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National Geographic Kids
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] - Contains games, contests, articles, experiments, jokes, and activities. |
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Geographia
[ Profile
] - 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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Library of Congress: Country Studies
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] - Contains information on geography, weather, government, religion, social, economic, and political issues for many countries. |
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U.S. Gazetteer
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] - Enter name or ZIP code in the United States for maps and 1990 census information. |
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Bermuda Triangle
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] - Information about myths, legends, and folklore surrounding this phenomenon. |
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World Monuments Map Puzzle
[ Profile
] - 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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Name that State
[ Profile
] - Geography game about the 50 states of the United States. |
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National Geographic: Xpeditions
[ Profile
] - Offers a large selection of maps, virtual expedition and museum, forums, and lesson plans. |
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Geography 20G
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] - 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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City Population
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] - 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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GeoBee Challenge
[ Profile
] - National Geographic offers quizzes and questions that have stumped geography whizzes. |
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World Gazetter
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] - Provides population figures for cities, towns, and countries of the world. Also images of current national flags. |
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Lesson Tutor
[ Profile
] - Features a selection of interactive puzzles on the states, countries, 13 colonies, capitals, and sign language finger spelling. |
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Great Circle Calculator
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] - Features calculating direct line distances between any two points on the earth's globe. |
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Countries of the World
[ Profile
] - Cultural and geographical information about countries of the world through interactive maps. |
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Where is That
[ Profile
] - Maps and games for naming countries, states, and capitals. Also two player version. |
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Test your Geography Knowledge
[ Profile
] - Contains quizzes on maps of continents, countries, and states. |
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About.com: Homework Help
[ Profile
] - Includes atlas, countries, maps, quizzes, and facts. Also answers to FAQs. |
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Cyber School Bus
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] - Stories, games, coloring activities, questions, and an online story to help kids learn about the world. |
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Bears Go West
[ Profile
] - 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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GeoNet Kid's Place
[ Profile
] - Explore the geography of the United States in this interactive game created for students. |
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State Web Games
[ Profile
] - Collection of 34 web games about the fifty states. Designed to teach capitals, abbreviations, locations, and trivia. |
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World Trivia Web Quizzes
[ Profile
] - 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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Teach: Great Lakes
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] - 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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ClassBrain: State Reports
[ Profile
] - Includes information on people, products, history, maps, symbols, places of interest, state capitols and tourism. |
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Flags and Maps of the World
[ Profile
] - Offers views of national flags and maps for countries of the world. |
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Atlantic Ocean
[ Profile
] - Provides facts about the second largest ocean including background, geography, economic significance, transportation. |
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Distinctive Geography of the Earth
[ Profile
] - 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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Climate Zone
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] - Climate information for cities and countries all over the world |
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Rockdoctor's Guide to Southwest Pennsylvania
[ Profile
] - Explore the history and current issues of the region |
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Countries Quest
[ Profile
] - Features articles about different countries organized by continent. Offers information on natural resources, people, arts, economy, government, and history. |
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Future State: U.S. Department of State for Youth
[ Profile
] - 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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GeoBee Quiz - National Geographic Kids
[ Profile
] - Online game changes every day with five new geography questions. |
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Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
[ Profile
] - Shares maps and geographical information about states and countries. |
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The Greatest Places
[ Profile
] - 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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CIA World Factbook
[ Profile
] - Government resource provides detailed information on countries and non-self-governing territories around the world. |
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U.S. State Capitals Quiz
[ Profile
] - How quickly can you match the states with their capitals? |
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African Geography Web Games
[ Profile
] - Offers games which test geography of the world. Country names are spoken and brief descriptions are provided. |
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
[ Profile
] - 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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Where in the UK is Barnaby Bear?
[ Profile
] - Join Barnaby Bear on a virtual tour of Devon, Cornwall and the Lake District. |
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Drive Around the World
[ Profile
] - 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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People and Places: United States
[ Profile
] - View photos taken in each state within the US. Includes images of buildings, local animals and people. |
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Oceanian Web Games
[ Profile
] - Games teach Oceania geography and capitals. |
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Virtual Galapagos
[ Profile
] - 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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Mr. S's Humanities Club
[ Profile
] - Includes information about mountains, rivers, weather, Greece, links and software reviews. |
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Great Circle Mapper
[ Profile
] - Shows great circle path between specified points on the globe with an aviation focus. |
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Where in Wisconsin is Jim Doyle?
[ Profile
] - A game to help teach students interesting and unique facts about the state of Wisconsin. |
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Cape Cod Photo Album
[ Profile
] - Photos from each town on Cape Cod, MA. Special emphasis on the beauty, history, culture, and artisans of the area. |
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Where in the World is Barnaby Bear?
[ Profile
] - Travel the world with Barnaby Bear, learning about the countries you visit. |
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United States of America (USA) State Capital Quiz
[ Profile
] - Interactive quiz to match USA states with its capital city. |
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CIA Kids Page: Geography
[ Profile
] - Interactive quizzes test knowledge of lands around the world. |
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World in the Balance
[ Profile
] - 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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Landscapes of Scotland
[ Profile
] - Explore the highlands, central lowlands and islands of Scotland. Also develops map skills. |
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Barnaby Bear
[ Profile
] - Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? Games, stories, photographs and a scrapbook. |
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Undaunted Dreams
[ Profile
] - 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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Berkeley Geo-Images Project
[ Profile
] - A photo library that is useful in geography more widely available using computers and the internet. |
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