Geography Resources

Here is a list of geography resources I received from a homeschool list I am on. I have used some of these but not all - it seems like a great list of resources though so I thought I would share!

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http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm -- World atlas, maps you can print.

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable.html -- National Atlas, lots of different kinds of maps to print.

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/ -- Lots of high-quality outline maps to print.



http://abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/maps/ -- Very basic outline maps to print.


http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm -- Outline maps to print.

http://www.50states.com/maps/ -- Outline maps to print of the states.

http://maps.esri.com/ -- Lots of in-depth mapping information.

http://www.indo.com/distance/ -- How Far Is It, a great way to see how far another place is from where you are.

http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/maps.htm -- Links to many outline maps.

http://www.atlapedia.com/ -- Full color physical and political maps.

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html -- State and county facts.

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm -- There is SO much information on this website, as well as maps to print.

http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/statebooks.html -- Lists of books that take place in each state. A great way for kids to relate to the states they are learning about.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/ -- Lots of great geography resources and information here -- always changing, very interactive. Make sure to check out The Sense of Place, where people have recorded the sounds of their communities (we sure live in a noisy world)! Plan to spend hours on this site!

http://www.countryreports.org/ -- Lots of information about all the countries of the world, including maps. Great resource.

http://postcardsfrom.com/index.html -- Sign up to receive postcards from all over, delivered to your email. We had been getting these postcards, but haven't gotten one in quite a while now. Not sure if this service is still working or not, but the archives are still there. There are a lot of great pictures of all over to explore.



http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjgeog/a/susindex.htm -- State unit studies links. Printable maps, facts, and information on each state.

http://www.terraserver.com/ -- Get satellite images from any place in the world! This is a free service, but you can subscribe to get images with closer resolution. (Great way to see your own backyard from outerspace)!

Google maps

Google Earth - a very cool service!!! Satellite images and facts about the places you want to visit. This website is definitely worth a visit and download!