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Many people have suggested it, so we now have our own Internet Search engine with an emphasis on geography, earth sciences and education.Try it out - it's at the top right of this page. Or to just search through this site, use the Site Index box on the left instead. The summer exams may seem a distant worry, but NOW is the time to start your revision! Get some great hints and tips from our Revision Guide, and don't forget to get some good revision guides and books and make your revision as painless as possible
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Photographs are a valuable resource for geographers, but finding suitable, affordable images can be a challenge. To help you, we've set up our own image gallery with almost 1000 free to use images with geographical themes. Great for lessons, homework, displays and projects!

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a footballThe World Cup is over now, but did you ever wonder how they decided which teams were allowed to enter? How does a team enter the World Cup? Does it have to represent an independent country, and why do England, Scotland and Wales all have teams rather than there being a UK team? Find out here ... the geography joke ratLighten up your geography lessons, or just have some fun with a great collection of geography jokes. Have you heard the one about the bacon tree in the desert?
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picture of volcanoMt St Helens volcano, in the Cascade Mountain Range, USA, is showing signs of activity again and scientists are deciding whether it's likely to erupt the way it did back in 1980. The 1980 disaster makes a great GCSE case study, so read all about it and discover why the May 1980 eruption grabbed news headlines around the world. atlantic mapWith over two hundred pages giving you the facts and figures for almost every country and territory in the world, you can now use the geography site to research countries, compare statistics and even get the background info before you go on holiday. Check out the new World Fact Book
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