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(3) General websites about the learning and teaching of Geography
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(a) http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/
101.html
Geography World This site covers many different parts of geography. It provides linkages to a large amount of learning and teaching
resources in geography, e.g. geography games, quizzes and news etc.
(b) http://geography.about.com/cs/basics/ Geography Basics This homepage includes a lot of
information and links of nearly all topics in geography. Besides, many maps, photos and clip arts (figures) related to geography are provided.
(c) http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/internet/
geog_geol_resources.html
Internet Resources for Geography and Geology
A great site which provides a lot of links to a wide range of geography-related topics. Lesson plans, educational software and online field trips around the world are also included.
(d) http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/BusyT/ Busy Teachers’
website
This website is designed to provide different sources of materials for teachers. Many lesson plans and classroom activities related to geology and environmental conservation can be used directly
(e) http://www.nationalgeographic.com Geography
Education, National Geographic Society
Geography-related lesson plans and classroom activities are provided in this homepage.
(f) http://library.thinkquest.org/10157/
geoglobe.html
Geo-Globe The Geo-Globe site contains many games related to geography.
(g) http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org Geography in the News
This website contains geography-related news which is a good and updated resource for enquiry learning in Geography lessons.
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(4) Specific websites about maps and map reading
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(a) http://www.maps.com Maps.com – The Place for Maps Online
Online world maps, online map games and information about map skills can be found in this website.
(b) http://www.centamap.com/ Centamap A very useful website which contains maps of different parts of Hong Kong.
(c) http://www.ypmap.com/eng/ YP Map This website contains a lot of useful maps of Hong Kong. Besides street maps, weather maps and census maps can also be found.
(d) http://maps.google.com/ Google Maps A great website which includes maps and satellite photos of different parts of the world.
(e) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
maps
National
Geographic—Maps and Geography
“MapMachine Online Atlas” is included in this website. It contains different types of digital maps, such as street-level maps, topographic maps and maps related to environment, natural hazards and weather.
(f) http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps Education Place—
Outline Maps
This website provides various outline maps (pdf files) for printing and use in classrooms.
(g) http://www.landsd.gov.hk/ Lands Department The part “maps and services” in this website introduces varies kinds of digital maps, paper maps and aerial
photographs provided by the
Department. Sample data (e.g. digital maps and aerial photographs) included in this part is useful for the learning and teaching of map interpretation.
(h) http://diy.fwg.hk/download/geog/map Relief and Contour Maps—Web-based learning tool
This learning and teaching resource applies IT in a vivid manner to support the learning of relief features and contour maps, calculate slope gradient from a contour map, construct an annotated cross-section and calculate its vertical exaggeration. The resource has both “Teacher & Self-learning Version”
and “Student Version” to enhance the learning effectiveness of students on map reading.
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(5) Specific websites for the Compulsory Part:
a. Opportunities and Risks—Is it rational to live in hazard-prone areas?
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/tex t/
dynamic.html
This Dynamic Earth:
the Story of Plate Tectonics
This site is an online textbook about plate tectonics. Many figures are included to facilitate teaching and learning.
(ii) http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
vwdocs/vwlessons/plate_tectonics/
introduction.html
Introduction to Plate Tectonics
A very useful website for the teaching and learning of “Plate Tectonics”. Many interesting teaching activities and worksheets about plate tectonics are provided here.
(iii) http://geology.com Geology.com It contains information about plate tectonics, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes. There are also some interactive maps and online field trips.
(iv) http://library.thinkquest.org/10131/
javascriptmenu_final.html
Destination:
Himalayas—Where Earth Meets Sky
Useful information, maps and figures about the formation of Himalayas and plate tectonics are found in this website.
(v) http://www.peakware.com Peakware—World Mountain
Encyclopedia
Relief maps and information about Andes Mountain can be found here.
(vi) http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/
gather/comics/main.html
Volcanoes Online The website contains nearly everything about volcanoes. Concepts about plate tectonics and volcanoes are explained in details. Games, comics and lesson plans related to volcanoes are also included.
(vii) http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ Volcano World A resourceful website about volcanoes.
Besides information about volcanoes of the world, volcano adventures and learning activities about volcanoes can also be found. There are materials for students to build their own volcano models.
(viii) http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
A resourceful website about earthquakes.
Current earthquake activities are reported with maps. Besides, it provides many useful resources, e.g. graphics, photos, animations, lesson plans and learning activities, for the learning and teaching of earth structure, earthquakes and plate tectonics.
