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Millennium LRC Fact File
B.Khalil March 13
Year 7 Geography Topic
Information & Resources
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Rivers &Flooding
Millennium LRC Fact FileUseful Websites
http://www.swgfl.org.uk/rivers/
Rivers and the Landscape from the South West Grid for Learning Rivers project for high school geography, has information about the processes of river erosion and deposition, fieldwork, flooding, management etc.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100929132521.htm
An article summarizing a September 2010 report in the journal 'Nature' that describes the plight of the world's rivers. The article states that world's rivers, 'the single largest renewable water resource for humans and a crucible of aquatic biodiversity, are in a crisis of ominous proportions.' Links are provided to related stories.
http://www.swgfl.org.uk/rivers/
Rivers and the Landscape from the South West Grid for Learning Rivers project for high school geography, has information about the processes of river erosion and deposition, fieldwork, flooding, management etc.
http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/rivers.html
Homework help on the topic of Rivers and flooding.
http://www.theriverstrust.org/
A website where students can click on any region in the UK to find information about the rivers in that area. It gives the Mission of the Trust in that region and how the rivers are being maintained.http://www.facts-about.org.uk/facts-about-rivers.htm
A small website page with interesting facts about Rivers. There are word definitions and lots of stats and trivia.
Millennium LRC Fact FileInteresting Facts
The 3 rivers most polluted are River
Ganges, River Yangtze & River
IndusThe River Roe is
the shortest riverIn the world @ 61
metres
There are 76 rivers in the world over 1000
miles long!
The Nile is the longest river
In the world @ 4132 miles
The ThamesWater Cycle
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The Amazon River
Flash FloodsRiver Wildlife
British Rivers
Millennium LRC Fact FileEclipse Search
Searching Eclipse forTopic information…Go to the LRC website:www.reading-is-our-thing.com Click on the Eclipse link on the homepage.Once Eclipse opens type your topic into the search box and a carousel of books & websites will appear. Click on the information you need and the link will direct you to the right site!
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