Geography
What is Geography?
Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geographers explore both the physical properties of Earth’s surface and the human societies spread across it.
Floods
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. Floods are an area of study in the discipline of hydrology. They are the most common and widespread natural severe weather event.
What is a flood?
Slides: Floods
Video: Floods in Chine
Video: Floods
Earthquakes
An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault. The tectonic plates are always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction.
What is an earthquake?
Video Haiti 10 years on
Haiti Photographs
Video Haiti Artists Tribute
Khan Academy: Earthquakes
Video Haiti Aftermath
Natural Resources
Water, air, trees, soil, plants and animals form part of the natural environment. Each of these things is a natural resource.
What are natural resources?
Natural Resources Quiz
Sustainablility
Sustainablility Quiz
The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle Quiz
Distribution of Water on Earth
Distribution of Water on Earth Quiz
Air: facts
Air Quiz
Soil vs Dirt
Soil vs Dirt Quiz
Forest Ecosystems
Forest Ecosystems Quiz
Animals Classification
Animals Quiz
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Flow resources Slideshow
Resources for our Future
Types of Natural Resources
Floods
On August 18, 1931, the Yangtze River in China peaks during a horrible flood that kills 3.7 million people directly and indirectly over the next several months. This was perhaps the worst natural disaster of the 20th century. The Yangtze River runs through southern China, one of the most populated areas on Earth.
