Global+Connections

‍‍Global Connections

=Global Connections - a student and teacher resource=

__Travel Itinerary__

Check out the following sites to help you calculate the time, distance and money you will need for your itinerary. There are some other interesting sites to help you understand time zones, seasons, latitude and longitude,

** [|World Atlas Travel aids] ** We know travel can be overwhelming so we provide these free travel aids to help you make sense of the distance and time you're covering when you do travel. ** [|Time Zones] ** What Time Is It Around The World Right Now? World Time - Current Local Time - World Clock - Time Change Dates - Daylight Saving Time - Summer/Winter Time 2011

__[|World Clock Time Zones] __ Current local times around the world


 * __[|World Sunlight Map]__ ** Watch the sun rise and set all over the world on this real-time, computer-generated illustration of the earth's patterns of sunlight and darkness. The clouds are updated every 3 hours with current weather satellite imagery.

__[|Smartraveller] __The Australian Government's travel advisory and consular information service.

__[|Visa Information] __ A visa is a form of permission for a non-citizen to enter, transit or remain in a particular country


 * __[|Australian Passport Information]__ ** To travel in or out of Australia and enter other countries you will need a passport

**__[|TripAdvisor]__** Read opinions and information from people that have visited the places you want to go and read their reviews. Remember to check the traveler ratings and the trip type ratings. Also look up accommodation, places to visit and tours or activities to do there. Gives you prices as well. Well worth a look before you travel!!

__World Aid Organisations __ ‍‍ AusAID - Australian Government Aid Program CARITAS - Catholic Agency For Overseas Aid And Development [|Oxfam About Us] [|Exploring Oxfam] [|Unicef Australia] [|About Fairtrade] [|Get Involved in Fairtrade] [|World Vision] Home page - Country Profiles world vision aid countries - Global Issues - click on the issue you want to learn more about - Get Connected - includes videos and worksheets

__Countries of the world__

[|National Geographic] -research your country

Fact Monster countries of the world

[|Culture Quest World Tour] information for kids

[|CIA world fact book] information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 countries

[|Infoplease] Geography · Maps · Flag · History · Current ruler · Area · Population · Capital · Largest cities · Languages · Ethnicity/race · Religion · Literacy rate · Economy · Government

[|Earthcam] Live video cameras share parts of the world in pictures with you by capturing pictures of places, people, tourist attractions, nature spots, animals

[|Country reports] statistics comparing and contrasting countries

[|Geography Games] learn about lots of countries through online games

[|World fact book] World Factbook contains info on all the countries of the world, including maps, pictures of flags, statistics, and info on each country's history, land, people government and money system.

[|Kidsclick] KidsClick! is a web search site designed for kids by librarians - with kid-friendly results! Lots of countries

__ Some Interesting Links __ __[|How many countries?]__ There are 195 countries in the world

Free Rice - Complete the quiz and feed the hungry at the same time

Global Citizens- Our mission is to visit all continents and as many countries and isolated islands in our vast oceans as we can

Global Games - Global education simulation games

United Nations - Social Policy and Development Division

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