Knowledge: geography
See Also:
- kids and teens → school time → science → astronomy and space → images from space
- kids and teens → school time → science → the earth
Links
- National Geographic Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ - Contains games, contests, articles, experiments, jokes, and activities.
- Geographia
http://www.geographia.com/ - Provides information about the people, history, culture, natural terrain, and tourist attractions in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
- Library of Congress: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html - Contains information on geography, weather, government, religion, social, economic, and political issues for many countries.
- U.S. Gazetteer
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer - Enter name or ZIP code in the United States for maps and 1990 census information.
- Bermuda Triangle
http://octopus.gma.org/Tidings/myths/bermuda.html - Information about myths, legends, and folklore surrounding this phenomenon.
- World Monuments Map Puzzle
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/monuments.htm - Interactive puzzle for locations and significance of the cultural monuments of the world. Also printable map of continents. Requires Windows 95, 98 or 3.1.
- Name that State
http://www.primarygames.com/states/start.htm - Geography game about the 50 states of the United States.
- National Geographic: Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ - Offers a large selection of maps, virtual expedition and museum, forums, and lesson plans.
- Geography 20G
http://www.geocities.com/geography20g_s/ - Provides a wide variety of information on regions of North America. Also project planners and homework schedules for the author's class.
- City Population
http://www.citypopulation.de/ - Statistics and maps about the major population clusters of the world. Also information about the capitals and principal cities of many countries. In English and German.
- GeoBee Challenge
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee/ - National Geographic offers quizzes and questions that have stumped geography whizzes.
- World Gazetter
http://www.population-statistics.com/ - Provides population figures for cities, towns, and countries of the world. Also images of current national flags.
- Lesson Tutor
http://www.lessontutor.com/ltpuzzlehome.html - Features a selection of interactive puzzles on the states, countries, 13 colonies, capitals, and sign language finger spelling.
- Great Circle Calculator
http://www.gb3pi.org.uk/great.html - Features calculating direct line distances between any two points on the earth's globe.
- Countries of the World
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_infopays.html - Cultural and geographical information about countries of the world through interactive maps.
- Where is That
http://www.funbrain.com/where/index.html - Maps and games for naming countries, states, and capitals. Also two player version.
- Test your Geography Knowledge
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/ - Contains quizzes on maps of continents, countries, and states.
- About.com: Homework Help
http://geography.about.com/cs/homeworkhelp/ - Includes atlas, countries, maps, quizzes, and facts. Also answers to FAQs.
- Geo Game
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/geogame/ - Offers adventures from around the globe.
- Cyber School Bus
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ - Stories, games, coloring activities, questions, and an online story to help kids learn about the world.
- Bears Go West
http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/kwirt/bears/ - Follow as four stuffed bears travel the major trails used during westward expansion. Each bear travels from one school to the next making its way across the country.
- GeoNet Kid's Place
http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/ - Explore the geography of the United States in this interactive game created for students.
- State Web Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm - Collection of 34 web games about the fifty states. Designed to teach capitals, abbreviations, locations, and trivia.
- World Trivia Web Quizzes
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_trivia_world.htm - Learn fascinating facts about world countries. Each quiz selects 10 world trivia facts at random from a total set of 480.
- Teach: Great Lakes
http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/geog/intro/intro_1.html - A large collection of information about North America's Great Lakes, including the region's geography, geology, history and culture, plants and animals, pollution concerns, and economy. Includes answers to kids' questions and a few other interactive features.
- ClassBrain: State Reports
http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/ - Includes information on people, products, history, maps, symbols, places of interest, state capitols and tourism.
- Atlantic Ocean
http://bartleby.com/151/zh.html - Provides facts about the second largest ocean including background, geography, economic significance, transportation.
- Distinctive Geography of the Earth
http://home.comcast.net/~igpl/Earth.html - Identifies the biggest, highest, deepest, lowest, tallest, longest, and most populous countries, landmasses, oceans, lakes, rivers, mountains, and land surface depressions on Planet Earth.
- GeoQuiz
http://www.geoquiz.com/ - Online geography quiz. Topics are shapes and locations countries, regions, places, national flags, capitals and others. Requires free registration.
