Geography Links

National Geographic's Store has great gift ideas.

Pratt's Educational Resources

A to Z: Continents, Countries, Islands, & People of the World
Online Activities/Games

Geography Products for Sale



Books
                   
Rookie Read-About Geography

Geography Lesson Plans
Go to Lesson Plans & Educational Resources to find more lessons.

Lesson Plans - Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com
Find LOTS of lessons for grades K-12.  These lessons follow the U.S. National Geography Standards.

Geography Links
Activity Search @ Education Place (Houghton Mifflin Company)
CIA World Factbook
Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty @ U.S. Department of State
Geography (links) @ Spartacus Educational
Geography K-6 @ about.com
Geography Resources for the social studies teachers (7-12 grade) @ about.com
Geography @ about.com
Google Search for more sites.
Capitals.com
Columbia Education Center's Social Studies / Geography Mini - Lessons Elementary Education - Activities, Games, & More.
Greatest Places Online Facts, images, etc. Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango, and Tibet.  It  also has some hands-on educational activities: Solitaire from Madagascar, melting ice, and see how maps lie (using an orange); Mapping the world links, games using MicroWorlds program; postcards; and films (songs from Greenland, images, video clips, virtual reality, and sounds).
Independent States of the World @ U.S. Department of State 192
Infoplease: Atlas
Kidipede - History for Kids - Homework Help for Tweens and Teens New 1/28/07
MCPS: Economics and Geography Lesson for 32 Children's Books
Teacher: Background Information and Enrichment in Science, Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Health
The Number of Countries in the World @ about.com
We Are the World "The Seven Continents and Four Oceans" and "Teacher Corner".
World Atlas - outline maps of the world countries continents islands states and map tests New 11/4/06
Worldwide Governments of the WWW
Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com Lesson Plans, Family Xpeditions (Activities to do online or print out), Atlas (see and print the world), Forums, U.S. Geography Standards, Xpedition Hall, and Resources & Links
   *Note: This site may exit your out of the internet but it is worth going back in it again.

Physical Geography
Education World: Article - Kids "Tune In" to Weather Curriculum and Weather Links
Physical Geography @ about.com
    Names for Water Bodies - Lakes, Rivers, Seas, Oceans, Bays, Streams, and More - Geography @ about.com

Animals
Bird Theme
Zoo Theme

Music & National Anthems
Folksongs and Midi's from Afrikaans, Albania, Australia, Austria, Baltikum, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech, Dänmark,  Deutsche im Osten, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Finland, French, Greece, Hawai'i, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latin, Lithuania, Nederland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spanish, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, and Wales.
MSN Encarta - Encyclopedia Article Center - Countries Including: facts, flags and national anthems.
National Anthems 192 countries
World Music - International Flags, Lyrics, Midis - Countries @ Laura's Midi Heaven
Localitzacio geografica: Popular Songs of Europe

Printables
Enchanted Learning: Geography Printouts and facts.

Online Activities
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage! @ Scholastic
National Geographic GeoSpy Geography Game (For Kids)

Flags
Pratt's Flag Theme
Pratt's: Reference Resources

Colouring Book of Flags Coloring Pages
has black and white flag images of countries.  They have information about the flag (and the flag is colored).
Countries and Cultures Coloring Pages Australia, Canada, Esyptian (Ancient Egypt),  Greek (Ancient Greece), Ireland, Native American, Netherland (Holland, Dutch), Rome (Ancient Rome), and United States.
DLTK's Countries and Cultures Section
This site answers questions for the above countries in the following topics: Cities, Currency, Flags, Gastronomy, History, Landscapes, Language, Children`s Literature, Monuments, Music, Painting, and Political System.
First-school Places and People Preschool Activities and Crafts This can be for older children.
IPL Kidspace: Culture Quest
Mongabay.com Image Directory Animals, maps, plants, people, landscapes, etc.
Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line web pages "On the Line was a millennium project that explored and celebrated the lives of people who live in the eight countries lying along the zero degree meridian line: Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Algeria, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom."

Home Economics
Country Recipes: Recipes from 50 Countries of the World

Information, Virtual Tours, and Webcams Online

Farms Around the World
Greatest Places Media Images, video clips, virtual reality, and sounds.
Marine Webcams View different parts of the United States (and around the world).
Online Highways Guide to Travel, Leisure and Recreation in North America and beyond
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Virtual Tours, and more. (Greece, Egypt, Rome, etc.) New 9/3/03
Virtual Field Trips @ LDS Homeschooling in California (If she changes the link, go to her main page.)
This site has lots of places of interest (a site not to miss).  
Find: Virtual Tours of Museums and other Buildings, Regional Tours, Time Travel Tours, Virtual Nature and Science Tours, Virtual Factory Tours, Live Web Cams, and more.
Virtual Tour Sites

World Maps
Blank & Outline Maps at about.com
Quick Maps of the World
Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources Current Issue ...
United Nations Cartographic Section: General Maps in pdf files (100+)
World Atlas Outline Maps and Map Tests (printable)
World Maps at about.com
Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com Family Xpeditions (Activities to do online or print out), Atlas (see and print the world), Forums, Standards, Xpedition Hall, and Resources & Links.

Geography Online Games/Activities

iKnowthat.com: Social Studies Clue Maps, Label Maps, Puzzle Maps, Pushpin Maps


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