SCORE-Geography Information
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/grade9/index.html
Nation Master
http://www.nationmaster.com/
According to this web page, you
can learn about "everything everywhere." This unique web site allows
students to study nations of the world using specific themes-most debt,
fastest growing, most generous, etc. There is also a tool that allows
students to construct graphs using the various statistics. Students
can also look at GDP (gross domestic product) in the past.
Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative,
in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They
are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide
range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists
and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria. When
completed, the project will include all the nations of the world.
Census Scope
http://www.censusscope.org/
Maps and information generated for the 2000 U.S. Census information.
Create a map
http://www.aquarius.geomar.de/omc/make_map.html
Create your own map by specifying latitude, longitude
and the type of projection.
The Visible Earth
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
Pictures of the earth by NASA.
Atlas from the Arizona Geographic Alliance
http://alliance.la.asu.edu/azga/view_page.php3?page=c.htm&page_ref=Maps&AZGA_Session=b8d81fdf66da02ef94f726d49c9d3913
These great maps print out page size using
a pdf format.
Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
Xerox PARC Map Viewer
http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map
Get an outline map of any place in the world by
clicking on the world map. This is really magic. It is also a great way
to teach about latitude and longitude.
CountryWatch
http://cnn.countrywatch.com/
Select the country by clicking on the
map. You will get the population data, maps, cultural information, economic
and business information, news reports, and currency conversions.
The World Factbook 2000
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Historical Atlas
http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/dhistorymaps/Atlas%20Page.htm
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
AsiaNow
http://cnn.com/ASIANOW/
An Asian news site from the editors of CNN, AsiaWeek,
and Time Magazine.
The Mining Company-Geography Education Link
http://geography.miningco.com/education/scilife/geography/
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
Changing articles, maps, interactive educational
information, and other features.
Glossary of Cartographic Terms
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/glossary.html
Map Projection Homepage
http://geography.hunter.cuny.edu/mp/
The Perry-Castaneda Online Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
Excellent maps from the University of Texas, including
maps of special interest.
A Picture Gallery of Map Projections
http://www.geometrie.tuwien.ac.at/karto/index.html
Round Earth, Flat Maps
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/2000/exploration/projections/index.cfm
Learn about the difficult choices and compromises
made by cartographers.
CNN Europe Sites
http://cnn.com/WORLD/europe/sites.html
CNN has provided links to official government web
sites, news agencies, and tourist information for all the European countries.
CNN Americas Sites
http://cnn.com/WORLD/americas/sites.html
CNN Africa Sites
http://cnn.com/WORLD/africa/sites.html
CNN Middle East Sites
http://cnn.com/WORLD/meast/sites.html
Around the World in 80 Clicks
http://www.steveweb.com/80clicks/
Learn about world geography and web browsing at
the same time by touring the world via the Internet.
Infonation: Choose a country
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/
Find geographic and demographic information for
each country.
IDB Summary of Demographic Data
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/idbsum.html
World Population Information
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/world.html
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Population Pyramids
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
Quick Map
http://www.esri.com/data/online/quickmap.html
By entering a zip code or a city and state, you
can generate a map.
World Thematic Map Browser
http://www.esri.com/data/online/esri/wothphysic.html
You may choose the type of thematic map that you
want such as population density, precipitation, vegetation, countries and
capitals, etc. Then choose the location and the program will generate a
thematic map in color.
The National Atlas of the United States
http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/
GIS Data Report
http://www.gisdatadepot.com/
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
Your Nation
http://www.your-nation.com/
This web site lets you compare and/or
rank countries using a variety of statistics from industrial production
to literacy.
3-D Atlas
http://www.3datlas.com/
An online 3-D atlas, lessons, links, and
other information.
Maps and Globes
http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/ARTICLES/0100/01157888_A.html
An explanation of maps and globes, projection,
direction, location, map symbols, etc.
Maps. Com
http://www.maps.com/explore/atlas/
"Maps.com Online World Atlas features
political and physical maps, flags, and statistics for Andorra to Zimbabwe.
Click on the Political World Map (cities) or the Physical World Map (physical
features) to begin your journey."
National Geographic Map Machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
Atlapedia. Com
http://www.atlapedia.com/
"Atlapedia Online contains full color
physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries
of the world."
Geography Network
http://www.geographynetwork.com/
From the New Jersey GIS office, the web
site allows you create maps, download maps, and download geodata.
Map Collection-Linguistic, Topographic,
etc.
http://bamse.ling.su.se/~ljuba/maps.shtml