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Welcome to the Geography Department

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Please follow the links below to find some useful information, and don't forget to enter the 'Where in the World' photo competition at the bottom of this page.

GEOGRAPHY IN PICTURES :

Click HERE for Coastal Defences
Click HERE for Spits

Geography Animations ! Great site !


O.S. MAPPING REVISION SECTION Forgotten how to read a map ?! Can't remember what that OS map symbol means?! Fancy your chances doing an interactive mapping test? Symbols / scale / grid references ETC....
Click here to begin...

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SITE

THIS SITE IS amazing !!! Aerial photographs of various places around the world

CHOOSE YOUR OWN GLOBAL LOCATION TEST AT THE LEVEL THAT SUITS YOU BEST HERE
This website will help you to learn and test your Global Location
What will the weather be like in the UK tomorrow?
What will the weather be like at West Hill Park in the next 5 days?
Have there been any earthquakes around the world today?
What temperature is the sea at the moment?
What does the UK look like from a satellite TODAY ?

Test yourself on the location of European Countries HERE
Test yourself on the location of African Countries HERE
Test yourself on the location of South American Countries HERE
Test yourself on the location of Asian Countries HERE
Test yourself on the location of Middle Eastern Countries HERE
Test yourself on the location of Continents and Oceans HERE
Test yourself on the location of Central American Countries HERE
Test yourself on the Capitals of Southern American Countries HERE
Test yourself on the Capitals of Asian Countries HERE


What will the weather be like in the UK tomorrow? What will the weather be like at West Hill Park in the next 5 days? Have there been any earthquakes around the world today? or ... have a look here What temperature is the sea at the moment? What does the UK look like from a satellite TODAY ? V. important !! What is the surf like today at Croyde Bay in North Devon?! How big will the waves be in the North Atlantic in the next couple of days? How windy is it around the UK right now? Where can I find revision information about the topics being studied in class? EARTHQUAKE ZONE !! Have there been any earthquakes around the world today? http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/ Earthquakes that have happened this month http://www.johomaps.com/world/worldtecton.jpg tectonics plate map Really cool geography animations can be found here TSUNAMI ZONE !! Tsunami videos !! Click on this link to view Asian Tsunami video footage ! Tsunami video Here's another good one! Maps of Tsunami affected area VOLCANO ZONE !! What volcanic activity is there on Mt. St. Helens today? (USA) Mt. Vesuvius webcam. (Italy) Mt. Etna webcam. (Sicily) Mt. Kilauea webcam (Hawaii) Maona Loa webcam (Hawaii) Other live volcano webcams. You choose the place! REVISION ZONE !! HELP !! There's a test coming up and I can't remember anything!! You had better click HERE and select a revision topic ! Revise. . .
tectonics	settlement	weather & climate	economic geography
	environmental geography	& much more on these sites

Yacapaca Revision Zone

Common Entrance Geography Syllabus (Sept. 2007 onwards)
Click here to see exactly what you are expected to learn!

Holiday Fieldtrip Zone!! - Recommended geographical based days out in the South.

Day trip to Swanage Bay, Old Harry's Rocks, & Lulworth Cove trip notes

Where in the World?
			And now for today's 'Where in the world' photo..... . where on earth is it ?!! If you know the answer, email it to Mr. Gray(a.gray@westhillpark.com) Prizes: 1 star for all correct answers!
Alistair Gray Head of Geography / Housemaster, West Hill Park School, Titchfield, Hampshire. BSc.(Hons) Countryside Management. (Wye College, University of London) MSc. Rural Resource Management (Bangor) PgDip Edcuation & Training Mangement (Portsmouth) PGCE (Southampton)