Geography
Geography 4 Kids - information on physical geography and earth science covering such topics as atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and climates.
Illustrated Glossary of Landforms & Bodies of Water
Geography Action! - K-12 education program that provides excellent resources and materials for both students and teachers.
Xpeditions @ national geographic - Contains US National Geography standards, hundreds of lessons and many ideas, tools and interactive adventures.
Cepolina Photo - thousands of free world wide photos.
World Maps
Atlapedia -contains physical and political maps, plus facts and statistics on the countries of the world.
National Geographics Map Machine - Choose maps or satellite views and apply a variety of themes to them including land use, population, vegetation, mineral resources and more. Maps can be chosen by pointing, clicking and zooming in to the desired target and/or by entering a place name. Once a country has been selected, click on "Flags and Facts" and a brief overview of the country appears.
Map Quest - Maps and directions to any location around the world.
World Regions & States includes Maps
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Geography of the 50 States
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Ben's Guide to States - brief facts about all the states and symbols of our country.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States -includes colored relief, satellite, county and some historical maps.
States and Capitals - detailed information about all the states.
U.S. Census Bureau - official home page of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Yahoo: Get Local! - search for any city or zip code.
U.S. State Web Sites - http://www.state.state
abbreviation.us
To access your State's Home Page, replace <state
abbreviation> with your state's actual abbreviation. If you need
information on Arizona for example, you'd http://www.state.ar.us
Rockland County & New York State
COUNTRIES
Atlapedia Online:Countries A to Z- comprehensive information and statistics about the countries of the world.
Cultural Connections - choose from among the site's 17 featured countries to learn about geography, food, culture, clothing, people and activities. A unique feature is a country comparison where you can see a side-by-side list of both countries vital statistics. Learn more about a country by doing an E-Pal exchange.
World Surfari - This kid produced page provides information for select countries including facts about the people, their history and way of life.
The World Factbook - Detailed information about a country's geography, people, government, economy, communication and transportation compiled by the CIA.
Talking About Mexico: Stories and Myths
WORLD REGIONS & BIOMES
The World's Biomes - an introduction to the major biomes on Earth with detailed descriptions of the tundra, desert, forest, grasslands and aquatic regions.
Desert Life - a wealth of information about the animals, plants, people, geology and environment of the American Southwest. Examines the deserts ecosystem with photographs and maps.
Kids @ nationalgeographic.com - an exciting online magazine for children who love animals and geography. Here you can build a digital habitat for the Siberian tiger, hike through an interactive forest or save an orphaned whale. Includes a pen pal network, talk board and so much more.
Live from Antarctica 2: Student Home Page - explore the Antarctic by reading field journals and viewing photos by a team of scientists studying this remote area of the world.
The Living Edens:Manu - provides in-depth information about the featured rain forest animals and plants appearing in the television program and focuses on the indigenous tribes in this region of Peru.
Magazines
National Geographic for Kids
Games and other Fun Sites
Geospy - Geography game
KidProjects in KidSpace - students from around the world participate in global projects like writing about their county's holiday or making games about landmarks.
KBEARS: Geo World - learn about countries around the world.
Test Your Knowledge of Geography - great interactive quiz on geography.
Around the World with Jeff -a fun geography and animal trivia game helps Jeff get to his destination.
Enchanted Learning
Geography
National Geographic
Geospy
Where is that?
Geography Game
Daring Deeds Around the World Webquest
The Buried Treasure of Captain Kidd - A 4th or 5th Grade History, Geography and Information Literacy WebQuest.