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Address Name of
Homepage Details
(ix) http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/
ics/understanding/
Understanding Earthquakes
This website contains earthquake information, quiz and animations.
(x) http://www.tsunami.org/index.htm Pacific Tsunami Museum Homepage
It contains many photos about tsunamis which can be used for the learning and teaching of tsunamis.
(xi) http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/ Tsunamis &
Earthquakes at the USGS
This homepage contains information and animations about tsunamis.
(xii) http://www.drgeorgepc.com/
Tsunami2004IndianOcean.html
Tsunamis of the Indian Ocean
It contains detailed information about the Indian Ocean Tsunamis in 2004.
(xiii) http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/
asl/guides/Indian-ocean-disaster.html
Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster December 2004: a Select Guide
Hyperlinks related to Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 are included in this website.
(xiv) http://earth.fg.tp.edu.tw/learn/eq/
main.htm
認識地震 This site provides information about earthquakes, especially the case of Taiwan.
b. Managing River and Coastal Environments: A continuing challenge
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://library.thinkquest.org/28022/
body.html
All Along A River This website contains worksheets and case studies about rivers in the world.
Teachers and students can have online trail along a river. Concepts, such as river erosion and transportation, are explained with animations in this website.
(ii) http://www.ctgpc.com China Three Gorges Project
This site provides nearly all necessary information for the learning of the Three Gorges Project, such as its benefits and measures of environmental protection.
(iii) http://www.grdc.sr.unh.edu/html/Stn/
B13.html
Chang Jiang - Asia
Data about Chang Jiang, such as its discharge and catchment areas, can be found. There are also hydrographs of different parts of Chang Jiang.
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Address Name of
Homepage Details
(iv) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
riversandcoasts/mainmenu.shtml
Rivers and Coasts A great website in which all essential concepts of rivers and coasts are explained with photos and animations.
Supplementary worksheets on rivers and coasts are also provided. It is a good self-study resource for geography students.
(v) http://www.geography.
learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/
waves.html
Internet Geography- GeoTopics-Coasts
Information about coastal erosion, deposition and management is included in this website. Besides, a detailed case study about Holderness Coast is provided.
(vi) http://changjiang.whlib.ac.cn/
sxgc/nkt.htm
長江三峽工程 It contains important information about the Three Gorges Project, such as the environmental impact and benefits of the Project.
c. Changing Industrial Location—How and why does it change over space and time?
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://www.netvalley.com/lef5tint.htm Internet Valley The information about Silicon Valley, U.S.A. and IT history is provided here.
Teachers can find useful information about IT companies and academic institutions in Silicon Valley for learning and teaching.
(ii) http://www.siliconvalley-usa.com The Silicon Valley Gateway
This website contains information about educational institutions, high-tech companies and history of Silicon Valley, U.S.A.
(iii) http://www.cyberport.com.hk Cyberport Information, facilities and environment of CyberPort are introduced in this website.
(iv) http://www.hkstp.org Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
Useful information and facilities about Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks can be found in this website.
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d. Building a Sustainable City—Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive?
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://www.ura.org.hk/html/
c100000e1e.html
Urban Renewal Authority
Information about urban renewal in Hong Kong can be found in this website.
Case studies are also included.
(ii) http://www.plannersweb.com/
sprawl/home.html
Sprawl Guide This site contains lots of information and links about the concepts of “sprawl”.
Case studies about cities of U.S.A. are included.
(iii) http://www.info.gov.hk/epd/
eindex.html
Environment Protection Department
This is the official website of
Environmental Protection Department in Hong Kong. Information, links, activities and videos about environmental
protection in Hong Kong can be found.
(iv) http://www.susdev.gov.hk/ Sustainable Development
This official site of the government of the Hong Kong SAR includes basic concepts and related policies of sustainable development in Hong Kong and other parts of the world. A
“Sustainable Development Online Resource Centre” can be found on the site which includes a lot of information and educational materials for the learning and teaching of the concepts of sustainable development.
(v) http://www.curb.com.cn 中國城市化 A good article about urbanization is included in this website.
(vi) http://chd.region.waterloo.on.ca Region of Waterloo
—Reurbanization
Concepts and examples of reurbanization are included in this website.
(vii) http://www.info.gov.hk/
infrastructuregallery/
The Hong Kong Planning and Infrastructure Exhibition Gallery
This site introduces the major facilities and exhibits in the Gallery. It includes information of the three main areas of the Gallery—“Quality Living Environment”, “Transportation and Logistics Centre” and “Strengthening Environmental Protection” which are related to the learning and teaching of this issue.
