Glencoe Book Online
This is our geography book online. The user name and the password are on
handout that was given in class. This information should be in the front
your binder. Go to the Table of Contents and choose the chapter
or section that you will need.
http://gwip.glencoe.com
Culturegrams
This site is cultural information on most countries of the world. (See
handout for password and user name.)
http://online.culturegrams.com/
World Facts
The World Almanac online.
http://www.2facts.com
World Book
Encylopedia, yearbooks, and much more.
http://www.worldbookonline.com
Geographia
Geography facts on various countries.
http://www.geographia.com/
CIA Factbook
Facts on many countries throughout the world
Flags of various countries are shown.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
National Geographic Maps
Maps of countries
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps
National Geographic for Kids
Games, articles, geobee, and interactive activities
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Headlines
News from around the world
http://www.headlinespot.com
The Living Earth
Check out the Earth from a distance or zoom in on your neighborhood
Latitude and longitude given too
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p
Mt. Baker's Geography Links
Many sites to help you research other countries.
http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/mtbaker/Library/links/ss/geog.htm
References online - All In One Site -
Homework help sites, almanacs, Ask an Expert, atlases, biographies,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, en Espaol, flags, magazines, maps, online
news sources, newspapers, quotations, thesaurus
http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/mtbaker/Library/links/ref/ref.htm
The Weather Channel
Find the weather forcaste for any city, state, or country.
http://www.weather.com/
Country Studies
This site will help you when researching a country.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
African Studies
This Web site features a comprehensive collection of resources for the study
of Africa, including links to country-specific information, multimedia
resources, information about Africa's languages and environments, and lesson
plans.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/menu_EduKNTR.html