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Africa |
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Africa
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/ |
PBS in
cooperation with National Geographic and Nature Magazines has created
this site with information on 43 countries within 8 regions. |
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Africa Maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa.html |
The University
of Texas at Austin offers this site with numerous maps of Africa. |
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African Wildlife Foundation
http://www.awf.org/ |
Covers the
regions of Africa, its animals, and environment. |
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AFRO-Americ@: Discover Africa
http://www.afro.com/children/discover/discover.html |
See a
map with all the counties labeled and find out facts about some of the
countries. |
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Antarctica |
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British Antarctic Survey:
About Antarctica
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/
About_Antarctica/index.html
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The British
Antarctic Survey offers an in depth survey of the South Pole. |
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Secret of the Ice:
An Antarctic Expedition
http://www.mos.org/soti |
Sponsored by
the National Science Foundation this site offers information on the
continent, treaties, explorers, climate and ice-core research. |
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Asia |
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Ask Asia
http://www.askasia.org/ |
Covers
everything about Asia. There are sections for students and
teachers. Maps are included. |
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Discover China
http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/index2.html |
A ThinkQuest
site devoted to the history and people of China. |
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Australia |
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Fabulous Facts About Australia
http://www.auslig.gov.au/facts/ |
Focuses on
Australian Geography. Includes maps and statistics. |
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General Geography |
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Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
http://www.mrdowling.com/ |
This site
has information for both history and geography buffs. There is
information on ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages, the World Wars,
and more. |
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National Geographic Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ |
Have fun
playing games and learning about geography. |
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The Natural Wonders of the World
http://www.tramline.com/tours/sci/
natwon/_tourlaunch1.htm |
Take a tour
of the Natural Wonders of the world. Links are provided at the
bottom of each picture to connect you directly to the site with more
information about the natural wonder. |
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Postcards from Buster
http://pbskids.org/buster/index.html |
Marc
Brown's character Buster has a site that talks about his travels.
Learn about cultures, games, and a read weekly blog. Go to the
Search page to see a list of everything |
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USGS Learning Web
http://www.usgs.gov/education/ |
The United
States Geological Survey has information for students, teachers, and
explorers. |
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World Fact Book
http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html |
Find quick
information about almost every country from the CIA's World Fact Book |
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India |
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India - A Country Study
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.html |
From the
Area Handbook Series published by the Library of Congress, this site
offers information on the Geography, History, Religion, Social
Systems, and more. |
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Manas: India and Its Neighbors
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/ |
This site
is provided by UCLA offers a variety of topics such as history and
culture. |
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Ireland |
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Ireland
http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factobook/geos/ei.html |
Quick facts
about Ireland from the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook. |
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Irelandseye.com
http://www.irelandseye.com/welcome.shtm
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A weekly
webzine on Ireland and Irish culture, history, tradition, myth and
more. The site is updated with new articles and features each Friday. |
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Irish Culture and Irish Customs
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ |
A
collection of all things Irish such as history, cooking, and poetry. |
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Maps |
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Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html |
Created by Ray
Sterner of the John Hopkins University. Colorful landform maps
and satellite images of all 50 states. |
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InfoPlease
http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/ |
Simple maps of
any country in the world. Just select the area you want. |
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The Map Library at the United Nations
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/maplib.htm |
There are maps
from around the world. The maps are in pdf format, so you must
have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to see them. |
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National Geographic Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
xpeditions/atlas/index.html |
This site will
take you directly to National Geographic Xpedition maps. Browse
around the site for a wealth of geographic information. |
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Perry-Castaρeda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ |
Online maps at
the University of Texas at Austin website. They have maps from
all over the world. |
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United States |
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Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html |
Created by Ray
Sterner of the John Hopkins University. Colorful landform maps
and satellite images of all 50 states. |
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