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Geography

Great Web Sites

  • What is Geography
    Short overview of geography, explaining the difference between human geography and physical geography. (http://www.aag.org/Careers/What_is_geog.html)
  • Geography FAQ
    What is Balkanization? What is the world's longest river? Is Rhode Island an island? Several hundred frequently asked geography questions (and answers!). (http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzindex.htm)
  • CIA World Factbook
    Facts, figures and maps for geography, economy and population for the each country. Handy "Field Listing" feature compares data for many countries on topics such as: climate, population, airports, waterways, communications and many more topics. (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
  • 50States.com
    Links to loads of facts and figures about all 50 states. (http://www.50states.com/)
  • Geographia
    Longer articles summarizing the geography, history, culture and climate of many of the world's countries. (http://www.geographia.com/index.html)
  • Geography Games
    Fun games and quizzes from National Geographic to see what you know about geography (http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames)
  • Foreign Affairs for America's Youth
    Learn the who, what, when, where and why of foreign affairs from the US State Department.
    (http://future.state.gov/where/index.htm)
  • Hudson Basics
    Information on the geography, history and species of the Hudson River. (http://www.riverkeeper.org/hudson-river/basics/)
  • Xpeditions Atlas
    Printable outline maps for continents, countries and states. (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/)
  • National Geographic Map Machine
    Maps of countries around the world. Geographic, political, climate, population and other themes. Flags and facts for each country. (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/

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