geograph photographs of every grid square

Well worth a look. Click on the pictures to follow links. The bottom one has photographs in grid squares around your school and the local area.

 

Interactive map

This is a useful interactive map from Reuters. You can see areas of humanitarian concern such as conflicts, health issues, and storms. There are links to news items. Worth a look. Thanks to Val and Dan for the link. Click on the picture to try it.

Images

Thanks to coolpics from the Geography Slideshare group for this

Yakko is back!!

 

And also with flags

MAPTASTIC

Can you tell which country it is from its shape?

Click on the map to have a go.

And this is your school

Click on it and go there now.

Oblique Photography at Live Local

Here is a an example of the quality. It’s The Trout Pub at Wolvercote.

New images at Live Local

There is some amazing photography at Live Local. Navigate over Oxford and then hit the 3D city icon and you gat what they call a Bird’s Eye View. Then see for yourself. Not all the country is covered, but many city areas are.