Geographical Web Sites and
Resources
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
A global teaching and learning project, Cyberschoolbus has been selected by ISTE author James Lerman as one of the best web sites for teachers on the Internet!
GAPMINDER
-- http://www.gapminder.org/ Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global
development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about
social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global
levels. See videos, PowerPoints and great graphic presentations on all these
issues! Download lots of these resources.
GLIN Map Gallery http://www.great-lakes.net/gis/maps/
Images--These images
can be downloaded without explicit permission and used by the public (including
newspapers) but must be credited appropriately.
The source is included on each image.
Great satellite images of the
Work on a new National Atlas of the
United States® began in
1997. This Atlas updates a large bound collection of paper maps that was
published in 1970. Like its predecessor, this edition promotes greater national
geographic awareness. It delivers easy to use, map-like views of
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/standards/
National Geographic has a long history of bringing the world into our living rooms using images, text, and television specials. We are delighted to continue providing access to the world, and everything in it, over the Internet.
http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/teachers.html
Download lessons and reference materials that use Census data as well as teaching kits (K-4, 5-8, 9-12, Adult ESL Literacy) and maps, FREE of charge.
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
Historical Census Browser The data presented here
describes the population and economy of U.S.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/maps/introduction.html
Maps help us make sense of our world.
A sampling of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division’s
4.5 million treasures has been digitized and is available in Map Collections: 1500 -
2003. This activity introduces historical maps from the American Memory
collections. A graphic
organizer, for analysis and note taking, and a set of guiding questions for
each type of map have been provided.
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http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
National Geographic's
redesigned online
atlas gives you the world—your way. Find nearly any place on Earth,
and view it by population, climate,
and much more. Plus, browse antique maps, find country facts, or plan your next
outdoor adventure with our trail maps.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/
The Geography and Map Division of the
Library of Congress provides cartographic and geographic information for all
parts of the world to the Congress, Federal agencies, state and local
governments, the scholarly community, and to the general public. It is the
largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world, numbering
over 4.6 million maps, including 60,000 atlases, 6,000 reference works,
numerous globes and three-dimensional plastic relief models, and a large number
of cartographic materials in other formats, including electronic.
This is a
massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations.
NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World
Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World
Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. Using the form above, you can
generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
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