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Geography Resources

ABC News Country Profiles

  • www.abcnews.go.com
    This is a great homework helper site! ABCNEWS.com’s Country Profiles are a browsable library of nearly every country in the world, meant to enhance our news coverage by providing background about a country’s history, culture, geography, natural resources, government, politics, economics and demographics.

    About.com Geography

  • geography.miningco.com/science/geography/
    Wow! What an amazing collection of geographical information to extensive to list. Invest a couple of minutes to scan the wide array of topics with a Homework Help area and a Blank/Outline Maps area that's real useful for projects. Then check out the Fun, Games & Humor section for some light-hearted activities.

    Antiquarian Maps

  • Reed College
    Nice college website, still under construction. However, numberous maps from the 15th to 19th century are presented beautifully online.

    Carnegi Museum of Natural History (May 2001)

  • http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh
    Step inside the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and prepare yourself for a time-tripping journey through the planet Earth. Inside, you'll explore continents no longer apparent on the planet's surface, awe-inspiring civilizations buried deep beneath the sands of time, and fantastic creatures that once ruled the land. Checkout their online Discovery Room for fun activities, or the Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems

    CIA World Factbook

  • http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
    More Wow! This amazing resource provides up-to-date info on every country in the world, including a fantastic map section. Includes topics such as: Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, and Military.

    Helping Your Child Learn Geography

  • www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/
    An overall good site geared with activities for children from 5 to 10 years of age. Includes a section on how to get FREE or inexpensive materials.

    Library of Congress - Geography and Maps

  • www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/
    The Geography and Map Division (G&M) has custody of the largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world with collections numbering over 4.5 million maps including 60,000 atlases, 6,000 reference works, numerous globes and plastic relief models, and a large number of cartographic materials in other formats, including electronic. These cartographic materials date from fourteenth century portolan charts through recent geographic information systems data sets.

    MSN Encarta: Geography

  • encarta.msn.com/category/geography.asp
    Great geography resource with an extensive categorical index. Includes wonderful, comphrensive lesson plans for K-12.

    National Geographic Maps

  • www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
    A truly amazing site! Get an astronaut’s-eye view of Earth through stunning satellite images and travel the surface of Mars with a NASA-produced photo map. Scan the night skies with a map of the heavens—enriched by 39 images from the Hubble Space Telescope. Learn how every map is distorted -- the mapmaker’s dilemma -- and find out why.

    National Geographic - Map Machine

  • plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
    The name National Geographic in the title should indicate that the side is well worth the visit. Map Machine is a map that you can manipulate dynamically "on the fly" by dragging to zoom in on any area, or simply type in your hometown in the search box.

    Online Map Games

  • http://www.maps.com/learn/games/
    From Alienz! for children to Super Quiz for geography professionals, the Maps.com games area has something to offer for just about everyone. In addition to these fun, online games, Maps.com is a full-service maps resource center.

    Panama Canal - Live Camera

  • http://www.pancanal.com/eng/index.html
    Click on Live Camera from the left panel menu. This camera shows operations at the Miraflores Locks and other points of interest of the Canal. The Miraflores Locks camera images are refreshed automatically every 3 seconds. The Canal Photo Gallery contains and impressive amount of information on the canal.


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