
San Clemente's Virtual Study Hub
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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Trade Statistics
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?
A vast compilation of data from hundreds of sources.
Poverty Data Visualisations
Skills
Mapping, grid references, measuring distance
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.
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University of Texas Map Collection
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.
World Heritage
936 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.
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.
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.
GCSE Geography (UK)
National Geographic
Pacific institute
Importance of water sustainability infographic poster
Challenge of Sustainable Water
Scientific American article
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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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The clean water issue from OXFAM.
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"The water and sanitation problem in the developing world is far too big for charity alone."
"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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Environment & Heritage, New South Wales Government.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene & Statistics
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Hunter Water managed dams and catchments
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Biomes & Food Security
Biomes Group UC Berkeley
Which Biomes Are Able to Produce Food?
Oxfam site
Primary Industries and Agriculture
Pdf - Biomes that produce food
Enviropaedia site
Geospace pdf
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Global Food Security - What is the Issue?
Global Education pdf
Identifies food insecure populations around the world and seeks to establish the underlying causes of food insecurity.
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ABC Splash clip
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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.
Watch this short video from Study.com then take the quiz.
Geography
Databases
Wildlife resource
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Conservation in our own backyard.
Online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology
Photographic record of life on earth
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.
A consortium of natural history and botanical libraries that cooperate to digitize the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections
information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities
Relevant and engaging information about our natural world
Directory of Open Access Journals
An expert-reviewed collection of content contributed by scholar/professionals who collaborate and review each other's work.
Search Geoscience Australia's extensive catalogue of data, publications, online tools, maps and videos.
Get data for your report, research or assignment
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)
Free educational resources covering many themes
NSW online library collection
Copyright free images to use in assignments & research
World Landforms
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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Landforms
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Types of Landforms
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Landforms and Landscapes (pdf)
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.
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.
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.
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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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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The Fair Trade Federation is a trade association of fair trade enterprises fully committed to equitable and sustainable trading partnerships.
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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.

Urbanisation
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.
A site about the archaeological, built, Aboriginal and environmental heritage of NSW and how to protect and conserve it
A commercial website detailing development priorities as it forecasts a 25 per cent boost to its population.
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RN’s vision is an activated city and waterfront that attracts people, new enterprises and tourism.
Find out how the National Construction Code to ensure compliance, integrity and susainably.
Waste
From National Goegraphic
From Cool Australia.
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Australian not-for-profit organisation with a vision of a world where people live in balance with nature.


Waste Management
From H2G2
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This site is designed for teachers and students who are interested in reducing waste.
A South Australian education programme.
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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
​Worldometer - Australian population (live)
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Sustainable population Australia - Population issues