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SPICESS

Space

Place 

Interconnection

Change

Environment

Scale

Sustainability

​Human Wellbeing & Statistics

 

Australian Bureau of Statistics

​Statistical agency of the Government of Australia.

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​UNESCO Institute for Statistics

​Browse by country, view indicators including education equity, gender equality & literacy

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​United Nations

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Statistics Division

 

DFAT

Trade Statistics

 

If It Were My Home

The lottery of birth is responsible for much of who we are. If you were not born in the country you were, what would your life be like?

 

Nationmaster

A vast compilation of data from hundreds of sources.

 

Gapminder

Poverty Data Visualisations

Skills 

The Geographer Online

Mapping, grid references, measuring distance

 

HSIE Teachers’ Skills

Stage 5 skills for geography. Links & resources

 

National Geographic Map Makers

Interactive, one page pdfs & kits

 

Geo-Coded
This map has geo-coded links to the "Geography Education" website. www.scoop.it/t/geography-education

BOLTSS

BOLTSS is an acronym. It helps us to remember the 6 essential features of a map. It stands for: Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale and Source.

Geography

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Mapping

Full range of maps, geographic analysis, and research in support of the CIA

 

Here you’ll find a range of student support material including:Quizzes, Drag and Drop Interactives, Videos, Case Studies & Web Destinations

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Geoscience topographical mapping site

 

Maps & Geographic Information Resources.

 

Maps in various formats including PDF.

 

World rankings & maps for such subjects as most populated, largest, poorest, cleanest etc.

 

Over 120 historical maps in the Google Maps Rumsey Historical Maps site - selected by David Rumsey.

 

Hundreds of illustrations on themes related to environment & sustainable development, e.g. climate change, water, poverty etc.

 

Free Blank Outline Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World.

Types of Maps - Thought Co.

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World Heritage 

UNESCO World Heritage List

936 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.

 

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Facts and stats about UNESCO's World Heritage database.

 

The Criteria for World Heritage Selection

To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. UNESCO page.

 

Mapping World Heritage

National Geographic site uses pictures and clues to identify the locations of the sites on a large map.

 

Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage

The key objectives of this Resource Manual are to help the managers and management authorities of cultural and natural World Heritage properties to reduce the risks to these properties from natural and human-made disasters. From UNESCO

Water in the World

 

World Meteorological Organization

Learn about the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces & the resulting distribution of water resources.

 

Water World

GCSE Geography (UK)

 

Water Cycle

National Geographic

 

Sustainable Water Management

Pacific institute

 

Water Sustainability

Importance of water sustainability infographic poster

 

Challenge of Sustainable Water

Scientific American article

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International Rivers

Mission:"To protect rivers and defend the rights of communities that depend on them." 

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UN HABITAT Water and Sanitation Programme

"The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements."

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Water

The clean water issue from OXFAM.

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Water.org

"The water and sanitation problem in the developing world is far too big for charity alone." 

 

WaterAid

"WaterAid and its partners work with individuals and families in their communities and use a mixture of low-cost technologies to deliver lasting water, sanitation and hygiene solutions."

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Water Quality

Environment & Heritage, New South Wales Government.

 

WaterAid Australia

WaterSanitationHygiene & Statistics

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Hunter Water

Hunter Water managed dams and catchments

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Biomes & Food Security

The World’s Biomes

Biomes Group UC Berkeley

 

Which Biomes Are Able to Produce Food?

Oxfam site

 

Primary Industries and Agriculture  

Pdf - Biomes that produce food

 

Biome

Enviropaedia site

 

World Biomes

Geospace pdf

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Global Food Security - What is the Issue? 

Global Education pdf

 

World Food Programme

Identifies  food insecure populations around the world and seeks to establish the underlying causes of food insecurity.

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Food Security in Australia

ABC Splash clip

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We Need to Talk about Food

The Sustainable Table site

 

Australian Landforms

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Australian Landforms — kidcyber

Landforms are natural features of the Earth's surface. Australian landforms include valleys,mountains, plateaus, plains, deserts, rivers and hills.

 

Australia's landforms and landscapes - FUSE -

Learn more about some of our iconic landforms - their names, meanings and significance in indigenous Australian culture

 

Landforms - Geoscience Australia

Australian Landforms and their History. Australia's landscape is very distinctive and unique. But it took many millions of years and some amazing climatic and geological processes to produce what we see today.

 

Types of Landforms  
The portion which forms land on earth’s surface is not the same everywhere. ... These different physical features are called the various landforms on the surface of the earth. ... The different major landforms are mountains, hills, valleys, plateaus, plains and deserts.

 

Landforms, Definition & Types 

Watch this short video from Study.com then take the quiz.

Geography 

Databases

Wires

Wildlife resource

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Aussie Ark Project

Conservation in our own backyard.

 

Animal Diversity Web

Online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology

 

ARKive

Photographic record of life on earth

 

Atlas of Living Australia

Aggregates biodiversity data from multiple sources

 

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australia’s national statistical agency, providing trusted official statistics on a wide range of economic, social, population and environmental matters of importance to Australia.

 

Biodiversity Heritage Library

consortium of natural history and botanical libraries that cooperate to digitize the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections

 

CIA World Factbook

information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities

 

Cool Australia

Relevant and engaging information about our natural world

 

DOAJ

Directory of Open Access Journals

 

Encyclopedia of Earth

An expert-reviewed collection of content contributed by scholar/professionals who collaborate and review each other's work.

