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Future State: U.S. Department of State for Youth - http://future.state.gov/
Includes maps, geographic news, country information, flags, and facts. Content categorized by school grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. |
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Geographia - http://www.geographia.com/
Provides information about the people, history, culture, natural terrain, and tourist attractions in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. |
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U.S. Gazetteer - http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
Enter name or ZIP code in the United States for maps and 1990 census information. |
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About.com: Geography - http://geography.about.com/
Includes atlas, countries, maps, quizzes, and facts. Also answers to FAQs. |
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names - http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/index.html
Searchable database of place names around the world tells where it is located. Includes more than a million ancient and contemporary names including variations. |
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Library of Congress: Country Studies - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Contains information on geography, weather, government, religion, social, economic, and political issues for many countries. |
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Great Circle Mapper - http://gc.kls2.com/
Shows great circle path between specified points on the globe with an aviation focus. |
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CIA World Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Government resource provides detailed information on countries and non-self-governing territories around the world. |
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World in the Balance - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/
Based on the NOVA educational TV program. Articles cover topics such as human consumption, sustainable population rate, and the impact of the average age within a country. Page includes people counter, photos, quizzes, and maps. |
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My Wonderful World - http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/kidsteens_welcome.html
Think about geography as a part of your everyday life. Get the most out of the world with tips and tools, and download your own action kit. |
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City Population - http://www.citypopulation.de/
Statistics and maps about the major population clusters of the world. Also information about the capitals and principal cities of many countries. In English and German. |
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Berkeley Geo-Images Project - http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/
A photo library that is useful in geography more widely available using computers and the internet. |
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GeoNet Kid's Place - http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/
Explore the geography of the United States in this interactive game created for students. |
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Where is That - http://www.funbrain.com/where/index.html
Maps and games for naming countries, states, and capitals. Also two player version. |
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State Web Games - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
Collection of 34 web games about the fifty states. Designed to teach capitals, abbreviations, locations, and trivia. |
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National Geographic Kids - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Contains games, contests, articles, experiments, jokes, and activities. |
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U.S. State Capitals Quiz - http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-capitals.cfm
How quickly can you match the states with their capitals? |
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African Geography Web Games - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
Offers games which test geography of the world. Country names are spoken and brief descriptions are provided. |
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Teach: Great Lakes - http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/geog/intro/intro_1.html
A large collection of information about North America's Great Lakes, including the region's geography, geology, history and culture, plants and animals, pollution concerns, and economy. Includes answers to kids' questions and a few other interactive features. |
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The Greatest Places - http://www.greatestplaces.org/
Explore seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on Earth. Learn about the Imax film, add your own favorite place, get a Greatest Places image, or check out the question of the week. |
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ClassBrain: State Reports - http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/
Includes information on people, products, history, maps, symbols, places of interest, state capitols and tourism. |
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Test your Geography Knowledge - http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
Contains quizzes on maps of continents, countries, and states. |
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Oceanian Web Games - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Oceania_Geography.htm
Games teach Oceania geography and capitals. |
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Countries of the World - http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_infopays.html
Cultural and geographical information about countries of the world through interactive maps. |
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Lesson Tutor - http://www.lessontutor.com/ltpuzzlehome.html
Features a selection of interactive puzzles on the states, countries, 13 colonies, capitals, and sign language finger spelling. |
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Photo Diaries and Sketches - http://www.robertbremec.com/
View photos taken from around the world during Robert Bremec's travels. Includes slideshow feature. |
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Name that State - http://www.primarygames.com/states/start.htm
Geography game about the 50 states of the United States. |
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Euratlas: Physical atlas - http://www.euratlas.com/Atlas
