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Geography Links
Geography
 | 50 States and Capitals State and Territory information... |
| TheUS50.com
State history, facts, and faces... |
| Atlapedia Online maps, facts and statistics on countries of the world |
| Country Reports Anthems, flags, maps, weather, news and the nations of the world |
| Destination: Himalayas where earth meets sky... |
| Degree
Confluence Project collecting photos of each of the latitude and longitude
integer degree intersections in the world |
| Franklin Institute Online: Educational Hotlist from Art to Math to Music to Science and more... |
| Geocaching
the Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site - check the new wave in scavenger
hunting!
Also visit Hoagies' Gifted: Geocaching:
The sport for gifted kids of all ages and
Geocaching 101: How to find your
first cache |
| Geography
Olympics Interactive world geography quiz, plus geography facts... |
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Geography World Tons of geography links! |
| GeoNet
quizzes based on the U.S. or World map! |
| Geosense
locate countries on the world map, play alone or against someone
else... |
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The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
virtual tour |
| Learning
together U.S. map, capitals, state abbreviation and
presidents quizzes... |
| Letterboxing
North America combine navigational skills and rubber stamp
artistry in a charming "treasure hunt" style outdoor quest, for all
ages |
| LizardPoint
geography quizzes of countries all around the world |
| National Geographic.com
photos, news, and lots more... |
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National Geographic
Kids Geography Games a different kind of geography games,
with a variety of levels for kids |
| National Geographic X-peditions
activities and maps, and expeditions to follow! |
| Nova companion websites to
PBS Nova episodes, including these and TONS more... |
| Placefy
quiz yourself in geography based on landmarks, museums and more |
| placeSpotting
a map quiz with hints, based on Google Earth. Create your
own, or solve others' geography riddles |
| Reach
the World GeoGames Build planet earth and place her
countries and cities (tricky mouse manipulation) |
| Sheppard
Software Geography Games interactive games, 10 levels of play... |
| TerraQuest visit virtual
Antarctica, Galapagos, and Yosemite National Park... |
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TravelPod what's your travel IQ?
fast-paced quiz |
| Virtual
Finland your window on Finland |
| Virtual
Jamestown explore the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and "the
Virginia experiment" |
| WayMarking.com
tools for you to catalog, mark and visit unique and interesting locations
around the world |
| Where's
George? Wonder where that paper money in your pocket has been,
or where it will go next? Find out here... |
| World
Sunlight Map Watch the sun rise and set all over the world,
with accurate cloud cover! |
| Yellowstone National Park Click on 'Visiting Online' for virtual tours of the world’s first national park |
Maps and Flags
| BlockView
Images Amazing photographs (big cities only so far, but increasing
content) of actual city blocks! |
| Boundaries of the Contiguous United States how the boundaries in the US changed from year to year starting in 1615 |
| Drag-and-Drop
Map of the Middle East How much middle east geography do you know? |
| Enchanted
Learning Geography Thousands of printable maps and more... |
| Flags of the World Devoted to
vexillology, more than 5900 pages of flag information and more than 11,000 flag images |
| Google Earth
combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search
to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips,
now including the Oceans and Mars! |
| Google
Sightseeing
"Why bother seeing the world for real?" The world will never be the same! |
| Library
of Congress Map Collection 1500 to 2004, geographic, cultural,
explorations, military campaigns, and more! |
| National Geographic's Map Machine Physical and political maps, and more |
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Owl
& Mouse Maps downloadable and on-line maps and map games, US states,
capitals, plus regions of the world |
| TerraServer
Satellite photos of (nearly) anywhere in the U.S. plus more! (plus great maps, too) |
| Theban Mapping Project archaeology and Egyptology, with panoramas and photographs, maps, historical and biographical information |
| USGS TerraWeb Terrestrial Remote Sensing
(TRS) deals with gathering information about the Earth from a distance; a few meters, an aircraft flying hundreds to thousands of meters, or a satellite orbiting hundreds of kilometers above the Earth. Special Kids section, too |
| WorldMapper
a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each
map according to the subject of interest, including land area,
births, population, children, elderly, and more... |
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July 17, 2010
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