> |
A case study on urbanisation in Africa |
Delta Environment Centre
website >> |
Facts about urbanisation |
State of the Environment: South Africa
website >> |
Information about the status of urbanisation
in South Africa |
University of the Western Cape, Botany Department
website >> |
Urbanisation page |
| 12 Recent urban trends |
12.1 |
Mother Earth Travel
website >> |
History of Amsterdam page |
Hip Travel Guide
website >> |
Map of Amsterdam’s Jordaan and Western
Central Canal Ring |
Macalester College
website >> |
Maps and information about the site of Amsterdam |
| 13 Sustainable tourism |
13.3 |
Calvia (click on the Union Jack for the
English version)
website >> |
Homepage |
Mallorca Now!
website >> |
Information about tourist resorts in Mallorca
|
Local Sustainability European Good Practice Information
Service
website >> |
Local sustainability study of Calvia, Mallorca |
Hanover 2000: Spain
website >> |
Information about Agenda 21 - tourism development
with future vision in Calvia |
| 14 Energy Issues |
14.1
|
Alask Oil Dispute
website >> |
Information about the oil dispute in Alaska |
Common Dreams Newscentre
website >> |
News article from Jan 2001 “Bush opens
up the Wilds of Alaska to the Big Oil Interests |
Oil Crisis.com
website >> |
Essay on “Why the Bush Oil (Energy)
Policy Will Fail” |
US environment Protection Agency
website >> |
Two sites with information about
the worst oil spill in US history : The Exxon Valdez disaster
of 24 March 1989, which happened off the coast of Alaska |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
website >> |
|
Icelandic Nature Conservation Association (click on
‘English’ for the English version)
website >> |
Homepage |
Geothermal Resources in Iceland
website >> |
Links to different articles of information about the
Reykjavik heating and electricity plan |
|
Crown Estate
website >> |
Map of proposed off-shore wind farm locations in the
UK |
Country Guardian
website >> |
A guide to UK windfarms |
Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales
website >> |
Information about wind power generation in Wales |
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