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Open Directory: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: Geography
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 | About.com: Geography [ Teens/Mature Teens ] geography.about.com Includes atlas, countries, maps, quizzes, and facts. Also answers to FAQs. |
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 | African Geography Web Games [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm Offers games which test geography of the world. Country names are spoken and brief descriptions are provided. |
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 | Atlantic Ocean [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] bartleby.com/151/zh.html Provides facts about the second largest ocean including background, geography, economic significance, transportation. |
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 | Barnaby Bear [ Kids ] www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? Games, stories, photographs and a scrapbook. |
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 | Bears Go West [ Kids ] www.sciencejoywagon.com/kwirt/bears Follow as four stuffed bears travel the major trails used during westward expansion. Each bear travels from one school to the next making its way across the country. |
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 | Berkeley Geo-Images Project [ Teens/Mature Teens ] geoimages.berkeley.edu A photo library that is useful in geography more widely available using computers and the internet. |
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 | Bermuda Triangle [ Kids/Teens ] octopus.gma.org/Tidings/myths/bermuda.html Information about myths, legends, and folklore surrounding this phenomenon. |
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 | Cape Cod Photo Album [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.capecodphotoalbum.com Photos from each town on Cape Cod, MA. Special emphasis on the beauty, history, culture, and artisans of the area. |
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 | CIA World Factbook [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook Government resource provides detailed information on countries and non-self-governing territories around the world. |
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 | City Population [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.citypopulation.de Statistics and maps about the major population clusters of the world. Also information about the capitals and principal cities of many countries. In English and German. |
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 | ClassBrain: State Reports [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish Includes information on people, products, history, maps, symbols, places of interest, state capitols and tourism. |
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 | Climate Zone [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.climate-zone.com Climate information for cities and countries all over the world |
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 | Countries of the World [ Teens/Mature Teens ] www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_infopays.html Cultural and geographical information about countries of the world through interactive maps. |
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 | Countries Quest [ Teens/Mature Teens ] www.countriesquest.com Features articles about different countries organized by continent. Offers information on natural resources, people, arts, economy, government, and history. |
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 | Country Scorecard [ Kids/Teens ] www.countryscorecard.com Choose a country and find statistics about its population, area, economy, health, and education. Includes images of flags. |
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 | Cyber School Bus [ Kids ] www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus Stories, games, coloring activities, questions, and an online story to help kids learn about the world. |
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 | Distinctive Geography of the Earth [ Teens/Mature Teens ] home.comcast.net/~igpl/Earth.html Identifies the biggest, highest, deepest, lowest, tallest, longest, and most populous countries, landmasses, oceans, lakes, rivers, mountains, and land surface depressions on Planet Earth. |
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 | Drive Around the World [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.drivearoundtheworld.com Learn about this ambitious project to travel around the globe in order to raise money for Parkinson's disease research. Includes interactive map, daily journals, photos, and geographical facts. |
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 | Euratlas: Physical atlas [ Kids/Teens ] www.euratlas.com/Atlas Interactive map of Europe locating mountains, rivers, countries, and towns. Includes a map with links to photographs of the featured locations. |
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 | Geo Game [ Kids/Teens ] school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/geogame Offers adventures from around the globe. |
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 | GeoBee Challenge [ Kids/Teens ] www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee National Geographic offers quizzes and questions that have stumped geography whizzes. |
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 | Geographia [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.geographia.com Provides information about the people, history, culture, natural terrain, and tourist attractions in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. |
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 | Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.merriam-webster.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html Shares maps and geographical information about states and countries. |
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 | Geography 20G [ Mature Teens ] www.geocities.com/geography20g_s Provides a wide variety of information on regions of North America. Also project planners and homework schedules for the author's class. |
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 | GeoNet Kid's Place [ Kids/Teens ] www.eduplace.com/geonet Explore the geography of the United States in this interactive game created for students. |
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 | GeoQuiz [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.geoquiz.com Online geography quiz. Topics are shapes and locations countries, regions, places, national flags, capitals and others. Requires free registration. |
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 | Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/index.html Searchable database of place names around the world tells where it is located. Includes more than a million ancient and contemporary names including variations. |
