Geography Awareness Month Resources on Geography, for use by teachers and students. We are always searching for web sites that promote geography. If you know of any, please send us a note.

General Resources INFONATION  A database of geographic, economic, social and population information provided by the United Nations. Choose which country and data you would like displayed in a table. The WorldFactbook, 1997 from the CIA   Contains maps,flags, economic, geographic, government and population data for every country. Update for 1997 is much easier to use. Country Reports on Human Rights Abuses  U.S. State Department Reports. Country Commercial Guides Written description of every country's economy by the Department of Commerce. Writing is on a high level. Country Studies Handbook An extensive outline of the culture, history, and current situation of every country by the Library of Congress. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to get the list of countries. E-Conflict  A simplified version of the CIA Factbook, contains maps,flags, government, economic, geographic, and population data for every country. The Electronic Atlas Library  Includes basic U.S. demographic information laid out on maps. Also includes specific information for major metropolitan areas: Digital Atlas of the United States Digital Atlas of Washington, D.C. Digital Atlas of New York City Fast Facts On The Fifty StatesJust the basics - capital, population, bird, nickname, flower, and a link to the state home page. United Nations Resource Source  A menu to the many different educational resources offered by the United Nations. Grades K-5 Geography Tools Grades K-5 Geography Web Sites American Mile Markers A mile by mile picture of America from New York to San Francisco. Many possiblities. Confluence.Org A very cool site that attempts to display a picture wherever a line of longitiude has a "confluence" with a line of latitude around the world. Has over 6,000 pictures from around the world. Geographic Learning Site from the US State Dept. An instructional resource for teaching world geography and international affairs to K-12 students. Color Landform Atlas of the United States Econ and Data Links Includes easy to read population statistics. Educational Resources for Cartography, Geography and Related Disciplines Despite its title, this web site has some tremendous map-related activities for K-3 and 4-8. Sponsored by the United States Geological Survey. Explore the Fantastic Forest  An interactive site by National Geographic that allows K-3 students to explore what's in a forest. Housing Vacancies and Home Ownership  Statistics from the Census Bureau. Sustainable Development, Bringing It To The Classroom  Online Lessons provided by the World Bank. State Information from the United States Census Bureau Thesaurus of Geographical Names  Know the name, but not where it is? This searchable database has over 1 billion place names. Urban Information Center  Creates easy to read data tables from the 1990 census. Urban Planning, 1794 - 1918  Contains hundreds of historic articles that trace the history of Urban Planning. Great teacher background information. Contains some maps or plans of historical interest. Urban Environmental Managment  A clearinghouse of information about the state of the urban environment. U.S. Counties Statistical Information Choose the state, county and statistical information you want, then let this web site create a statistical report for you. Xpeditions  This huge and growing site for geography educators and students contains more than a hundred original lesson plans and after-school activities forgrades K-12, an outline map atlas with more than 1,800 free maps designedfor printing or building Web sites, and much more.

Maps ArcData Online Make your own local maps or U.S. and World thematic, political, and physical maps online. Graphic Maps  Colorful political maps of the U.S., countries, and the globe. The Great Globe Gallery  Contains various world projections. Map Projection Home Page Maryland with counties Maryland with counties  Another one. National Geographic Map Machine On-Line Outline Maps State Maps with counties  Political maps of each state showing county names and boudaries. Online Games and Quizzes Geo-Mysteries  Create your own or view others' mysteries about hometown location. Topography of the World  This game tests your geography knowledge as you pilot a helicopter around the world. Does not work with some browsers. Where? Geographic Place Tutorial and Games  Basic place geography games and tutorial. Requires a Java capable browser. Probably best viewed with Netscape 4.0 or Internet Explorer 4.0 The World At Night  Point and click on lights from cities to find the name of the city. Currently(10/31/97) only U.S. and Middle Europe.