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Geography
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50
States |
50 States
is an extensive database that offers a wealth of well organized information
on each individual state. http://www.50states.com/
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Atlapedia
Online |
Full
of maps, information, and statistics, organized by country and world region.
http://www.atlapedia.com/
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CIA
World Factbook |
Updated
daily, this site offers maps, flags, and laws of countries around the
world. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
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Cyber
School Bus |
"Provides
information on the UN, current global issues, and also offers lesson plans,
teaching modules, classroom activities and more." http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
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| Florida
Geographic Alliance Lesson Plan Collections |
Free geographic
lesson plans. *Access to this site requires registration with an email
address. http://fga.freac.fsu.edu/lessonplans.html
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Geographia |
Destination
guides and other information for over 75 countries. http://www.geographia.com/
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The
GLOBE Program |
An
interactive site designed for active learning. http://www.globe.gov/fsl/welcome.html
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Historical
Maps at the University of Texas Library |
Historical
maps of every major world region. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/index.html
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| Internet
Geography |
"Free
geography resources including revision help, case studies, lesson plans
and worksheets. Everything from coastal environments to volcanoes." http://www.internetgeography.co.uk/
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Map
Collections from the Library of Congress |
Map collections
from 1544 to the present as well as more than 4 million other items,
organized according to seven major categories. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
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Maps.com |
Provides
maps that can be printed as transparencies or handouts, and an interactive
section. http://www.maps.com
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National
Atlas of the United States |
Displays
an atlas of U.S. natural and social-cultural landscapes. *Requires Shockwave
plug-in (provided by the site). http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
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National
Council for Geographic Education |
Contains
the standards of classroom geography, many useful activities, lesson themes,
and more. http://www.ncge.org/
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National
Geographic Society |
Hundreds
of maps, dozens of activities, and thousands of archived images and stories
spanning the geography of our Earth. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
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National
Weather Service |
Current
and historical information about weather around the U.S. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
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United
States Geological Survey |
"This
site offers comprehensive lesson plans for different grade levels." It
also contains extensive information on the biology, geology, and water
quality of different regions. http://mapping.usgs.gov
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