Secondary Education - Social Studies: Geography Resources
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General Resources
All about the U.S. States
Asian Educational Media Service--an extensive searchable database of a/v materials focusing on Asia, a list of recommended K-12 media, an online guide to using film in the classroom, teacher's guides, a quarterly newsletter, and links to web resources focusing on Afghanistan
Atlapedia Online--contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Brad Bowerman's Geography World
Calculators for a wide range of math, science and technology applications
CIA World Fact Book--facts and statistics on countries provided by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Cradleboard: Native American Culture and Education
David Robinson's Geography Exchange--for geography links and web pages
Earth Awareness Enrichment Program--a traveling interactive K-12 enrichment program featuring the Earth Balloon, a 22' model of the earth that students enter to learn about the changing earth. Students learn about rain forests, the ring of fire, the solar system, plate tectonics, scale, seasons, time zones and more
Earthquake Information--provides links to authoritative Internet resources about earthquakes and the issues surrounding them
Economic and Geography Lessons for 32 Children's books
Fifty Largest Cities--based on July 1, 1999, census estimates
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in
the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Geographic Information Systems--A useful tool in teaching and learning geography
Geography & Maps--collections numbering over 4.5 million maps including 60,000 atlases, 6,000 reference works, numerous globes and plastic relief models, and a large number of cartographic materials in other formats, including electronic
Geography World
Govspot--gateway to the best local, state, federal and international government resources
National Geographic Education resources
Population Studies--Research reports, news bulletins, and statistical data
Terra: First Images--Terra is the first satellite to monitor daily -- and on a global scale-- how the Earth's atmosphere, lands, oceans, solar radiation and life influence each other. Extraordinary images, movies, and animations are presented in a variety of formats - .jpeg, .tiff, QuickTime, and .mpeg
TerraServer--Microsoft 's link to satellite images; check out any spot on the globe from space
USDA Forest Service--Websites of the 155 National Forest Lands and 20 National Grasslands across the country. You can browse the listings via an interactive map, by name, state, or region
U.S. States and Territories--This site by the Law Library of Congress provides legal links to all the States and Territories of the United States, including links to general resources such as State Libraries and State Web sites
Water Where You Live--Site provides quick and easy access to information on the quality of local and statewide water in the 50 states
Wind Force Scale--In 1806, Sir Francis Beaufort developed a rating system for accurate recording of wind speed. This system was developed for sailors, but has since been modified for use on land.
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Caves and Caving (Spelunking)
American Cave Conservation Association: Caves Are Cool! Brrrr
Earth Awareness Enrichment Program--a traveling interactive K-12 enrichment program featuring the Earth Balloon, a 22' model of the earth that students enter to learn about the changing earth. Students learn about rain forests, the ring of fire, the solar system, plate tectonics, scale, seasons, time zones and more.
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Jewel Cave National Monument
National Caves Association -Photo Gallery
Outdoor Online - Spelunking
Speleobooks
Speleo Link
Speleology
Spelunking Costa Rica Style
Spelunking Spectacular!
The Spelunking (Caving) Page
Visit Four of California's Most Beautiful Caves!
Welcome to Howe Caverns
Welcome to Ohio Caverns!
Welcome to the MSM Spelunkers Club Homepage!
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Countries and Continents
Asian Educational Media Service--an extensive searchable database of a/v materials focusing on Asia, a list of recommended K-12 media, an online guide to using film in the classroom, teacher's guides, a quarterly newsletter, and links to web resources focusing on Afghanistan
Country Report
David Robinson's Geography Exchange--for geography links and web pages
Earth Awareness Enrichment Program--a traveling interactive K-12 enrichment program featuring the Earth Balloon, a 22' model of the earth that students enter to learn about the changing earth. Students learn about rain forests, the ring of fire, the solar system, plate tectonics, scale, seasons, time zones and more.
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Govspot--gateway to the best local, state, federal and international government resources
Population Studies--Research reports, news bulletins, and statistical data
Terra: First Images--Terra is the first satellite to monitor daily -- and on a global scale-- how the Earth's atmosphere, lands, oceans, solar radiation and life influence each other. Extraordinary images, movies, and animations are presented in a variety of formats - .jpeg, .tiff, QuickTime, and .mpeg
TerraServer--Microsoft 's link to satellite images; check out any spot on the globe from space
The Cuban Studies Institute
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Ecology
Earth Awareness Enrichment Program--a traveling interactive K-12 enrichment program featuring the Earth Balloon, a 22' model of the earth that students enter to learn about the changing earth. Students learn about rain forests, the ring of fire, the solar system, plate tectonics, scale, seasons, time zones and more.
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Get Wet in the City - an investigation of city water
Investigate Your Ecosystem
Population Studies--Research reports, news bulletins, and statistical data
Terra: First Images--Terra is the first satellite to monitor daily -- and on a global scale-- how the Earth's atmosphere, lands, oceans, solar radiation and life influence each other. Extraordinary images, movies, and animations are presented in a variety of formats - .jpeg, .tiff, QuickTime, and .mpeg
TerraServer--Microsoft 's link to satellite images; check out any spot on the globe from space
The Los Angeles River
Water Where You Live--Site provides quick and easy access to information on the quality of local and statewide water in the 50 states
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Facts and Figures
Country Report
CIA World Fact Book--facts and statistics on countries provided by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
David Robinson's Geography Exchange--for geography links and web pages
Fifty States--This site has lot's of facts and useful information links arranged specific to each of the 50 United States of America.
