International Stats - UN Development Indicators

Here is a great website to find out a bit about different countries around the world.
Particularly useful for studying Global Inequality and th Global Link of Aid.
http://hdr.undp.org/en/data/map/
Click on the statistics tables tabs for even more data and to be able to search by country too.

First ever Photo of the Fortnight!!

Thanks to Mollie Boyd who sent in this great ‘wave action’ photo that she took at Manly.

It seems to perfectly capture the weather and water conditions at the moment! I love the sea spray off the waves and rocks.

Keep sending in your pictures that you've taken or seen somewhere. Perhaps we'll go for a 'human geography' one next...

The BIGGEST McDonalds in the World

Where is it?
Why is it being closed down and demolished just 3 weeks after it opened??!
See what McDonalds representatives have to say...

Find out in Michaela's powerpoint!

Shift Happens!

The speed of change in the world is amazing. Technology is a major factor in the process of globalisation and this video is just one example that shows why Geography is so important in the world today!

The original version of the video 'Shift Happens' was created in 2006 and went viral via the internet. Since then there have been many updated and varied versions. This is the most recent and you can see more on the video tab to the right of the Geography at Stella homepage!

NEW LAUNCH!! Photo of the Fortnight!

Brand new feature for the Stella Geog Blog....

PHOTO OF THE FORTNIGHT!!

Starting this week we will be showing an image that shows some sort of exciting, unusual, interesting or just plain gorgeous Geography!!

Send your fab photographic finds

(you've taken yourself or something you've found)

to katie_price@stellamaris.nsw.edu.au

and keep checking each fortnight to see if yours made it to be the latest 'Photo of the Fortnight'!!

Remember - please include the source of your photo if it is not your own!

Air Traffic Control

Check out this satellite view of global air traffic.
What do you notice about the More and Less developed countries??
Can you see the change from day to night around the world??

Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand

In February 2011 a devastating earthquake hit the second largest city of New Zealand, Christchurch. The earthquake was measured 6.3 on the Richter Scale and killed 185 people. 1500 – 2000 people were injured with 164 serious injuries.

See Rachel's powerpoint giving more information about what happened.