AMAZON
INTERACTIVE
The geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online
games and activities; check out the Ecotourism Simulation Game!
CLIMATE MAP OF THE U.S.
JAVA applet of all fifty states; click on areas of interest
to learn more about climate in specific regions
DEMOGRAPHIC
STATS BY ZIP CODE
Type in the code and it will bring up all kinds of geographic
and demographic data on a community or region
DESERT PEOPLES
The North American deserts presented using images, stories,
movie and audio clips, virtual reality tours and hard data about,
virtually any desert-related topic
DIGITAL
EARTH
Cornell University's online application that allows students
to create their own map projections using JAVA
FIFTY
STATES
Links to the official home page of each of the fifty United
States - fast loading and simple
50 STATES
CAPITALS
Short, quick site with several online activities to practice
memorization of state capitals, using Flashcards, Matching, Concentration
and Word Searches
50 STATES TOURISM
SITES
Listing of the online sites for the offices of tourism for all
50 states; very handy for states research and projects
FLAGS OF
THE WORLD
More than 1600 pages and view more than 2700 images about flags;
handy and complete
FUTURE
STATE
U.S. State Department site combining current events and world
georgraphy - great for H.S.
GEO TEACHER'S GEOGRAPHY CLASSROOM
Research tool for students and geography links and other resources
for high school students, parents, and teachers
GEOGRAPHIA
Virtual destinations around the globe to help your students
further experience the physical geography of the world around them
GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
National Geographic's five theme's for geography listed and
explained for your benefit
GEOGRAPHY4KIDS
Kid-centered treatment of physical geography presented by Andrew
Radar and associates
GEOGRAPHY
WORLD
Created by Brad Bowerman of Lakeland High School, this is a
set of links to ALL things geographic - easy to use
GEONET
Designed for grades 4 and up, questions are organized according
to the National Geographic Standards to help children think geographically
and build a global context for the information they learn
GEOSPY
Slick online game from National Geographic that requires students
to master continents, countries, states and provinces in order to
win
GOOGLE EARTH
Get this free download installed on your hard drive and have access to locations, businesses and directions using satellite imagery and current mapping technology
GREATEST PLACES
ONLINE
Explore the Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango
and Tibet through virtual field trips
ICE AGES
Illinois State Museum's online exhibit of the last Ice Age;
and if this one does it for you click to the home page to see some
other GREAT virtual exhibits!
KARLAZONE
Flash-based world map that allows students to zoom in on continents,
regions, nations, states and counties.
LATITUDE
From Rice University, exploration of how sailors have used latitude
since the 1400s to navigate the globe
LOST AT SEA: THE SEARCH FOR LONGITUDE
Based on a NOVA program about how the discovery og longitude
helped navigators in the 18th century
MAP
TUTORIAL
From the City University of New York, off-beat tutorial on basic
mapping and map skills as we follow Lou around the city
MAPPING
THE NATIONAL PARKS
Over 200 maps from the National Park Service which "document
the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas
that eventually became National Parks"
MAPMAKER, MAPMAKER
Online tutorial from the University of Tennessee helping kids
interactively understand how maps are made
MAPS
& GLOBES
Great quick reference to all kinds of geography topics in both
social studies and science; nice links to further expound on concepts
too
MAPZONE
Flash-based set of activities to help students sharpen their
geography skills; check out the GIS zone
MATHEMATICS
OF CARTOGRAPHY
Well-done interdisciplinary tutorial on map making - not too
heavy on the graphics either
NEW YORK UNDERGROUND
National Geographic look at the underside of a major city, requires
Real Player and Shockwave
ROUND
EARTH, FLAT MAPS
National Geographic presentation that immerses the viewer in
an appreciation of how cartographers make flat maps that represent
three-dimensional places
SHOCKING
GEOGRAPHY
Shockwave based maps for beginner, intermediate and advanced
students; follow-up quizzes help reinforce what they have practiced
SIX BILLION
HUMAN BEINGS
From the national Museum of Natural History in Paris, on online
presentation on the impact of continued population expansion on
our planet
THEBAN MAPPING
PROJECT
Major monuments and burial sites along the west bank of the
Nile, including the Valley of the Kings and KV5
TRACKS
Multimedia presentation on U.S. history and geography with additional
resources for purchase; nice clickable map
TRIVIA
PLAZA
Interactive geography games on capitals, countries, flags, landmarks,
regions and shapes
U.S.G.S.
MAPPING INFORMATION
Type in information on the region you're interested in and have
access to the U.S.G.S. resources
VIRTUAL TOURIST
Clickable maps allow you to find servers around the world; link
to country information on CityNet
XEROX PARC MAP VIEWER
World-Wide Web HTTP server that accepts requests for a World or
USA map and returns an HTML document including an image of the requested
map
XPEDITIONS
National Geographic home of geography standards on the Internet;
makes teaching and learning about our world easier than ever