For parents and educators
Geography
- Amazing Travel Bureau
- The Amazing Travel Bureau is full of surprises from far away places. When the kids pull something out of the bureau, its the start of an adventure into the past, present or future.
- Amazon Interactive
- Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest, the people who call it home and much more.
- Arctic Studies Center
- The Arctic Studies Center invites you to explore the history of northern peoples, cultures, and environments and the issues that matter to northern residents today.
- Ask Asia
- This highly polished site is devoted not only to China, but all things Asian. The pages are quick loading, current, and unbiased. The Ask Asia web site is a product of the Asia Society, a non-profit foundation started by John D. Rockefeller III in 1968.
- BBC News: Country Profiles
- Created by the BBC, this site provides an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries around the world. It also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
- Fifty States
- Information about each state. Included are facts as the state bird, flag, flower, etc.
- GeoBee Challenge
- Test what you know about geography at this interactive National Geography site.
- Geography World
- This site is maintained by Mr. Bowerman, a high school geography teacher. It contains hot links to cultures from around the world, maps from around the world and more. This site seems to have everything anyone might need in the way of geography.
- Greatest Places Online
- This website is intended to extend inspiration and education about the geographically diverse regions and cultures related to the film, The Greatest Places. Included are looks at: Amazon, Greenland, Tibet, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, and Okavango.
- K12 Geographic Resources on the Internet
- The purpose of this page is to provide K-12 teachers with quick links to resources to support geography education and the National Geography Standards.
- Mapquest
- A site for customized maps of places all over the world. Plan a driving trip using TripQuest. Type in the name of your town and the name of where you want to go and it will plan the trip for you.
- Mining Company Guide to Geography
- Includes weekly articles about geography, annotated links to hundreds of the best sites for maps and geographical information, an online world atlas, a glossary, weekly quizzes, a bulletin board and chat room for those interested in geography, and much more.
- National Geographic Kids
- One of the best resources for information on the Net about the world, its people, and its wildlife.
- Secrets of the Ice: An Antarctic Expedition
- Where in the world will you find the highest and windiest continent, the world's lowest temperatures and largest supply of fresh water locked in ice extending as far as the eye can see? Why, on the most remote continent on earth, Antarctica! Through this web site you can learn more about Antarctica's environment and the research being conducted there.
- The Seven Wonders: Natural Wonders
- Natural wonders of the world, including waterfalls, volcanoes, mountains, and shorelines.
- Stately Knowledge: Facts about the states
- Web sites to help you find basic knowledge about the states.
- What Do Maps Show
- A map is a picture of a place. Different maps show different information. No one map can show everything. Look at the legend on a map. The legend is the key to unlocking the secrets of maps. Several activities are presented to assist in teaching the concepts of reading maps, locations, places, relationships, movement, and regions.
- World Almanac for Kids Online
- Millions of kids read The World Almanac For Kids every year. Now the bestselling book has a companion Web Site. So dive in and explore. You might even get smarter.
- The World Factbook
- Information about
the people, economy, government, transportation and geography from countries
around the world.
Last Updated: 12/26/06