WorldAtlas - maps of
South America,
North America and
Central America
- including landforms
Test Your
Geography Knowledge - learn the names of the countries
of South America
Ecosystems of Our
World - a ThinkQuest project
Biomes of Our World
- basic information about biomes (ecosystems)
The World
Fact Book - for economic and social data
Community and Ecosystem Dynamics
Earth on
Edge - Ecosystems
- from the PBS program - includes the
following ecosystems; Agro, Forest, Freshwater, Grassland, Coastal, Urban
The
Mega-city in Latin America - an on-line book from the
United Nations University Press
The
Mega-Cities Project - be sure to look at the City
Profiles section
Free Trade
Area of the Americas - the official web site of the
FTAA
A
drop of coffee in the North, a drop of sweat in the South? -
an article from the Youth Zone of the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) web site
CIDA
- Canadian International Development Agency
Geography Topics - from BBC Schools
Earth
- from Windows to the Universe - topics include, Interior and
Surface, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere
Earth Science for
Schools - from Moorland School in the UK
This Dynamic Earth -
the story of plate tectonics - from the US Geological Survey
Plate
Tectonics - explanations of the processes of plate tectonics
including faults - includes a quiz and word search
Rock and the Rock Cycle - from Windows to the Universe
The Carbon Cycle
World Climates
Constructive and Destructive Forces - Erosion
Sustainable
Development - Natural Resources Canada
Natural Hazards - from The Atlas of Canada
Geology Ontario
Living Things In Their Environment -
from BBC Schools
Environmental
Biology: Ecosystems
Earth on
Edge - Ecosystems
- from the PBS program - includes the
following ecosystems; Agro, Forest, Freshwater, Grassland, Coastal, Urban
Community and Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecosystems of Our
World - a ThinkQuest project
Managing Ecosystems - from BBC Schools
Journey to Planet
Earth - from PBS - "A voyage of discovery about the planet we
inhabit."
GIS.com
- "Your Internet Guide to GIS"
GPS World
Geography Network
ESRI Canada Schools and Libraries
Program - includes teaching materials and metadata
Exploring the use of
space technology in earthquake studies - a Southern
California Integrated GPS Network Education Module
Business
Geographics - from Altavision Geographics
Map
Projections - from the US Geological Survey
RADARSAT-2 - Canada's next-generation
commercial SAR satellite, the follow-on to RADARSAT-1, launched in 1995. The new
satellite will be launched in March 2007 on a Soyuz vehicle from Russia's
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Ontario Ministry of Tourism
Tourism Industry Association
of Canada
CanadaTourism.com
- Canadian Tourism Commission
World Tourism
Organization
World Heritage Sites -
from UNESCO
Ecotourism Resource
Centre "A comprehensive guide to ecotourism
practice, ecologically sustainable development
(ESD) and general tourism and travel best practice management sites world-wide."
Canadian Tourism
College
Tourism
- from BBC Schools - a lot of British content