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Address Name of
Homepage Details
(viii) http://www.pland.gov.hk/ Planning Department
This is the official website of the Planning Department of the Hong Kong SAR. The “planning studies” in this site contains useful case studies for the learning and teaching about urban planning in Hong Kong.
e. Combating Famine—Is technology a panacea for food shortage?
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://www.cfwc.com/ California Farm Water Coalition
A very useful website for the learning and teaching of “Irrigation farming in Southern California”. It provides many great learning resources, such as photos, lesson plans, a 14-minute video about irrigated farming in California and a 67-page online reference book – “The Water Fact Book: California Agriculture and Its Use of Water”.
(ii) http://www.itrc.org/index.html Irrigation Training and Research Centre
This homepage contains lots of impressive photos about irrigation facilities in California.
(iii) http://www.fresnovalves.com/index.
html
Fresno Valves &
Castings, Inc.
Irrigation Equipment
This is a website which provides some photos and slides about irrigation equipment in California. They are related to the teaching of irrigation farming in California.
(iv) http://www.afcd.gov.hk/eindex.html Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
This is the official website of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of Hong Kong. Information about “Farming in Hong Kong” can be found here.
(v) http://www.fews.net/ Famine Early Warning System Network
This homepage contains many reports and articles about famine in the world.
Most of them are update and are useful in the learning and teaching of this issue.
(vi) http://www.ucc.ie/famine/ International Famine Centre Homepage
It contains the latest famine news of the world. Links to other websites about
“famine” are also included.
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Address Name of
Homepage Details
(vii) http://www.oxfam.org.hk Oxfam Information about development and poor can be found in this website.
(viii) http://www.fehd.gov.hk/safefood/
gmf/index1.html
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
—Genetically Modified Food
A resourceful website which includes a lot of essential information about GM foods.
(ix) http://www.fao.org/index_en.htm Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
It contains useful information about food and agriculture in the world, such as the situation of food crisis and sustainable development.
f. Disappearing Green Canopy—Who should pay for the massive deforestation in rainforest regions?
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://www.rainforestweb.org World Rainforest Information Portal
It provides hyperlinks to other websites about rainforests in the world.
(ii) http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/rforest.htm Gander Academy’s
—Tropical Rainforest Theme
A useful website which includes classified links to other websites about tropical rainforests in the world.
(iii) http://rainforest-australia.com Rainforest-Australia Photos and text about Australian rainforest can be found in this website.
(iv) http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/
jmresources/rainforest/links.html
Rainforest Links This site provides links to other rainforest websites in the world.
Besides basic information about rainforests, links to some interesting activities, games and puzzles related to rainforests are also included.
(v) http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
rainforest.htm
Tropical Rainforest Detailed information about tropical rainforests can be found in this website.
(vi) http://www.mongabay.com/
home.htm
Tropical Rainforests An excellent website for learning and teaching tropical rainforests. Detailed information and photographs about tropical rainforests in the world are provided.
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Address Name of
Homepage
Details
(vii) http://www.srl.caltech.edu/
personnel/krubal/rainforest/
Edit560s6/www/what.html
Learning about Rainforests
This website includes all essential information about tropical rainforests.
(viii) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
subjects/rainforest/animals/
Rfbiomeanimals.shtml
Rainforest animals:
Zoom Rainforests
Information about tropical rainforest animals is provided.
(ix) http://www.rainforest.org/ Tropical Rainforest Coalition
Some conservation projects of tropical rainforests are introduced in this website.
(x) http://studentweb.ncf.edu/
EnvironmentalStudies/Rainforest/
ractionitems.html
Rainforest Action Items
This site provides some ideas on what students can do to save the rainforests.
g. Climate Change – Long-term fluctuation or irreversible trend?
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/ EPA Global Warming Site
The ‘EPA Global Warming Site’ contains a lot of information about global
warming, such as causes of global warming and how to alleviate this problem.
(ii) http://www.panda.org/climate/ WWF—Climate Change Campaign
This website includes information about causes, impact and solutions of global climate change.
(iii) http://www.hko.gov.hk/contente.htm Hong Kong Observatory
Besides weather reports and forecast, there are lots of educational resources in this homepage of Hong Kong
Observatory. A detailed explanation about greenhouse effect and climate change can also be found here.
