Helpful Links


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


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