Geography Action!
A site from National Geographic highlighting Geography Awareness Week and providing links to more resources and activities for teachers
- Explore the Fantastic Forest
An interactive site by National Geographic that provides hundreds of different geographic resources to teachers, students, and parents
Country Profiles
Extensive country profiles providing information on countries all over the world ranging from basic country statistics and facts to country-specific history timelines
Census Bureau Geography
Geography resources and population / demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau
- State and County QuickFacts
Easily accessible facts about people, business, and geography in the United States; also includes information for cities and towns with more than 25,000 people
United Nations Cyberschoolbus
A database of geographic, economic, social and population information provided by the United Nations; navigate resources in the navigation window to the left
The World Factbook
Provided by the Central Intelligence Agency, this website contains maps, flags, economic, geographic, government and population data for every country
Country Studies
An extensive outline of the culture, history, and current situation of every country from the Library of Congress
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (1997)
U.S. State Department county-specific reports on various human rights practices
USGS and Science Education
Geography and other education resources from the U.S. Geological Survey
Export.gov
Written description of different country's economies from the Department of Commerce including basic information on exports as well as country-specific information
- The Electronic Map Library
Includes topographic maps of a variety of geographic areas of the United States and the world. Also includes specific information for major metropolitan areas
Fast Facts On The Fifty States
Very basic information on the 50 states of the U.S. including capitals, population, state birds, nicknames, state flowers, and a link to the state home pages
Grades K-5 Geography Tools
Geography tools and recommendations for Elementary schools and teachers
- Grades K-5 Geography Web Sites
More geography websites from MCPS (last updated in 2000)
Taken on the Road: American Mile Markers
A mile-by-mile photo essay of the United States from New York to San Francisco
- Degree Confluence Project
A project that attempts to display a picture wherever a line of longitiude has a "confluence" with a line of latitude around the world with over 6,000 pictures from around the world
Sustainable Development
Online Lessons provided by the World Bank Group focusing on promoting sustainable development
Getty Thesaurus of Geographical Names
Know the name, but not where it is? This searchable database has over 1 billion place names from the J. Paul Getty Trust
