Our textbook, Geography: The World and Its People, has a
website. This website provides a great way for students to check
their knowledge of our current subject or look ahead to what is
coming up. You must enter the username (GWIP) and password
(gubRERan35) to use the on-line textbook.
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/geography/gwip2002/index.html
National Geographic's web site has current events, activities,
links, interactive features, and archives.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
This is National Geographic's country profile website.
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/countryprofiles.html
This web site allows students to explore different countries.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/goplaces
Each Country Profile provides information on: Geography Maps
Flag History Current ruler Area Population Capital Largest
cities Languages Ethnicity/race Religion Literacy rate
Economy Government
http://infoplease.com/countries.html
This website will help you identify the average temperature and
average rainfall for different countries.
http://www.weatherbase.com/index.php3?set=us
This website provides information on average temperature and
average rainfall for many cities in the world.
http://www.worldclimate.com/
This website will help you locate information about different
countries in the world.
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/
This site has all the time zones on it.
http://www.worldtimezone.com/
This website will help you locate information about different
countries in the world.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
OUTLINE MAPS OF EUROPE
click for a blank map...
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=europe&Rootmap=&Mode=d&SubMode=w
***World Atlas
http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/find.htm
Countries A to Z
http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm
Create bar, line, and circle graphs!
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Geography Game: Test your map knowledge of the various regions
of the world.
http://people.depauw.edu/djp/shock_maps/
Geography Game: Where Is That? Identify countries, states, and
capitals
from maps.
http://www.funbrain.com/where/
Latitude and Longitude Game...this is so fun!
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php
Design a Flag
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/flag/factory.html
Another design a flag site...
http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/parentguides/summer/makeflag.htm