Geo-Materials
Geography materials
Geography-related resources on the internet are vast. We present a few selected online resources on this page. These include printable, downloadable, and interactive materials. Only English language materials are included here.
To the best of our ability, we will try to update this page during the 2nd weekend (Indian Standard Time) of every month beginning November 2011.
If you have online resources you would like to see listed here, please contact us and will see if we can do so.
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World maps published online may not show the international boundaries of India (especially Jammu & Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh) correctly. Please be aware that these maps are technically illegal under Indian law. (Read about the importance of boundaries and India’s rules here. The post will open in a new window/tab.)
Categories of links on this page:
- Interactive maps
- Animations
- Videos (to be added later)
- Selected images (to be added later)
(1) Interactive maps
| Name | Link | Date added | Remarks (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhwani Educational Resource Centre | Resources in English | 5 Oct. 2011 | Dhwani Educational Resource Centre provides an interactive map game to learn locations of Indian states. |
| Guardian | The Guardian | 5 Oct. 2011 | |
| Guardian / Prezi | Newest map of the world! | 5 Oct. 2011 | This is the newest map of the world following the birth of a new country called South Sudan. Read TIIGS blog on the topic here. |
| Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles Times | 5 Oct. 2011 | |
| New York Times | The New York Times | 5 Oct. 2011 | This site restricts number of articles you view for free per month. |
| Washington Post | The Washington Post | 5 Oct. 2011 |
(2) Geography animations online
| Subject/Topic | Date added | Link | Remarks (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A - Earth Science -- many animations | 5 Oct. 2011 | Many animations for different Earth science topics. | You can probably find most of what you need here! |
| Atmosphere | 5 Oct. 2011 | Global atmospheric circulation. (Animation) | Excellent for detailed discussion of global atmospheric circulation patterns. Suitable for high school. |
| Atmosphere | 5 Oct. 2011 | Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), pressure belts, and precipitation. (Animation) | Useful teaching / learning about how seasons occur. Best used after the animation of Earth's revolution around the sun. |
| Earth-sun relationship | 5 Oct. 2011 | Animation of Earth's revolution around Sun (Animation) | Useful for teaching / learning about relationships among latitudes and seasons, among other things. |
| Maps | 5 Oct. 2011 | Map projections. (Animation) | Rapidly shows different kinds of projections of Earth. Names are not given. Useful to give a general idea of the many ways in which Earth can be projected on to a flat surface. |
| Oceans | 5 Oct. 2011 | Oceanic circulation. (NASA animation) | |
| Oceans | 5 Oct. 2011 | How El Nino and La Nina work (Animation) | |
| Rock | 5 Oct. 2011 | Sedimentary rock formation (Animation) | |
| Rock | 5 Oct. 2011 | Metamorphic rock formation (Animation) | |
| Tectonics | 5 Oct. 2011 | Tectonics and volcanic activity (Animation) | Shows the different kinds of volcanic activities and where they occur. |
| Scale of the Universe | 20 Feb. 2012 | Scale of the Universe | Beautiful interactive to show the scale of the universe from the sub-atomic to the cosmic. |
(3) Videos (to be added later):
(4) Selected images (to be added later):