So many apps it is almost infinite.
Apps such as Wundermap demonstrate how blending
information from Google Maps with climate details from local
weather stations, makes the iPad a very useful device for
teaching and learning.
Geocaching
https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/geocaching/id292242503?mt
=8
Clinometer + slope finder + bubble level (3 in 1)
https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/clinometer-+-slopefinder/id286215117?mt=8
Description
Unlock the exclusive coordinates and detailed information for
2 million hidden geocache containers across the globe. Join
the search for geocaches and the growing Geocaching.com
community of families, urban explorers, and spontaneous
outdoor adventurers.
Google Earth (free)
The same app as you find on a desktop computer but designed for
the gorgeous and tactile iPad screen.
Globe (free)
Really useful geography app providing a 3D globe with relevant
information on each country.
World Fact Book
Geographical-based reference book with tons of diverse information
on all countries.
Country Quiz
Simple but effective geography quiz using the continents - maps are
a little small but still worth 59p!
World Atlas
Atlas from National Geographic which also has extra info on
individual countries including national flags.
The Guardian Eyewitness (free)
Covers many curriculum areas especially geography - some images
not suitable for young children.
123 World Geography
Colouring app which helps learners to identify continents and
countries.
Accu Weather Nicely put together location-based weather app
which has some useful features - paid app loses ads.
iGéo Quiz (free)
Fun way of locating cities of France - paid version covers capitals of
Europe in French!
Compass HD (free)
Simple but functional compass for the iPad - keep away from
magnetic sources such as a computer.
World Explorer (free)
Geo reference app which uses location and 350,000 articles to
explore the world - rated as 12+.
Easy Globe
Geography quiz based on continents, countries and rivers plus some
in-app purchases.
iGeology (free)
British Geological Survey based app which gives detailed analysis of
UK - needs web connection.
WunderMap (free)
Uses Google Maps, local satellite & weather station data to provide
comprehensive weather details.
ESO Top 100 (free)
Astonishing collection of high quality astronomical images including
galaxies and nebulae.
Earth Observer
Excellent app which has so many uses for geography related
learning in schools.
Beautiful Planet
Wonderful collection of 570 photographs from all over the planet good for any number of projects.
WeatherBug
Global weather forecasting app which can use iPad’s location for
local analysis - paid version loses ads.
Map Ruler Touch
Very similar app to MapTrace with similar functionality
Barefoot World Atlas
Fabulous and immersive atlas app which explores selected aspects
of the globe - very large file size.
Disaster Alert (free)
Excellent resource for identifying up to the minute weather-related
hazard alerts around the globe.
The World in Figures (free)
Useful reference app based on data from The Economist - good for
comparative analyses.
Geogame (free)
Geography quiz app which splits world into zones & test knowledge
of countries - paid unlocks all zones.
Tap Quiz Maps World Edition (free)
Another quiz game based on identifying the different countries within
continents - paid unlocks features.
Ansel & Clair’s Adventures in Africa
Immersive adventure game for KS1 & 2 children which explores the
continent of Africa.
Fotopedia Heritage (free)
Created in cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre - virtual
tour of the world - 12+.
Spotzi-Atlas Another useful atlas which overlays various pieces of
information on a world map.
GeoPop
Fun geography game to identify cities, landmarks, culture, history
and other facts about countries.
ArcGIS (free)
Similar to Spotzi above - atlas with overlaying info features but this
one is free.
MapTrace (£0.69)
Calculates distance, area and elevation of routes drawn on map potentially many uses for learning.
Geomaster Plus HD (free/£2.49)
Possibly the best country and capital naming atlas quiz with some
good extra features like world flags.
TourWrist (free)
Brilliant app which uses 360 degree views of various places in the
world to give an immersive experience.
1001 Wonders of the World
Collection of fantastic photos from various world locations - needs
net connection for images.
Recce (
Set of 3 (London, San Francisco & New York) immersive 3D map
with movement of 3 cities.
Fragile Earth
Excellent app highlighting how the planet is changing over time
through both human & natural causes.
1. DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
AFDB STATISTICS
https://itunes.apple.com/mu/app/afdbstatistics/id407729464?mt=8
UN COUNTRY STATS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uncountrystats/id505192468?mt=8
WORLD BANK DATA FINDER
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/world-bankdatafinder/id349081196?mt=8
ROAMBI
http://www.roambi.com/
UNIVERSAL COUNTERS
http://www.padgadget.com/ipad-appdetails/415873109/6/1/1
WORLD IN FIGURES
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/world-infigures-ipad-edition/id497729555?mt=8
WORLD TOUCH
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/worldtouch/i
d493863796?mt=8
***
2. EARTH SCIENCE / GEOGRAPHY
BACK IN TIME
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/back-intime/id450345693?mt=8
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-worldfactbook-for-ipad/id364904019?mt=8
DISASTER ALERT
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disasteralert-pacific-disaster/id381289235?mt=8
EARTH AS ART
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasa-earthas-art/id577527077?mt=8
EASY ATLAS WORLD FACTBOOK
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-atlasworld-factbook/id423237548?mt=8
FOLDS AND FAULTS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/folds-andfaults/id425380687?mt=8
GEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geologicalterm-dictionary/id494850120?mt=8
GEOQUIZ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brain-cafegeoquiz-free/id363685685?mt=8
GOT IT: AFRICA (Game)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/got-itafrica/id446774854?mt=8
GRAVITY (Game)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gravity-
2.0/id487887756?mt=8
IHURRICANE
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/hurricanesof
tware.coms-ihurricane/id382372588?mt=8
ISEISMOMETER
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/iseismomete
r/id304190739?mt=8
KHAN ACADEMY
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/khanacademy/id469863705?mt=8
MINERAL IDENTIFIER
https://itunes.apple.com/app/mineralidentifier/id531342975?mt=8
NASA VISUALIZATION EXPLORER
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasavisualization-explorer/id448700202?mt=8
NASA HD
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/nasa-apphd/id387310098?mt=8
OCEANS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oceans/id47
8004100?mt=8
OUR CHOICE
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/al-gore-ourchoice-plan-to/id432753658?mt=8
PUZZLE PLANETS (GAME)
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/puzzleplanets/id424080128?mt=8
PUZZLING PLATES (GAME)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puzzlingplates/id486435632?mt=8
QUAKEVIZ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quakeviz/id4
44060554?mt=8
THUNDER CLAP
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/thunderclap-hd/id392295264?mt=8
TIMELINE EONS FREE
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timelineeons-free/id433352152?mt=8
TOPIA (GAME)
https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/topia-worldbuilder/id534282109?mt=8
TSUNAMI
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tsunami./id4
25918665?mt=8
***
3. MAP SKILLS AND GIS
ARCGIS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arcgis/id379
687930
CITY COMPASS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/citycompass/id326079630?mt=8
FREE HD COMPASS
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/free-hdcompass/id378697811?mt=8
EARTH NOW
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/earthnow/id494633346?mt=8
EARTH OBSERVER
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/earthobserve
r/id405514799?mt=8
EARTHVIEWER
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/earthviewer/
id590208430?mt=8
ELEVATION CHART
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elevationchart/id396900105?mt=8
MAP OVERLAY TRACER
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mapoverlay-tracer/id389230228?mt=8
MAPBOX
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mapbox/id4
11244459?mt=8
MAP-PROJECTOR
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mapprojecto
r-google-maps/id368998876?mt=8
SIMPLE NAVI
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id412289082?m
t=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
SPOTZI ATLAS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spotziatlas/id468646477?mt=8
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/national-
geographic-world/id364733950?mt=8
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1. DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
AFDB STATISTICS
https://itunes.apple.com/mu/app/afdbstatistics/id407729464?mt=8
UN COUNTRY STATS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uncountrystats/id505192468?mt=8
WORLD BANK DATA FINDER
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/world-bankdatafinder/id349081196?mt=8
