Geo Teacher's Geography Classroom

AmiGlobe (shareware world atlas and database updated yearly that can be downloaded and run on your Windows 95/98 PC--you can browse data about a country, make comparisons with other countries, and export data and maps to word processors or graphic utilities)

ADOL Data Browser (browse a wide variety of geographic data to select and download the data sets for your area of interest)

Atlapedia Online: World Maps (provides full color physical and political maps for regions of the world)

Cartography & Remote Sensing WWW Resources (many links to map and cartographic resources)

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

EarthaMaps (driving directions and street maps for anywhere in the U.S.)

Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping (boasts over 14,000 cartographic links)

Find Our Community (provides maps and information links for every country in the world--easy to use)

GeoMapping (guide to travel maps, historical maps, GIS information, and mapping systems on the Internet)

Gary's Geographical Gnome: Mapping and Satellite Imaging (links to all kinds of maps and remote sensing web sites--includes a search engine)

Glossary of Map Terms

Graphic Map's World Atlas and Geography Facts (maps with different features and projections, outline maps, clipart maps, current time, country flags, daily quiz, and more)

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century (interactive maps showing living conditions, government, war, art, population, religion, etc.)

Historical Maps of the United States

Historical Map Web Sites

Infoplease Atlas ( country and regional maps and more)

Lycos World Atlas

Map Collection (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection--national, continental, regional maps, historical, current interest and city maps)

Make Quick Map (make maps of the U.S., Europe, or countries in the world)

Map Blast (online city map and route maker tools)

Map Machine (really nice--part of the National Geographic site

Mapping (short list of online resources for mapping and for Geography Awareness Week)

Mapping Theme Page (an annotated list of sites to help students learn about mapping, and lesson plans for teachers to teach about mapping)

Map Projections (definitions and illustrations of over 30 map projections)

Map Quest (online city map and route maker tools)

Map Quiz (test your knowledge of country locations, capitals, and flags)

MAP resources from Nerd World Media® (extensive alphabetized list of links)

Maps (topographic, road maps, and more!)

Maps and Atlases

Maps from Expedia.com (Find detailed maps of North America and Europe, or see topographic maps of places around the globe.  Also get accurate directions throughout North America and Europe, with detailed turn-by-turn maps.  Add a map to your web site.)

Maps of the Middle East

Maps on the Internet (extensive list)

Maps On Us (online city map and route maker tools)

Mega Maps (free software that allows you to print out a US map in a variety of sizes, from a single sheet of paper to a map almost 7 feet across, using an ordinary printer)

National Atlas of Canada Online

National Mapping Information (how to find maps, photos and geographical tools by the United States Geographical Survey)

Online Map Creation (create a map by giving the latitude and longitude of an area)

Outline Maps (print or download any of these maps for your personal use in activities, reports, or stories)

Parts of a Map

People and Places (lots of links to maps of countries, cities, and places around the world)

Quick Maps of the World (small GIF maps of the countries of the world, and background info and statistics from the World Fact Book--organized alphabetically)

Remote Sensing Tutorial (Excellent site by NASA designed to instruct you as to what remote sensing is, what its applications are, and what you need to know in order to interpret and, hopefully, use the data/information being acquired by satellite, air, and ground sensors.  Also available on CD-ROM.)

TerraServer (view aerial shots of famous places, cities, countries, or even your own neighborhood)

Topographic Map Symbols (reading and using topographic maps)

Understanding Maps

United States Thematic Maps (topics such as agriculture, education, income, population, youth)

U.S. Census Bureau's Mapping and Cartographic Resources

US Presidential Election Maps: 1860-1996

Value of Maps

World Atlas (land and ocean maps by continent or region)

World Atlas: Interactive Political Map (click on the interactive map to see a detailed political map for that area, search for a place, or choose from a list of countries at the bottom of the page)

World Atlas: Maps and Geography of the World (includes an alphabetical list of countries and continents; countries organized by continent and region; and maps and geographical information for U.S. states and territories, major world cities and oceans)

World City Maps

WORLDTIME (featuring an interactive world atlas, information on local time as well as sunrise and sunset times in several hundred cities, and a database of public holidays worldwide)

Working with Maps (nice lesson on the types, parts, and use of maps)

Geography Classroom