Geography Quest 6 – Web Links
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Chapter 1: The Structure of the Earth
This is a great site. It shows various views of Earth’s major landforms from satellite photos: Web Link
Have a look at this short animation – it shows the way in which the continents would once have slotted together: Web Link
Nice site with detailed explanations of what’s inside the Earth – accompanied by colourful graphics! Web Link
Chapter 2: Storms and Weather Disasters
A challenging site about storms with some interactive games: Web Link
Chapter 3: The Peatlands of Ireland
An excellent site explaining formation and location of Irish boglands: Web Link
Chapter 5: Longitude and Latitude
Loads of information on this site – includes a quiz about hemispheres: Web Link
Chapter 6: Modern Industry in Ireland
This is the Intel website – it has some podcasts/videos where employees talk about their working life in Intel: Web Link
Chapter 7: Weather and Climate
A very comprehensive site on weather – well worth a look at! Web Link
Short but challenging weather quiz: Web Link
Chapter 8: The Seasons
This is an interesting, short quiz about the sun and its importance to life on Earth: Web Link
Chapter 9: Energy
This is a site with loads of information and interesting activities about energy: Web Link
Energy-saving games on this site – a lot of fun! Web Link
Chapter 10: Changes to the Landscape
This is a very comprehensive site dealing with all types of natural disasters that have shaped our environment and changed the world: Web Link
A quiz about earthquakes: Web Link
Chapter 12: Caring for the Environment
Test your knowledge of hazardous waste in your home: Web Link
A bit of fun – cleaning your room…so much easier on a computer than in reality! Web Link
Test how ‘green’ you are by playing this game: Web Link
Chapter 13: Africa
Excellent site with loads of videos, facts, photos – all about South Africa: Web Link
Lots of different types of maps of Africa here: Web Link
A printable crossword about Africa: Web Link
Chapter 14: The Burren
This is an excellent site dealing with flora, fauna, farming and changes to the Burren: Web Link
Just type in ‘Burren’ and lots of photos of the Burren will appear: Web Link
Chapter 15: Rivers of the World
This site is packed with facts, photos, games and lesson plans on the major rivers of the world: Web Link
A quick quiz covering basic river terms: Web Link
Chapter 16: Poverty and Famine
List of the 50 poorest countries in the world as well as trends in these countries: Web Link
Chapter 17: The Mediterranean Countries
Statetris, a version of the game Tetris, is designed to teach you the location of the countries of Europe. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the ‘country’ about. Web Link
Chapter 18: World Tour Prize
A short quiz about the world around us: Web Link