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The Online Community for all Geographers
June 15, 2000
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During the June holidays, the editorial team at Geography.com.sg has brought
up a line of features to make your holidays more enjoyable.
How about having fun with jigsaw puzzles? Try our jigsaw puzzles and see how
good you are in getting the world map right. Click on
http://www.geography.com.sg/games/puzzle/world.html
Test your knowledge of Tectonics in 9 Squares Puzzle. All at
http://www.geography.com.sg/games/cubepuzzle/tectonics.html
Or how about some animated actions crossing roads? Try Cliffie's Nightmare
at http://www.geography.com.sg/games/cliffie/index.html
The Solomon Islands are at the focus of the international media this month
as television audiences try to grapple with the conflict broiling there. To
find out more about the country, click on
http://www.geography.com.sg/atlas/bp.html
Forest fires damage the environment and make our air dirty. With advanced
satellite technology, it is now possible to stop the fires early. Wanna take
a look at fires from outer space? All at
http://www.geography.com.sg/vegetation/fires.html
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Bored during the holidays? Wanna stretch your thinking to the limits? Join
in the discussions at our forums at http://www.dvoices.com ! You can have
fun and learn some new knowledge from fellow geographers at the same time!
``I think geography.com.sg has taken a too-positive view on the issue of
reclaiming Ubin and Tekong.''- Fellow geographer Theresa feels that the
effects of reclamation might not be constrained to just positive results.
What do you think? Join in the discussion at
http://www.dvoices.com/ubb/Forum17/HTML/000022.html
Do we need to improve on Geography.com.sg? In what ways and in which ways?
We need to hear from you! But first of all, check out Mandy's comments at
http://www.dvoices.com/ubb/Forum17/HTML/000032.html
Want to communicate with your classmates on the web and nowhere to go? Start
a virtual community with your classmates at
http://www.geography.com.sg/admin/forum.html
If you need a private forum that is password protected, inform us and we
will set up your very own forum. Just send a request at ad...@dvoices.com
and tell us what you want.
------------------ New Articles ----------------
Certain parts of Singapore were affected by tremors set off by an earthquake
in Indonesia. Why do earthquakes happen and why does the land surface move?
Click on http://www.geography.com.sg/tectonics/lithosphere1.html to find out
more.
Mok Ly Yng, a fellow geographer, has some maps to show us on the recent
earthquakes at http://www.geography.com.sg/tectonics/quakemap.html
Pollution knows no boundary. Hong Kong is launching several measures to
address the air pollution problems there. Check out
http://www.geography.com.sg/development/air-pollution.html
One Billion people. India's population hit 1 billion in May 2000, increasing
the urgency for the country to moderate its population growth. More
information at http://www.geography.com.sg/population/india.html
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