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Govspot--gateway to the best local, state, federal and international government resources
Hometown Locator--This site allows you to browse physical and cultural features of the United States, arranged by individual state. From each state listing, you can learn about various physical and cultural attributes within each county, such as hospitals, bays, airports, oilfield, and post offices.
Key Facts and Statistics on Countries Around the World
Population Studies--Research reports, news bulletins, and statistical data
TerraServer--Microsoft 's link to satellite images; check out any spot on the globe from space
The CIA (World Information database)
This page has links to find out almost all you need to know about almost anywhere in the world
Water Where You Live--Site provides quick and easy access to information on the quality of local and statewide water in the 50 states
Wind Force Scale--In 1806, Sir Francis Beaufort developed a rating system for accurate recording of wind speed. This system was developed for sailors, but has since been modified for use on land.
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Games
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in
the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Geology
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in
the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Terra: First Images--Terra is the first satellite to monitor daily -- and on a global scale-- how the Earth's atmosphere, lands, oceans, solar radiation and life influence each other. Extraordinary images, movies, and animations are presented in a variety of formats - .jpeg, .tiff, QuickTime, and .mpeg
Lesson Plans/Projects
Maps and mapping
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in
the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Geomar--This site has the user choose the exact boundaries of his or her map, as well as what to place on it and what projection to use. It’s a good site if you are teaching your students to *use* latitude and longitude, and for the different kinds of cartographic map projections and the features one finds on maps.
Map
Collections Home Page
Oceans and Rivers
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in
the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Get Wet in the City - an investigation of city water
Population/Demographics
Geography Dictionary and Glossary for Students--over 1400 terms defined in
the areas of Physical Geography, Human Geography and related disciplines
Govspot--gateway to the best local, state, federal and international government resources © Bernie Poole, Yvonne Singer, 1996-2008, All rights reserved / poole@pitt.edu, ysinger@worldnet.att.net / (814) 269-2923 / Revised
28 January 2008
Create a Hurricane
Geo Game
Cascades Volcano Observatory
Earth Awareness Enrichment Program--a traveling interactive K-12 enrichment program featuring the Earth Balloon, a 22' model of the earth that students enter to learn about the changing earth. Students learn about rain forests, the ring of fire, the solar system, plate tectonics, scale, seasons, time zones and more.
TerraServer--Microsoft 's link to satellite images; check out any spot on the globe from space
US Geological Survey's Earthquake Bulletin
Volcano World Kids
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AskERIC
Economic and Geography Lessons for 32 Children's books
Create a Hurricane
LessonPlansPage, The--A growing resource for K-12 teachers
U.S. States & Regions -- Lesson Plans & Activities
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Atlapedia Online--contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
David Rumsey Collection--focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America cartographic history materials, with an inclusion of historical maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa
Geography & Maps--collections numbering over 4.5 million maps including 60,000 atlases, 6,000 reference works, numerous globes and plastic relief models, and a large number of cartographic materials in other formats, including electronic
Latitude & Longitude--Look Up
Map Machine--At this site, you can find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more.
Printable maps and other info
State Maps
Terra: First Images--Terra is the first satellite to monitor daily -- and on a global scale-- how the Earth's atmosphere, lands, oceans, solar radiation and life influence each other. Extraordinary images, movies, and animations are presented in a variety of formats - .jpeg, .tiff, QuickTime, and .mpeg
Terra Nova Upside Down World Wall Map
TerraServer--Microsoft 's link to satellite images; check out any spot on the globe from space
The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789--presents an important historical record of the mapping of North America and the Caribbean
The Upside down map page
Upside-down map of the world
"What's Up? South!" World Map
World Eagle Upside-Down World Map
Xpeditions Atlas-- At this, site you or your students can call up and print a clean, printable, outline map of any country in the world. Print the map with or without the identifying names on it. National Geographic's site offers several kinds of interactive maps, but these printable versions may be the most handy for classroom use.
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Earth Awareness Enrichment Program--a traveling interactive K-12 enrichment program featuring the Earth Balloon, a 22' model of the earth that students enter to learn about the changing earth. Students learn about rain forests, the ring of fire, the solar system, plate tectonics, scale, seasons, time zones and more.
Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education --Rivers of Life on-line classroom
Terra: First Images--Terra is the first satellite to monitor daily -- and on a global scale-- how the Earth's atmosphere, lands, oceans, solar radiation and life influence each other. Extraordinary images, movies, and animations are presented in a variety of formats - .jpeg, .tiff, QuickTime, and .mpeg
TerraServer--Microsoft 's link to satellite images; check out any spot on the globe from space
The Los Angeles River
Water Where You Live--Site provides quick and easy access to information on the quality of local and statewide water in the 50 states
Wind Force Scale--In 1806, Sir Francis Beaufort developed a rating system for accurate recording of wind speed. This system was developed for sailors, but has since been modified for use on land.
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CIA World Fact Book--facts and statistics on countries provided by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Demographics Now.com
Population Home--This site has historical, demographical and statistical overview of the population of all the countries in the world, their administrative divisions and their important cities.
U.S. POPClock Projection--from the U.S. Bureau of the Census
World POPClock Projection--from the U.S. Bureau of the Census
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