Volcanic dust shuts down airports

Airports are shutting down and travel plans disrupted due to volcanic dust erupting from a volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull. Another secondary effect is the local flooding in Iceland. See more details here.

World statistics.

Have a look at this link.

Fairtrade chocolate

Read here about how some cocoa farmers have improved their lives as a result of fairtrade and comic relief.

Geocube

Check this out.

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php

Play the longitude and latitude game at this site.

Where the Premier League's players come from

Use this interactive world map from the BBC to explore the birthplaces of players in all the current Premier League squads, and then compare them with the start of the 1989-90 season.

Cloud spotting

Learn to recognise cloud types using this simple video guide.

Shanghai urges 'two-child policy'

Shanghai is encouraging all residents who are exempted from the one child policy to have a second baby. This is because they are having to cope with an ageing population. More information from the BBC here.

Glastonbury

Glastonbury Festival aims to be green and clean. Their slogan is Love the Farm,Leave no trace. Find out more from their web site.

Worldometers

Explore this website showing world statistics.

Earthquake hits Italy

An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale has hit Italy. The earthquake struck at around 3.30am on 6th April 60 miles North west of Rome. The centre of the quake was in a city called L'Aquila. News reports are just coming in saying there are fatalities and over 100000 people will have to be evacuated. More news here.

Funzone at Manchester Airport

Try some of these travel based activities from Manchester Airport

You can test your locational knowledge here.

weather forecast.

Low pressure in the Atlantic will bring depression and gales this weekend. The Met office site has all weather details, pressure systems and satellite animations.

year 11 revsion

Here are some online revision sites for geography GCSE

www.revisionworld.co.uk/gcse/geography
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/
www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_index.asp?subject_id=20&d=0
www.scalloway.org.uk/


The topics in the mocks will be
Population
Managing resources
Weather & Climate
Ecosystems

USA prepares for Hurricane Ike

After travelling in the Caribbean Sea and causing damge and loss of life Ike is now appraoching the USA coastline.
Find out more from CNN

Learning the world map starts here.

See how quick you can complete the world jigsaw here.

Try the other quizes. 

Easy steps to a eco friendly home

Have a look at these ideas from Homebase.

Climate change in UK

This site is about our changing climate and how it affects our lives, from the buildings we live and work in, to the way we travel, the holidays we take and the food we buy in the shops.

Quake Mapping

Click here to see map of latest activity.

Click here to see the world distribution of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Planet green game