- Climate Zone
http://www.climate-zone.com/ - Climate information for cities and countries all over the world
- Rockdoctor's Guide to Southwest Pennsylvania
http://www.cobweb.net/~bug2/vft/Rockdoctor's%20Guide%20to%20Pennsylvania.htm - Explore the history and current issues of the region
- Countries Quest
http://www.countriesquest.com - Features articles about different countries organized by continent. Offers information on natural resources, people, arts, economy, government, and history.
- Future State: U.S. Department of State for Youth
http://future.state.gov/ - Includes maps, geographic news, country information, flags, and facts. Content categorized by school grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12.
- GeoBee Quiz - National Geographic Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/ - Online game changes every day with five new geography questions.
- Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
http://www.merriam-webster.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html - Shares maps and geographical information about states and countries.
- The Greatest Places
http://www.greatestplaces.org/ - Explore seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on Earth. Learn about the Imax film, add your own favorite place, get a Greatest Places image, or check out the question of the week.
- U.S. State Capitals Quiz
http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-capitals.cfm - How quickly can you match the states with their capitals?
- African Geography Web Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm - Offers games which test geography of the world. Country names are spoken and brief descriptions are provided.
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/index.html - Searchable database of place names around the world tells where it is located. Includes more than a million ancient and contemporary names including variations.
- Where in the UK is Barnaby Bear?
http://www.barnabybear.net/p3.htm - Join Barnaby Bear on a virtual tour of Devon, Cornwall and the Lake District.
- Drive Around the World
http://www.drivearoundtheworld.com/ - Learn about this ambitious project to travel around the globe in order to raise money for Parkinson's disease research. Includes interactive map, daily journals, photos, and geographical facts.
- People and Places: United States
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/united_states.htm - View photos taken in each state within the US. Includes images of buildings, local animals and people.
- Oceanian Web Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Oceania_Geography.htm - Games teach Oceania geography and capitals.
- Virtual Galapagos
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kpt/terraquest/galapagos/intro.html - Features an actual journey through the 21 major and many smaller islands of the archipelago. Includes a history, information about marine, coastal zone and island wildlife, and environmental issues.
- Mr. S's Humanities Club
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/humanitiesclub/ - Includes information about mountains, rivers, weather, Greece, links and software reviews.
- Great Circle Mapper
http://gc.kls2.com/ - Shows great circle path between specified points on the globe with an aviation focus.
- Where in Wisconsin is Jim Doyle?
http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/mmstuart/mainpage.html - A game to help teach students interesting and unique facts about the state of Wisconsin.
- Cape Cod Photo Album
http://www.capecodphotoalbum.com/ - Photos from each town on Cape Cod, MA. Special emphasis on the beauty, history, culture, and artisans of the area.
- Where in the World is Barnaby Bear?
http://www.barnabybear.net/p2.htm - Travel the world with Barnaby Bear, learning about the countries you visit.
- United States of America (USA) State Capital Quiz
http://www.marlenesite.com/aspmar/usastatescapitals/default.asp - Interactive quiz to match USA states with its capital city.
- World in the Balance
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/ - Based on the NOVA educational TV program. Articles cover topics such as human consumption, sustainable population rate, and the impact of the average age within a country. Page includes people counter, photos, quizzes, and maps.
- Greeley
http://www.greeleyhistory.org/ - Learn about a city in Colorado. Page features information about general facts, history, people, activities, recreations, landmarks, and the definition of some words.
- Landscapes of Scotland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/ - Explore the highlands, central lowlands and islands of Scotland. Also develops map skills.
- Barnaby Bear
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/ - Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? Games, stories, photographs and a scrapbook.
- Undaunted Dreams
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/206 - Follow the travels of David Brunk, who rode his bicycle across the southern United States to raise money for Habitat for Humanity.
- Berkeley Geo-Images Project
http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/ - A photo library that is useful in geography more widely available using computers and the internet.
- CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ - Government resource provides detailed information on countries and non-self-governing territories around the world.
- Photo Diaries and Sketches
http://www.robertbremec.com/ - View photos taken from around the world during Robert Bremec's travels. Includes slideshow feature.
- Flags and Maps of the World
http://www.plcmc.org/kids/mow/ - Offers views of national flags and maps for countries of the world.
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