Interactive map of Europe locating mountains, rivers, countries, and towns. Includes a map with links to photographs of the featured locations. |
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Climate Zone - http://www.climate-zone.com/
Climate information for cities and countries all over the world |
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GeoQuiz - http://www.geoquiz.com/
Online geography quiz. Topics are shapes and locations countries, regions, places, national flags, capitals and others. Requires free registration. |
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Virtual Galapagos - http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kpt/terraquest/galapagos/intro.html
Features an actual journey through the 21 major and many smaller islands of the archipelago. Includes a history, information about marine, coastal zone and island wildlife, and environmental issues. |
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Great Circle Calculator - http://www.gb3pi.org.uk/great.html
Features calculating direct line distances between any two points on the earth's globe. |
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Drive Around the World - http://www.drivearoundtheworld.com/
Learn about this ambitious project to travel around the globe in order to raise money for Parkinson's disease research. Includes interactive map, daily journals, photos, and geographical facts. |
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World Trivia Web Quizzes - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_trivia_world.htm
Learn fascinating facts about world countries. Each quiz selects 10 world trivia facts at random from a total set of 480. |
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Geo Game - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/geogame/
Offers adventures from around the globe. |
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Cape Cod Photo Album - http://www.capecodphotoalbum.com/
Photos from each town on Cape Cod, MA. Special emphasis on the beauty, history, culture, and artisans of the area. |
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World Monuments Map Puzzle - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/monuments.htm
Interactive puzzle for locations and significance of the cultural monuments of the world. Also printable map of continents. Requires Windows 95, 98 or 3.1. |
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Where in the World is Barnaby Bear? - http://www.barnabybear.net/p2.htm
Travel the world with Barnaby Bear, learning about the countries you visit. |
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World Gazetteer - http://www.population-statistics.com/
Provides population figures for cities, towns, and countries of the world. Also images of current national flags. |
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Distinctive Geography of the Earth - http://home.comcast.net/~igpl/Earth.html
Identifies the biggest, highest, deepest, lowest, tallest, longest, and most populous countries, landmasses, oceans, lakes, rivers, mountains, and land surface depressions on Planet Earth. |
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Where in Wisconsin is Jim Doyle? - http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/mmstuart/mainpage.html
A game to help teach students interesting and unique facts about the state of Wisconsin. |
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Where in the UK is Barnaby Bear? - http://www.barnabybear.net/p3.htm
Join Barnaby Bear on a virtual tour of Devon, Cornwall and the Lake District. |
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Atlantic Ocean - http://bartleby.com/151/zh.html
Provides facts about the second largest ocean including background, geography, economic significance, transportation. |
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Undaunted Dreams - http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/206
Follow the travels of David Brunk, who rode his bicycle across the southern United States to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. |
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Geography 20G - http://www.geocities.com/geography20g_s/
Provides a wide variety of information on regions of North America. Also project planners and homework schedules for the author's class. |
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Mr. S's Humanities Club - http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/humanitiesclub/
Includes information about mountains, rivers, weather, Greece, links and software reviews. |
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Bears Go West - http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/kwirt/bears/
Follow as four stuffed bears travel the major trails used during westward expansion. Each bear travels from one school to the next making its way across the country. |
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Greeley - http://www.greeleyhistory.org/
Learn about a city in Colorado. Page features information about general facts, history, people, activities, recreations, landmarks, and the definition of some words. |
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People and Places: United States - http://www.galenfrysinger.com/united_states.htm
View photos taken in each state within the US. Includes images of buildings, local animals and people. |
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Bermuda Triangle - http://octopus.gma.org/Tidings/myths/bermuda.html
Information about myths, legends, and folklore surrounding this phenomenon. |
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GeoBee Challenge - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee/
National Geographic offers quizzes and questions that have stumped geography whizzes. |
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Countries Quest - http://www.countriesquest.com
Features articles about different countries organized by continent. Offers information on natural resources, people, arts, economy, government, and history. |
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Landscapes of Scotland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/
Explore the highlands, central lowlands and islands of Scotland. Also develops map skills. |
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National Geographic: Xpeditions - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
Offers a large selection of maps, virtual expedition and museum, forums, and lesson plans. |
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Cyber School Bus - http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
Stories, games, coloring activities, questions, and an online story to help kids learn about the world. |