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50 States & Capitals
This site also includes information on commonwealths & territories

Country Reports.org
This is a fabulous resource! Pick a country and you'll find their national anthem, weather in the capitol, links to tourism, geography, government, maps, news, city guides, defense, and MUCH more!

Geocaching
After the initial investment in a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) unit, the fun is priceless.

Geocaching
A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
Betty in Vegas shares experience with geocaching and the subjects it helps her family cover while they have fun.

Geo-Globe Interactive Geography
Explore the world with Geo - Globe's selection of interactive games, and find out about strange and familiar features of the planet! Ever wondered which continent has the most countries? Do you know how deep the ocean gets? How plants survive in the tundra? Which waterfall is the highest in the world? Broken link 2/04

Geographia
To quote from the site "Its Biblical sites have drawn spiritual pilgrims through the wadis and the waters of the Sinai Peninsula for nearly 2,000 years, but Sinai today is anything but the barren prison it was for Moses and the Israelites. For scuba divers, in fact, the coral reefs of the Red Sea are an absolute paradise. Geographia brings you the web's most comprehensive guide to the land where manna fell from heaven."

Geographic.org
Information on climate, countries, maps, flags

GeoTeacher
All the geography sites you need from A-Z. This page offers great links to many different sites.

The Library of Congress Country Studies
Covers 91 countries, sponsored by the Dept. of the Army.

Lonely Planet Directory
Clear, easy to use world map gives instant access to country of choice. Short essays of country's history, culture, politics, etc., pictures, recommended reading, links. Learn exchange rates, health risks, festival dates, and more.

National Geographic Geography Bee
Information and finalists listed here.

National Geographic Society
Site with plenty of things to do including a test that changes weekly. Also, you may want to check out Pirates at National Geographic --- fun.

National Park Service

United Nations Cyber School Bus
Takes you to different countries.

USA City Link
Take a virtual visit to USA cities you want to learn more about

Maps

Clickable Map Quizzes
By "Friendless."

Color Landform Atlas of the United States
By Ray Sterner Maps This is a great reference site for those who like to make salt dough maps. Located on Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Web site.

Eduplace Outline Maps
Just print off the map you need for your children of the world and the U.S.

Eötvös Loránd University
Department of Cartography (Hungary).

Historical Map collection
1544-1996, American Memory, Library of Congress

How Far Is It?
A very fast way to get distance and general driving instructions from one place to any other place in the world!

Map Coloring: The Big Picture
From Mega Math of Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Maps, Flags and Timelines
This Web page has many links to maps, flags, timelines, time zones, etc.

Maps & References
University of Iowa. Maps, maps, and more maps.

National Geographic World Maps

Odden's Bookmarks
This Web site by University Utrecht faculty of geographical sciences contains 7200 links to other Web sites.

Outline Maps to Color From Scott Foresman's Teacher Activity Center.

University of Connecticut: Map and Geographic Information Center

U.S. County Outline Maps
From the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. From University of Texas at Austin (from the bureau of U.S. Census).

USA State Maps
By World Atlas.com and Graphic Maps.

World of Maps
By Bruce Jones. Downloadable free maps and maps and for sale.

World maps
From the Florida Geographic Alliance. All maps in Adobe Acrobat. Broken link 11/06.

Maps, map links
From William Rainey Harper College's Geography Department.


Geography Activities, Quizzes, Tutorials

Brent's World Geography Quiz (Hard)

The Flag Detective

Geography Quiz
Daily cash prizes.

Geography World
A wonderful place for all of your geography needs. Everything from Geography News and Quizzes to information on culture & geography for countries all over the world.

GeoNet Game
From Houghton Mifflin Company's EduPlace.com Web site.

How to Use a Compass

World Flags from IconBazaar
Click on the world regions map and get a beautiful, full color screen full of world maps. Images can be captured and saved, making it great for adding graphics to reports.

Online Point and Click Geography Quizzes
This site has a few point and click map-based geography quizzes that are kind of fun. They have Continents/Oceans, U.S. States, Canadian Provinces, African countries (tough), and European countries.

 

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