A New National Park for England

Today the Government confirmed that the South Downs are to become the 10th National Park in England. You can read about why it is being protected and the implications of it becoming a National Park here.

There are some pictures of the area here.

Ecotourism

For those of you in Year 11 (and U6?) who are struggling with an Ecotourism case study, try this from today's Guardian Travel section.

The Future of the Maldives

The Maldives are a group of low lying coral islands in the Indian Ocean that rely on tourism to keep their economy going. The islands and the people who live their are likely to be some of the first casualties of global warming - it will create many environmental refugees here. The President of the Maldives is trying to plan for the future. You can read about what he is trying to do here. You can listen to his proposals here.

Pisa's leaning tower 'stabilised'

An interesting story for those studying Italy in Year 7. Click here to read the story from the BBC website.

Interactive maps

A superb interactive world map showing data from the world bank can be found here.

Which parts of Africa are richer than others? Click on the map to see!


Ever wondered what some places in Europe are actually like? try the interactive European tourism map here Click on a location to see pictures and short video clips of the places.

Thanks to two Geography teachers from Preston and Woodcote (near Reading) for these links!