Mapmaker Interactive
NatGeo Mapmaker Interactive from National Geographic has maps of countries providing lots of different information about each country.
Geographia - Africa
Useful geographical and some historical information on several regions in Africa such as Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Mali, Namibia and more.
Geographia - Asia
Great geographical information on Asian countries such as India, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand and more.
WWF
The WWF site has details of their campaigns along with global news features which impact on the environment.
The World Factbook
Maps and statistical information on many different countries. It details the geography, economy, communications, people, government of the nations featured.
The Fair Trade Foundation
Read about the campaign to ensure that farmers in third world countries get a fair price for their produce.
British Geological Survey - Earthquakes
Illuminating! Gives data about locations and magnitude of British and European Earthquakes, together with background information about Earthquakes and their effects.
Introduction to Biomes
The nature of the world's major biomes are explained here. It gives the distribution, climate, flora and fauna of tundra, savanna, taiga, tropical evergreen forest, temperate deciduous forest, grasslands, desert scrub and Mediterranean scrub.
Discovery Point
This is the website of Dundee's visitor attraction featuring the story of Captain Scott's ship Discovery. The site has information about Antarctica and also about Scott and his fated expedition to the South Pole.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Online maps from around the world from the Library of the University of Texas.