ROAMBI
http://www.roambi.com/
UNIVERSAL COUNTERS
http://www.padgadget.com/ipad-appdetails/415873109/6/1/1
WORLD IN FIGURES
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/world-infigures-ipad-edition/id497729555?mt=8
WORLD TOUCH
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/worldtouch/i
d493863796?mt=8
***
2. EARTH SCIENCE / GEOGRAPHY
BACK IN TIME
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/back-intime/id450345693?mt=8
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-worldfactbook-for-ipad/id364904019?mt=8
DISASTER ALERT
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disaster-
alert-pacific-disaster/id381289235?mt=8
EARTH AS ART
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasa-earthas-art/id577527077?mt=8
EASY ATLAS WORLD FACTBOOK
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-atlasworld-factbook/id423237548?mt=8
FOLDS AND FAULTS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/folds-andfaults/id425380687?mt=8
GEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geologicalterm-dictionary/id494850120?mt=8
GEOQUIZ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brain-cafegeoquiz-free/id363685685?mt=8
GOT IT: AFRICA (Game)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/got-itafrica/id446774854?mt=8
GRAVITY (Game)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gravity-
2.0/id487887756?mt=8
IHURRICANE
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/hurricanesof
tware.coms-ihurricane/id382372588?mt=8
ISEISMOMETER
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/iseismomete
r/id304190739?mt=8
KHAN ACADEMY
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/khanacademy/id469863705?mt=8
MINERAL IDENTIFIER
https://itunes.apple.com/app/mineralidentifier/id531342975?mt=8
NASA VISUALIZATION EXPLORER
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasavisualization-explorer/id448700202?mt=8
NASA HD
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/nasa-apphd/id387310098?mt=8
OCEANS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oceans/id47
8004100?mt=8
OUR CHOICE
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/al-gore-ourchoice-plan-to/id432753658?mt=8
PUZZLE PLANETS (GAME)
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/puzzleplanets/id424080128?mt=8
PUZZLING PLATES (GAME)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puzzlingplates/id486435632?mt=8
QUAKEVIZ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quakeviz/id4
44060554?mt=8
THUNDER CLAP
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/thunderclap-hd/id392295264?mt=8
TIMELINE EONS FREE
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timelineeons-free/id433352152?mt=8
TOPIA (GAME)
https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/topia-worldbuilder/id534282109?mt=8
TSUNAMI
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tsunami./id4
25918665?mt=8
3. MAP SKILLS AND GIS ARCGIS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arcgis/id379
687930
CITY COMPASS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/citycompass/id326079630?mt=8
FREE HD COMPASS
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/free-hdcompass/id378697811?mt=8
EARTH NOW
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/earthnow/id494633346?mt=8
EARTH OBSERVER
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/earthobserve
r/id405514799?mt=8
EARTHVIEWER
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/earthviewer/
id590208430?mt=8
ELEVATION CHART
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elevationchart/id396900105?mt=8
SCENIC MAP: GRAND CANYON
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/scenic-map-
grand-canyon/id363698832?mt=8
MAP OVERLAY TRACER
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mapoverlay-tracer/id389230228?mt=8
MAPBOX
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mapbox/id4
11244459?mt=8
MAP-PROJECTOR
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mapprojecto
r-google-maps/id368998876?mt=8
STRANGENESS FROM EARTH
https://itunes.apple.com/app/strangenessfrom-earth-hd/id495937035?mt=8
SIMPLE NAVI
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id412289082?m
t=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
SPOTZI ATLAS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spotziatlas/id468646477?mt=8
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD
https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/nationalgeographic-world/id364733950?mt=8
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Teaching Geography With
Free iPad Apps for
Teachers and Parents
1. Atlas for iPad Free
View World Maps quickly and
conveniently on your iPad. Atlas for iPad features
valuable Information and Maps on over 250 world
entities.
2. Disaster Alert – free
Disaster Alert (by Pacific Disaster
Center) provides a listing and an interactive map of
Active Hazards occurring around the globe.
