Web Links

• General Geography Web Sites
• Unit 1 Physical Systems
• Unit 2 Human Systems
• Unit 3 Environmental Issues
• Unit 4 Canada and the World

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General Geography Web Sites

The site "About Canada " has some very useful topics that can be used for Geography research. These are listed under such headings as society, government, land and the economy.

The National Geographic website does a good job of presenting topics about geography and geographic education. For example, there are pages for Animals and Nature; Adventures and Exploration, and Travel.

The Public Broadcasting System 's website is a good source for geographic topics. The links give you access to programs that show how physical and human systems interact to produce distinctive environments. Programs like African Voices illustrate the interactions of systems in a real-world context. Note: The links are heavily US-oriented.

The Atlas of Canada is always a good source of geographic information. Go to the site and click on links to pages such as Environment, Economics, and Topographic Maps.

A good source for research on many topics is the Statistics Canada website. Click on the blue rectangle titled 'Canadian Statistics' and it will take you to a valuable source of statistics. You can search this site by province or subject.

The CBC is a good source for a variety of Canadian topics.

Unit 1 Physical Systems

This website for the Nevada Seismological Laboratory contains useful images of Hawaiian Island and other volcanoes, plate boundaries, subduction zones, and other useful tools for the topics of mountain building and plate tectonics.

The Canadian Geographic website has information on geologic time and landform regions. It includes a learning centre, games and quizzes, and other useful sites.

The Climate Change in Canada website provides a series of seven posters depicting the regional impacts of climate change in Canada . You will be able to work with the information on this website.

The World Wildlife Fund website has information on climate change and its impact on wildlife.

The official website for the Columbia Icefield provides a tour and some interesting facts. It's also user-friendly.

The Kidzone website has lots of diagrams and concise text making it useful for an in-school project or for at-home review.

Ducks Unlimited Canada maintains a website that has some good connections to the topics of vegetation and soils. The site explores wetlands, what they are, and their value to ecosystems.

A good website that explores the need for protection of sensitive environments is the one for Hinterland Who's Who . This site focuses on Environment Canada's Protected Areas Network, considering the network's roles and activities. There are good photographs that can be downloaded for presentations and projects.

Nature Canada's website is also helpful. The focus of the website is this organization's activities to protect natural areas. There is good material here for projects and research.

The Environmental Youth Alliance is an international NGO that connects youth from around the world. Its activities focus on improving physical and social environment in many places.

The Parks Canada website has information about heritage and conservation sites in Canada. Follow the Youth Zone link to take tours of Canada’s natural and cultural heritage.

For a committed perspective on environmental issues you can go far wrong by checking out the David Suzuki Foundation. The site also features an in-depth look at the Kyoto Protocol.

Unit 2 Human Systems

Maple Leaf Web is a site that looks at Canadian issues, including Aboriginal land claims, in a student-friendly manner. This site breaks down the issue of land claims nicely and gives a good overview of the history of these agreements and their future prospects.

Try going to the site maintained by the Ontario Secretariat for Aboriginal Affairs . It has lots of short subtopics that you will be able to use.

The Community Learning Network has a Canadian Immigration theme page. There are great links to useful sites on topics dealing with immigration.

About.Com has a website on the history of immigration to Canada . There are excellent links to articles and resources, including such topics as settling the West.

Halifax 's Pier 21 historical website includes a variety of personal stories by immigrants to Canada .

The Sustainability Report website has a good summary of population trends in Canada and relates these summaries to topics connected to sustainability.

A good summary of population trends can also be found at the Teaching and Learning About Canada website.

Carleton University has a City Places, Country Spaces site with some good, fun information.

Use the online version of The Canadian Encyclopedia to get a nice readable summary of manufacturing in Canada . Use 'manufacturing' as the search term. There is also information on more specific types of industries.

Lots of information on agriculture in Ontario is available from Green Ontario , a project of the Conservation Council of Ontario. The website has many links to other sites.

For recent statistics on natural resource industries try Natural Resources Canada 's website. Click on the link to their Factsheet to get some interesting data presented in a student-friendly manner.

For information on retail sales in Canada , go to the website produced by the Retail Council of Canada . This site contains up-to-date statistics and graphics that have value for research.

Monster.ca is a website for people seeking jobs and information about career opportunities. The site has good information about the retail sales sector and related types of jobs.

The Centre for Research and Information on Canada has a site titled Health Care: A System Under Strain . The site has detailed coverage of a wide range of issues related to health care.

Unit 3 Environmental Issues

The Canadian Digital collection has a wealth of information about stories and other oral histories from First Nations, Métis and Inuit. You can access dozens of stories from the Aboriginal Cultures and Traditions Storytelling website.

Indian and Northern Affairs operates a ' Kids' Stop ' page with information on people, places, and history, as well as numerous fact sheets geared toward young people.

The Region of Peel on the west side of Toronto has a good site for Ecological Footprint study. The site includes articles and 'footprint' quizzes.

View The City of Toronto website for excellent material dealing with ecological footprints. See in particular, the report on finding out about the size of your ecological footprint and other environmental matters. See the Earthday Network for another take on calculating your ecological footprint.

Natural Resources Canada 's website has a good overview of Canada 's energy resources, programs and priorities.

The Hibernia website has information on the mega-project. There is also an interesting section on the corporation's commitment to the environment.

The Canadian Wind Energy Association website advocates appropriate development of wind energy in Canada and is a good site for information on wind energy.

For an overview of the government perspective on the Greenbelt Plan (and the Plan itself), see the Ontario Government website and click on the Greenbelt link. This site has a huge number of maps that show all areas of the Greenbelt Plan area.

For other views and perspectives of the Greenbelt Plan view the Greenbelt Coalition 's website. This website is hosted by a group of concerned citizens and organizations who are committed to ensuring that the Greenbelt Plan is fair and represents the best possible environmental science.

Further information about the Oak Ridges Moraine can be found at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing website - scroll down and click on the Oak Ridges Moraine link. A second and non-governmental website is for the STORM - Save The Oak Ridges Moraine - coalition. The website for the Town of Richmond Hill also features a page with information about the area.

Hydro One 's website contains useful materials on both energy and water conservation. The site offers some good practical actions for households, farms, businesses, and the like.

Unit 4 Canada and the World

The David Suzuki Organization has tackled the difficult job of defining quality of life and putting this idea in the context of our relationship with the physical environment. This is one of several good pages on their site.

The Canadian International Development Agency and Canadian Geographic jointly sponsor a great web page comparing qualities of life.

Canadian trade missions get a good deal of attention from time to time. The Team Canada website has interesting material about those missions.

The Keep Exploring website is a good all-round site for information about tourism in Canada . This is a student-friendly site with material that can be used in classes.

The federal government site on safety and security topics has good material for students.

The Maple Leaf Web organization's site on Canada and peacekeeping has lots of interesting topics that are suitable for students.

A good site to check out when dealing with peacekeeping is the CBC . Its website has plenty of good information plus video clips, and the like.

On the topic of foreign aid, most people quickly recognize World Vision as a non-governmental organization involved in helping others. Their website at has lots of links that will take you to good materials and ideas.

Make Poverty History is an organization that brings non-governmental organizations and government resources together on the topic of aid and poverty-reduction efforts.

Oxfam is a non-governmental organization committed to protecting sustainability in agriculture. The site also has links to many other like-minded groups.