Coral's under threat

A third of the world's reef-building coral species are facing extinction.
That is the stark conclusion from the first global study to assess the extinction risks of corals.
Writing in the journal Science, researchers say climate change, coastal development, overfishing, and pollution are the major threats.

World Population Day

Today (11 July) is the United Nations World Population day.

For more information click on this link to the UN Population Fund.

G8 Summit

Its all over the news that the G8 summit is taking place in Japan, but what is the G8?

The eight wealthiest countries in the world meet annually to debate and discuss key issues that are effecting the world. The eight countries are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK and the USA. Topics for debate on this years agenda include climate change, the fuel crisis, world food supply and the international position of Zimbabwe.

For more information take a look at the G8 home page or for a more child friendly version check out the Kids page.

School's out for Summer!

Yippee the Summer hols are here, eight weeks of freedom but what are you going to do?

There is the photo competition but why not have a look at this quiz page - That quiz.org.

It is a Maths page but also has a Geography section and a languages section so why not give it a go!

Keep your eye on the blog things will be happening during the holiday.

Have fun!

More geography photography

If the snappers bug has caught hold why not check out the geograph project? Take a look at the photos of your home town or favourite place and contribute. If your summer holidays take you to a remote spot of the UK be the first to post a picture.

The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland, and you can be part of it.

Geosquishing Competition Results

1st Place - James Wright with the Matterhorn

2nd Place - William Forbes at the Tutankhamun Exhibition

3rd Place - Nikesh Mistry holding the "B in the Bang" in Manchester

No Ice in the North Pole?!

For those of you who read the Independent this story will not come as a shock, but for those of you who don't - click the link and read more.

The Independent Newspaper online

Cycling City

Bristol has become England's first "cycling city" in a £100m government scheme aimed at encouraging cycling.
The city intends to double the number of cyclists over the next three years with a series of innovations.
Sharing the funding will be York, Stoke, Blackpool, Cambridge, Chester, Colchester, Leighton Buzzard, Southend, Shrewsbury, Southport and Woking.
Among the features in Bristol will be the UK's first major bicycle rental network, modelled on a scheme in Paris.
The government is giving Bristol £11.4m to transform cycling by creating dedicated cycle lanes, better facilities and more training for children.

Longest day

Today is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere's calender.

It is correctly called the Summer Solstice

To find out more click on the picture

Finish the fact file

So far you should have a map, a flag and population data for your selected country. Now to finish it off!
I want you to find some economic data on your chosen country. Find the following information:
The Gross Domestic Product per capita
Percentage of Arable Land
Percentage of people working in Primary/Secondary/Services
List the Import and Export Products

This link to infoplease may help
Once you have done this put it all on a single side of A4 paper and bring it in before your last lesson of the Year.

If you want to add any other details about your country please free.