Additional information and reports about hazards
can be viewed and shared. The term "Active
Hazards" refers to a collection of current and realtime incidents (compiled from authoritative sources)
which have been designated "potentially hazardous
to people, property, or assets" by the PDC
DisasterAWARE™ application.
3. Disaster Chasers - free Become a master of disaster by
chasing and responding to disasters around the
world. Compete against your friends by beating their
score on the leaderboard, and gain bragging rights as
the master of disaster.
4. Fotopedia China - free
Fotopedia China lets you
explore the country’s vast collection of treasures in
visual form. Let the poetry of place names sweep
you away, as you visit the Temple of Heaven, the
Stone Forest, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Reed Flute
Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill and White Cloud
Temple.
5. Fotopedia Heritage - free This app was recently
selected as one of the top 50 apps of all time in
Apple’s new Hall of Fame. With 30,000 aweinspiring photos, this much loved app has been
called the world’s largest photo book, an inspiring
travel guide, an entertaining teaching device and
even a bed-time relaxation tool. Created in
cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage
Centre, Fotopedia Heritage provides a virtual
passport to the hundreds of sites that constitute the
world’s collective cultural and natural human
legacy.
6. Fotopedia Morocco - free
Welcome to Morocco.
Discover the country that travels within you. Escape
from everything and immerse yourself into a world
centuries apart. Spanning from the Atlantic Ocean,
across the Strait of Gibraltar to the Mediterranean
Sea, through the snow-capped Atlas Mountains and
into the Sahara desert - Morocco is simply
mesmerizing.
7. Fotopedia North Korea - free
Cross the border and
explore the most secretive country on Earth. In the
era of satellites, the Internet and worldwide news, it
is still hard to even imagine what North Korea looks
like. Thanks to Eric Lafforgue’s amazing
photographic work – and his unique blend of art and
realism - you can now see it for yourself.
8. Fotopedia Paris – free
Dreaming of Paris? Now you can
discover and explore the City of Light, as it’s never
been seen – and without leaving your home. This
app is gorgeous and fun, just like… Paris. From the
creators of Fotopedia Heritage, one of the top 50
apps of all times as recognized in Apple’s Hall of
Fame.
9. Fotopedia Women of the World - free A Paris vacation
on your iPhone or iPad. Dreaming of Paris? Now
you can discover and explore the City of Light, as
it’s never been seen – and without leaving your
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home. This app is gorgeous and fun, just like…
Paris. From the creators of Fotopedia Heritage, one
of the top 50 apps of all times as recognized in
Apple’s Hall of Fame.
Geo Trainer HD - free
Geo Trainer HD is an
educational game to learn more about all countries
of the world. Find countries in a continuously zoomable world map and answer questions about located
countries before time runs out. Train your
knowledge in a relaxed learn mode and get the top of
highscore. Configure game session depending on
your knowledge and learning intention.
Google Earth - free
Fly around the planet with a
swipe of your finger with Google Earth for iPhone,
iPad, and iPod touch. Explore distant lands or
reacquaint yourself with your childhood home.
Search for cities, places, and businesses. Browse
layers including roads, borders, places, photos and
more. Visit the Earth Gallery to find exciting maps
such as real-time earthquakes, planes in flight,
hiking trails, city tours, and more. Integrated Google
Maps Street View allows you to explore the world at
street level.
iGIS for iPad - free
iGIS - The world's first and
leading iOS GIS. True GIS functionality is now
available on the iPad! Your iPad. Your data. Your
maps. iGIS represents a new era in mobile GIS
solutions by enabling users to load, view,
investigate, create and export their own data over
background maps, satellite imagery or your own
imagery. Importing data is easy with our unique data
import facility supporting Mac, PC and Linux or via
the USB cable. ESRI Shapefiles (.shp) are supported
at the moment. iLearn Geography - free The iLearn Geography
app is an amalgamation of our world’s most
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beautiful and interesting landmarks, brought to life
by a wonderfully intuitive and creative user
interface. These range from natural rivers, waterfalls
and volcanoes, to manmade statues, buildings and
cities.
