General Resources

• Geography Action!

  A site from National Geographic highlighting Geography Awareness Week and providing links to more resources and activities for teachers

• Country Profiles

  Extensive country profiles providing information on countries all over the world ranging from basic country statistics and facts to country-specific history timelines

• Census Bureau Geography

  Geography resources and population / demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau

• State and County QuickFacts

  Easily accessible facts about people, business, and geography in the United States; also includes information for cities and towns with more than 25,000 people

• United Nations Cyberschoolbus

  A database of geographic, economic, social and population information provided by the United Nations; navigate resources in the navigation window to the left

• Country Studies

  An extensive outline of the culture, history, and current situation of every country from the Library of Congress

• USGS and Science Education

  Geography and other education resources from the U.S. Geological Survey

• Export.gov

  Written description of different country's economies from the Department of Commerce including basic information on exports as well as country-specific information

• Taken on the Road: American Mile Markers

  A mile-by-mile photo essay of the United States from New York to San Francisco

• Degree Confluence Project

  A project that attempts to display a picture wherever a line of longitiude has a "confluence" with a line of latitude around the world with over 6,000 pictures from around the world

• Sustainable Development

  Online Lessons provided by the World Bank Group focusing on promoting sustainable development

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographical Names

  Know the name, but not where it is? This searchable database has over 1 billion place names from the J. Paul Getty Trust

Maps

• Maps, Imagery, and Publications

  Maps and other resources from the U.S. Geological Survey

• Google Maps

  Interactive and customizable maps provided by Google. Simply enter a location and select from policital, topographic, or road maps

• Google Earth

  Google's full application allowing nearly endless geographic mapping and geolocation possibilities; including the ability to layer information on top of satellite imagery

• National Geographic Map Machine

  Customizable maps from National Geographic

• Outline Maps

  Outlines of many different maps for educational/classroom use

Online Games and Quizzes

• Topography of the World

  This game tests your geography knowledge as you pilot a helicopter around the world