(iv) http://assets.panda.org/custom/flash/
our_climate_is_changing/
WWF—Our Climate is Changing
Case studies about the impact of global warming in different parts of the world are included.
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(6) Specific websites for the Elective Part:
a. Dynamic Earth: the building of Hong Kong
(For websites about plate tectonics and volcanoes, please refer to Part 5a above.)
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://hkss.cedd.gov.hk/hkss/index.htm Hong Kong Slope Safety
It includes information, educational materials and interactive games concerning slope safety and maintenance.
(ii) http://hkss.cedd.gov.hk/hkss/eng/
education/bb_geology_gehk/
lib_query.htm
Bibliography on geology and geotechnical engineering of Hong Kong
It contains a list of different reference materials of the geology,
geomorphology, marine resources, reclamation and landslide information of Hong Kong.
(iii) http://www.hknature.net/eng/
resources/mscnt.htm
Ma Shi Chau Special Area
It provides information on the geology and geological structure of the area.
(iv) http://www.priweb.org/ed/earthtrips/
earthtrips.html
Paleontological Research Institution
—Earthtrips
There are several virtual journeys to describe and explain geology of many parts in USA.
(v) http://www.hku.hk/earthsci/tools/
landslide/index.html
Large landslides in
Hong Kong
It contains a map showing the locations where large landslides occurred in Hong Kong. There are also landslide data as references.
(vi) http://www.csb.gov.hk/hkgcsb/
doclib/showcasing_ced_e.pdf
Using IT to enhance slope safety
It introduces how information technology is used by Civil Engineering and Development Department to collect and disseminate information about slopes. In turn, the work on promoting slope safety can be enhanced.
(vii) http://geology.usgs.gov/realtime.shtml Geology Discipline
—Real-time hazard information
It contains information about the different geological hazards such as landslides, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
(viii) http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/learnstructure/
index.htm
Teaching resources in structural geology
—Leeds University
It contains information, photos, virtual fieldtrips and links which introduce different types of fold and fault.
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b. Weather and Climate
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://www.hko.gov.hk/contente.htm Hong Kong Observatory
Besides weather reports and forecast, there are lots of educational resources in this homepage of Hong Kong
Observatory. Newspaper articles by Hong Kong Observatory, various topics and instruments about meteorology, and a virtual tour of Hong Kong
Observatory’s Exhibition Hall can be found here.
(ii) http://www.underground.org.hk/ Weather Underground of Hong Kong
Lots of weather maps, satellite images and links related to weather and climate can be found in this resourceful website.
There is also a “Weather Discussion Forum” for people to discuss about current issues of weather.
(iii) http://www.weatherbase.com Weatherbase This website contains weather data of the world, such as temperature and precipitation, for learning and teaching.
(iv) http://www.cma.gov.cn/index.html China
Meteorological Administration
In this website of China Meteorological Administration, information about weather and climate of China and other parts of the world can be found.
(v) http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/Metr304/
WindandPressuredir/Wind-Press-2.html
Wind and Pressure Some animations are provided to assist teachers to teach some difficult concepts about wind and pressure.
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c. Transport Development, Planning and Management
Address Name of
Homepage Details
(i) http://www.etwb.gov.hk/ Environment, Transport and Works Bureau
The site includes all recent transport-related publications and press releases published by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
(ii) http://www.td.gov.hk/ Transport Department
Information and figures about transport and related infrastructure in Hong Kong can be found. Don’t miss the part “Traffic CAM Online” which provides updated information about traffic flow in different parts of Hong Kong.
(iii) http://logistics.tdctrade.com/ Hong Kong Trade Development Council—Industry Vertical: Transport
& Logistics
Information about air transport, sea transport (including ports and container terminals), freight
forwarding and express cargo can be found. There is also a “Photo Library”
which includes downloadable photos of transportation facilities in Hong Kong.
(iv) http://www.logisticshk.gov.hk/ Hong Kong Logistics Development Council
Information about logistics in Hong Kong can be found.
(v) http://www.tripfree.com.tw 商務旅遊網 Maps of Guangdong Province with different layers of information, such as rivers, roads and railway networks, can be found in this website.
(vi) http://www.pdc.gov.hk/eng/home/
index.htm
Hong Kong Port Development Council
Information and statistics about ports in Hong Kong can be found in this website.
(vii) http://www.pprd.org.cn/hongkong/ 香港泛珠三角合作 信息網
It contains information / news about transport and its development in the Zhujiang Delta Region.