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Geography

Maps

Activities and Readings in the Geography of the United States

Ancient Atlas

Maps and geography of the ancient world.

Atlapedia Online

This site contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

Cultural Maps, University of Virginia

Dangerous Places (Pelton's)

This site offers extensive travel and tourist information about the most dangerous countries of the world that people might want to visit. Includes background on the reasons for the danger and the major players that make it so.

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping

This site allows you to find maps of the world and many mapping resources.

Flags of All Countries

Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Geo-Globe

GIS For Everyone

Historical Atlas of the 20th Century

Historical Map Websites

This site offers a collection of links to maps and places in earlier times. Provided by the Perry-Castanda Library Map Collection.

How Far Is It?

This site finds latitude and longitude of two places and then calculates the distance between them. It also provides a map showing the two places.

Library of Congress Map Collections

Map Machine

This site shows maps from the world famous National Geographic Organization.

Mathematics of Cartography

National Geographic Education Page

New Seven Wonders of the World

Outline Maps (Houghton Mifflin)

Places in the News

This site offers map collections of general maps, discovery and exploration maps, military and battle maps, etc...

Rand McNalley

This site offers a variety of maps.

Rare Maps Collection: Revolutionary America

Teaching With Historic Places

Topographic Map Symbols

U.S. Geological Survey

This site offers geographical information for the U.S. See and browse their section: USGS Information by State for information on earthquakes, floods, maps, public health and other similar/related topics.

U.S. Gazeteer

This site offers geographic facts about places in the U.S.

Portals to Country Information

Africa Action

Africa Online

All Africa

BBC News: Africa

Country Reports

Ethnologue

Information about world languages

Internet Public Library's Culturequest

Library of Congress Country Studies

Full books on countries!

Library of Congress Portals to the World

NationMaster

State Department's Background Notes

World Statesmen

Worldwide Gazeteer

 

 

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