Directory of Geography Resources

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Geography is the study of earth and its features.

This category lists sites that provide information or educational activities related to geography for children and teenagers.

Subcategories

• Africa
• Almanacs
• Asia
• Caribbean
• Central America
• Europe
• Maps
• Middle East
• North America
• Oceania
• Polar Regions
• South America

Resources in This Category

• About.com: Geography

  http://geography.about.com/
  Includes atlas, countries, maps, quizzes, and facts. Also answers to FAQs.

• Atlantic Ocean

  http://bartleby.com/151/zh.html
  Provides facts about the second largest ocean including background, geography, economic significance, transportation.

• BBC Barnaby Bear

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/
  Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? Games, stories, photographs and a scrapbook.

• BBC Landscapes of Scotland

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/
  Develop map skills while exploring the highlands, central lowlands and islands of Scotland.

• BBC Schools - Geography (11-16)

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/11_16/site/geography.shtml
  List of geography websites for 11-16 year old students, including games and activities and resources for teaches and parents.

• BBC Schools - Geography (4-11)

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/geography.shtml
  List of geography websites for 4-11 year old students, including games and activities and resources for teaches and parents.

• CIA - The World Factbook

  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
  Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

• City Population

  http://www.citypopulation.de/
  Statistics and maps about the major population clusters of the world. Also information about the capitals and principal cities of many countries. In English and German.

• Climate Zone

  http://www.climate-zone.com/
  Climate information for cities and countries all over the world

• Countries of the World

  http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_infopays.html
  Cultural and geographical information about countries of the world through interactive maps.

• Countries Quest

  http://www.countriesquest.com/
  Features articles about different countries organized by continent. Offers information on natural resources, people, arts, economy, government, and history.

• Country Scorecard

  http://www.countryscorecard.com/
  Choose a country and find statistics about its population, area, economy, health, and education. Includes images of flags.

• Drive Around the World

  http://www.drivearoundtheworld.com/
  Learn about this ambitious project to travel around the globe in order to raise money for Parkinson's disease research. Includes interactive map, daily journals, photos, and geographical facts.

• Enchanted Learning - Geography

  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/
  Collection of geography pages, printouts and activities for students.

• Euratlas: Physical atlas

  http://www.euratlas.net/geography/europe/index.html
  Interactive map of Europe locating mountains, rivers, countries, and towns. Includes a map with links to photographs of the featured locations.

• Geo Game

  http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/geogame/
  Offers adventures from around the globe.

• Geographia

  http://www.geographia.com/
  Provides information about the people, history, culture, natural terrain, and tourist attractions in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

• GeoNet Kid's Place

  http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/
  Explore the geography of the United States in this interactive game created for students.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

  http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/
  Searchable database of place names around the world tells where it is located. Includes more than a million ancient and contemporary names including variations.

• Great Circle Calculator

  http://www.gb3pi.org.uk/great.html
  Features calculating direct line distances between any two points on the earth's globe.

• Great Circle Mapper

  http://www.gcmap.com/
  Displays maps and computes distances along a geodesic path. Includes a searchable database of airports and other locations.

• Lesson Tutor

  http://www.lessontutor.com/ltpuzzlehome.html
  Features a selection of interactive puzzles on the states, countries, 13 colonies, capitals, and sign language finger spelling.

• Library of Congress - Country Studies

  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
  Find in-depth information about everything from geography to weather, from government to religion, for more than 100 countries. Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.

• Mr. S's Humanities Club

  http://www.humanitiesclub.talktalk.net/
  Includes information about mountains, rivers, weather, Greece, links and software reviews.

• National Geographic - GeoBee Challenge

  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
  Online game changes every day with ten new geography questions.

• Photo Diaries and Sketches

  http://www.robertbremec.com/
  View photos taken from around the world during Robert Bremec's travels. Includes slideshow feature.

• Sheppard Software - Geography Games

  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
  Offers games which test geography of the world. Country names are spoken and brief descriptions are provided.

• Test your Geography Knowledge

  http://www.lizardpoint.com/geography/
  Contains quizzes on maps of continents, countries, and states.

• The Greatest Places

  http://www.greatestplaces.org/
  Explore seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on Earth. Learn about the Imax film, add your own favorite place, get a Greatest Places image, or check out the question of the week.

• Where is That

  http://www.funbrain.com/where/index.html
  Maps and games for naming countries, states, and capitals. Also two player version.

• World in the Balance

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/
  Based on the NOVA educational TV program. Articles cover topics such as human consumption, sustainable population rate, and the impact of the average age within a country. Page includes people counter, photos, quizzes, and maps.

• World Monuments Map Puzzle

  http://www.yourchildlearns.com/monuments.htm
  Interactive puzzle for locations and significance of the cultural monuments of the world. Also printable map of continents. Requires Windows 95, 98 or 3.1.

• World Trivia Web Quizzes

  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_trivia_world.htm
  Learn fascinating facts about world countries. Each quiz selects 10 world trivia facts at random from a total set of 480.

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