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 | Great Circle Calculator [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.gb3pi.org.uk/great.html Features calculating direct line distances between any two points on the earth's globe. |
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 | Great Circle Mapper [ Teens/Mature Teens ] gc.kls2.com Shows great circle path between specified points on the globe with an aviation focus. |
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 | The Greatest Places [ Teens/Mature Teens ] www.greatestplaces.org Explore seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on Earth. Learn about the Imax film, add your own favorite place, get a Greatest Places image, or check out the question of the week. |
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 | Greeley [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.greeleyhistory.org Learn about a city in Colorado. Page features information about general facts, history, people, activities, recreations, landmarks, and the definition of some words. |
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 | Landscapes of Scotland [ Kids ] www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes Explore the highlands, central lowlands and islands of Scotland. Also develops map skills. |
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 | Lesson Tutor [ Kids/Teens ] www.lessontutor.com/ltpuzzlehome.html Features a selection of interactive puzzles on the states, countries, 13 colonies, capitals, and sign language finger spelling. |
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 | Library of Congress: Country Studies [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html Contains information on geography, weather, government, religion, social, economic, and political issues for many countries. |
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 | Mr. S's Humanities Club [ Kids/Teens ] myweb.tiscali.co.uk/humanitiesclub Includes information about mountains, rivers, weather, Greece, links and software reviews. |
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 | My Wonderful World [ Kids/Teens ] www.mywonderfulworld.org/kidsteens_welcome.html Think about geography as a part of your everyday life. Get the most out of the world with tips and tools, and download your own action kit. |
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 | Name that State [ Kids ] www.primarygames.com/states/start.htm Geography game about the 50 states of the United States. |
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 | National Geographic: Xpeditions [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions Offers a large selection of maps, virtual expedition and museum, forums, and lesson plans. |
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 | National Geographic Kids [ Kids ] kids.nationalgeographic.com Contains games, contests, articles, experiments, jokes, and activities. |
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 | Oceanian Web Games [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.sheppardsoftware.com/Oceania_Geography.htm Games teach Oceania geography and capitals. |
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 | People and Places: United States [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.galenfrysinger.com/united_states.htm View photos taken in each state within the US. Includes images of buildings, local animals and people. |
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 | Photo Diaries and Sketches [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.robertbremec.com View photos taken from around the world during Robert Bremec's travels. Includes slideshow feature. |
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 | State Web Games [ Kids/Teens ] www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm Collection of 34 web games about the fifty states. Designed to teach capitals, abbreviations, locations, and trivia. |
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 | Teach: Great Lakes [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.great-lakes.net/teach/geog/intro/intro_1.html A large collection of information about North America's Great Lakes, including the region's geography, geology, history and culture, plants and animals, pollution concerns, and economy. Includes answers to kids' questions and a few other interactive features. |
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 | Undaunted Dreams [ Kids/Teens ] www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/206 Follow the travels of David Brunk, who rode his bicycle across the southern United States to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. |
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 | U.S. Gazetteer [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer Enter name or ZIP code in the United States for maps and 1990 census information. |
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 | U.S. State Capitals Quiz [ Kids/Teens ] quizhub.com/quiz/f-capitals.cfm How quickly can you match the states with their capitals? |
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 | Virtual Galapagos [ Teens/Mature Teens ] www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kpt/terraquest/galapagos/intro.html Features an actual journey through the 21 major and many smaller islands of the archipelago. Includes a history, information about marine, coastal zone and island wildlife, and environmental issues. |
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 | Where in Wisconsin is Jim Doyle? [ Kids/Teens ] www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/mmstuart/mainpage.html A game to help teach students interesting and unique facts about the state of Wisconsin. |
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 | Where is That [ Kids/Teens ] www.funbrain.com/where/index.html Maps and games for naming countries, states, and capitals. Also two player version. |
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 | World in the Balance [ Teens/Mature Teens ] www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance Based on the NOVA educational TV program. Articles cover topics such as human consumption, sustainable population rate, and the impact of the average age within a country. Page includes people counter, photos, quizzes, and maps. |
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 | World Monuments Map Puzzle [ Kids/Teens ] www.yourchildlearns.com/monuments.htm Interactive puzzle for locations and significance of the cultural monuments of the world. Also printable map of continents. Requires Windows 95, 98 or 3.1. |
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 | World Trivia Web Quizzes [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_trivia_world.htm Learn fascinating facts about world countries. Each quiz selects 10 world trivia facts at random from a total set of 480. |
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