Learn World Geography - free
Wish you knew
your world maps and capitals better? Brainscape
helps you learn them FASTER than any other
program, using the latest in cognitive science
techniques. Rather than creating frivolous games or
distracting quizzes to try to make learning “fun,”
Brainscape provides a scientifically optimized
algorithm to repeat flashcards in just the right pattern
for your brain’s maximum absorption, based on
YOUR confidence. Brainscape makes sure that your
study time is used as efficiently as possible, because
– let’s face it – you're busy!
MapBox - free
MapBox for iPad allows you to use
your iPad to view, create, and share maps made with
the MapBox suite of open source map-making tools.
Use this app to take your maps offline and on the go
-- they'll be as fast and interactive as ever. Make new
maps by combining offline map layers in the
MBTiles format with online maps from MapBox
Hosting, OpenStreetMap and MapQuest. You can
even overlay GeoJSON, KML, and GeoRSS data
layers.
Mission Antarctica – free
Mission Antarctica is an
iPad application developed as an educational
interface for middle school children as they follow
an Antarctic expedition and research program that
begin August 2011.The program allows users to
easily access content from the expedition including a
live web-cam, a educational site complete with
weekly science modules and the science and
multimedia content that specifically relates to
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Antarctica and scientific research in Antarctica.
National Geographic Today - free
"National
Geographic Today takes you on a lovely, enjoyable
trip around the world, all from your tablet" Gizmodo App of the Day. "National Geographic
Today brings gorgeous photos, videos, and news to
your iPad in an immersive and interactive
experience." StrataLogica - free
Introducing StrataLogica® for
the iPad, where the learning is in the layers. Known
to countless teachers and students for providing a
revolutionary educational experience, StrataLogica
comes to life in an exciting new way in version 2.0
of our app. Learning about our world with a tap or
pinch of your fingers has never been more engaging
and fun! Stuck on Earth - Free World Travel Guide - free
A
new kind of travel app that brings you the best
places in the world to visit, photograph, and
experience. It's the ultimate app for explorers,
photographers, and daydreamers.
TapQuiz Maps World Edition – free
Play
TapQuiz™ Maps for an easy and quick way to
master geography. Learn the countries of the world
through a fun and engaging game! Just tap the
answer to each question on the map. Keep track of
your progress through the statistics page so that you
will always know where you can improve. See how
much you can learn in just 10 minutes!
UN CountryStats - free
UN CountryStats is a data
visualization tool to compare key economic, social,
environmental, trade, and area & population
indicators for 216 countries and territories.
Indicators, drawn from the United Nations' unique
and authoritative data set, can be viewed as complete
country tables or visualized as bar graphs. Other
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useful tools include detailed definitions of each
indicator and the ability to save graphs as
favorites.
WhirlyGlobe – free
WhirlyGlobe is an interactive
3D app that lets you interact with country, region,
and ocean outlines. Fire it it up and tap on an area of
the world.
World Flags Jigsaw Puzzle - free With World
Flags Jigsaw Puzzle, kids can learn the flags of
different countries in a jiffy and also have fun at the
same time. Learning the flags of countries is finally
exciting and very easy. And totally FREE!
Attractively designed for kids and very easy to use.
Kids can spend hours playing this jigsaw game and
learn the different flags. You will be surprised how
fast your kid will be able to identify flags and
pronounce names of countries, after playing this
jigsaw puzzle game.
WorldTouch – free
The world at your fingertips:
WorldTouch is an interactive data visualization tool.
It provides access to the World Bank Open Data
Catalog with over thousand global development
indicators. Explore and experience the latest
economic, environmental and social data and trends
using interactive and intuitive graphical
representations.
WunderMap - free
WunderMap is the world’s most
interactive weather and radar map, providing current
conditions and forecasts from Weather
Underground’s unique network of 30,000
neighborhood weather stations. Follow storms with
the animated radar and satellite layers, track tropical
weather in the hurricane layer and even view active
wildfires.