 

Geoscience Australia

Search Geoscience Australia's extensive catalogue of data, publications, online tools, maps and videos.

 

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Get data for your report, research or assignment

Pindex

A pinboard to collect and discover the best educational material.

 

OECD Library Best Bet

Online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

 

SBS Learn

Free educational resources covering many themes

 

State Library of NSW

NSW online library collection

 

World Bank Photo Collection

Copyright free images to use in assignments & research

World Landforms

 

BBC Earth -

15 Most Amazing Land & Rock Formations 

 

List of landforms, types & definitions

Learn about landforms from around the world

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Kiddle -

Landform Facts for Kids 

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National Geographic 

Landforms 

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Science Struck 

Types of Landforms

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Oxford Big Ideas Geography 

Landforms and Landscapes (pdf)

Liveable Cities

World's Most Liveable Cities

World's most liveable city for 2018. Criteria include political stability, health care, education, crime, recreation and transport.

Global Liveability

The Economist blog on global liveability. Includes charts, maps, infographics and interactive-data features.

 

NSW Globe

To start exploring NSW Globe please ensure you are using version 7.0.2 or later of Google Earth. Spatial Services has utilised the Google Earth™ application to provide you with free and easy access to view up to date imagery, address, terrain and boundary information through the NSW Globe. You can also use NSW Globe to view other Government information such as census data, land values, property sales information, transport routes, schools and other points of interest.
 

Animated Population Pyramids

A population pyramid is a useful tool in revealing information about a population's history and future possibilities. The ABS animated population pyramid shows the change of population distribution over time.

 

Where's the best place to live?

This collection of media resources focuses on the liveability of places, particularly cities. But what makes one place ‘more liveable' than the next? Find out about the factors that influence the liveability of different places and what can be done to improve the liveability of our urban environments.

 

Liveable Cities- Sydney Water

Liveability means something different to everybody. People's perceptions of liveability vary according to their cultural, social and economic backgrounds. How we value water connects us with our environment and each other.

Fair Trade

Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand 

A Fair Trade Movement to create a more just and equitable world.

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Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand

Making fair trade for everyone.

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Fair Trade Certified

The Fair Trade Certified™ seal represents thousands of products, improving millions of lives, protecting land and waterways in 45 countries and counting.

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Fair Trade Federation

The Fair Trade Federation is a trade association of fair trade enterprises fully committed to equitable and sustainable trading partnerships.

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Traid Craft 

Traidcraft are fair trade pioneers in the UK, advocating the importance of organic farming, sustainability and transparency to the lives of growers and artisans around the world.

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World Fair Trade Organization

Global community of social enterprises that fully practice Fair Trade.

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What Exactly is Fair Trade & Why Should we Care?

What exactly is Fair Trade and is it really more than just a marketing ploy to get consumers to feel good about their purchases?

 

Far Trade & Traceability - How Does it Work? 

This short animation explains Fairtrade's solution to this, using orange juice as an example.

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Urbanisation

Population Reference Bureau

Definition of a city, population & other criteria

 

NSW Department of Planning & Environment

The Department of Planning & Environment aims to NSW a better place to live and work.

 

NSW Heritage office

A site about the archaeological, built, Aboriginal and environmental heritage of NSW and how to protect and conserve it

 

The Urban developer

A commercial website detailing development priorities as it forecasts a 25 per cent boost to its population.

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Revitalising Newcastle

RN’s vision is an activated city and waterfront that attracts people, new enterprises and tourism.

UNSW Built Environment

Find out how the National Construction Code to ensure compliance, integrity and susainably.

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Urban Population Growth - World Health Organisation

Reports, statistics, links.

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Waste 

Effects of Consumerism

From National Goegraphic 

 

Waste

From Cool Australia.

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Planet Ark

Australian not-for-profit organisation with a vision of a world where people live in balance with nature.

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Waste Management

Waste

From H2G2

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Wipe Out Waste

This site is designed for teachers and students who are interested in reducing waste.

A South Australian education programme.

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Medical Waste Management

From Healthcare Without Harm.

UK site for younger students.

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The Institute for Sustainable Futures

"The Institute for Sustainable Futures was established as a flagship research institute of the University of Technology, Sydney in 1996.

Australia & the World

Australia & The World:Trade - Department Foreign Affairs & Trade 

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Australian Strategic Policy Institute - Australia's trade relationship with China

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Trade Import & Export - Australian Govt.

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Australia Unlimited - Aus Trade & Investment Commission 

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Support for Free Trade Agreements at Risk of Declining - ABC Podcast 

Tourism Australia  - Australia as a Global destination

 

Department of Agriculture - Response to Covid 19 

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Why Australia Needs Exports - Centre for international Development

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The Economic Importance of Tourism in Australia’s Regions - Tracking Tourism 2020

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Global Education Resource Links - Global Education Links - Foreign Aid, Human Rights (Highly Recommended!)

Population

Migrants driving population growth - SBS 

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Population growth could go far beyond IGR projections - The Conversation

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ABS - Statistics about the population and components of change (births, deaths, migration) for Australia and its states and territories

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​Worldometer - Australian population (live)

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Sustainable population Australia - Population issues

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