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Atlapedia Online - Click-a-Map
http://www.atlapedia.com/online/map_index.htm
"Click on the physical world map to go to the physical map index or click on the political world map to go to the political map index."
CIA Kids Page: Geography Quiz
http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/geography/
Click on a region and answer questions about its geography.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
Landform maps of every state in the US.
Cultural Maps
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/map_hp.html
"To the extent that maps serve as guides not only to the physical terrain but also and importantly as charts of the mapmaker\'s mental and cultural terrain, of the memories and desires, anxieties and assumptions he projects upon any terra incognita, we have begun building an historical geography of America."
Finding Your Way with a Map and Compass
http://info.er.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/finding-your-way/finding-your-way.html
The US Geological Survey provides this informational site about using a compass and a map.
Geo-Globe: Interactive Geography
http://library.advanced.org/10157/
Interactive quizzes about the ocean, the biomes, the earth\'s crust and its atmosphere and more! A great place to introduce basic to more in depth concepts of geography.
Geography: Countries of the World
http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb/geography.html
A list of links to other maps.
The Great [Globe] Gallery on the [World] Wide Web
http://hum.amu.edu.pl/%7Ezbzw/glob/glob1.htm
3D images, cross-sections of the earth, digital elevation models and illustrations of plate tectonics
Guide to Australia
http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/
Learn about the continent down under!
Historical & Cultural Atlas Resource
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/
View the North American or Eupropean/Middle East atlas library maps for an area\'s natural resources, political change, colonization and more. Some map are interactive! Includes Classic Greece, ancient Near East, Roman Empire, and the Hellenistic World. Shockwave plug-in required. Maps of North American railroads, slavery, and territorial expansion.
How Far is It?
http://www.indo.com/distance/
A Service of Bali Online. You can type in the names of two cities around the world and learn the distance between them.
How to Use a Compass
http://www.uio.no/~kjetikj/compass/
First, learn about the parts of a compass and how to use the compass with a map.
HyperHistory Online
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Click on the Maps button to find maps of historical events and locations.
Kids Geography Reference
http://www.pitara.com/reference/geography/index.asp
"Get to know your planet. Find details about every country on earth. Compare key information about various countries."
Making Maps Easy to Read
http://acorn.educ.nottingham.ac.uk/ShellCent/maps/
Relief maps, topography, and map symbols. From the University College London, at the Royal College of Art and at the University of Nottingham.
Map Machine Atlas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/atlas/index.html
View maps of the world and of countries provided by National Geographic.
Map Projection Overview
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/gcraft/notes/mapproj/mapproj.html
From the Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, this site provides introductory vocabulary, graphic examples, and more.
Map Skills
http://www.geosys.com/cgi-bin/genobject/mapskills/tig51f1
"Map projections, latitude and longitude, map scale, symbols, and a glossary are discussed and illustrated."
Mapmaker Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
http://ur.utenn.edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html
Tools used to create and read maps, from latitude to equadistance.
MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com/
Find any place using the worldwide maps.
Maps On Us
http://www.mapsonus.com/
Creates maps and directions to where you want to go or see.
Mathematics of Cartography
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/pres/map/
Explains what maps are, the history of mapmaking, and what math has to do with maps.
Navigation Today
http://199.44.114.223/byarst/geo1p1.htm
From Fort Braden School, Social Studies pages, this site provides a vocabulary list, vocabulary quiz, navigation basics, grids, parts of a map, and some other sections which are still being constructed.
Online Map Creation
http://www.aquarius.geomar.de/omc/about_gmt.html
Follow the "how to" instructions to create a map. Choose to include fracture zones of plate tectonics, ridges, and trenches of the plates, state or provincial, rivers and channels grid, national boundaries and more! Creation of map may load slowly due to intense graphics.
Perry-Castaeda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
Maps of countries, historical monuments and sites, and more.
Rare Map Collection - American Civil War
http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/civil.html
Civil War battle maps.
Rare Map Collection - Colonial America
http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/colamer.html
Look at maps of the colonies.
Rare Map Collection - The New World
http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/neworld.html
Maps from the New World from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Rare Map Collection - Revolutionary America
http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/revamer.html
Revolutionary War battle maps.
US Territorial Maps 1775-1920
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/terr_hp.html
Graphic maps that present the United States\' physical layout over 150 years.
U.S.G.S. Topographic Map Symbols
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/digital/legend.html
From the USGS, click on the images to enlarge and learn about topographic map symbols.
Xerox PARC Map Viewer
http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map
The world map in many forms.
Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/xpeditions/main.html
National Geographic for Kids site provides an atlas with over 1800 navigable and printable atlases, and visit Xpedition Hall to tour and learn about the world.
Mapblast!
http://www.mapblast.com/mapblast/start.hm
Type in a U.S. address, and this site will draw you a map of where it is! Cool!
Yahooligans Map Sites
http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Oddities/Geography/Maps/
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E-Conflict World Encyclopedia
Country information including maps, lyrics to national anthems, media links and shopping, too.
http://www.emulateme.com/
Lonely Planet -- Destinations
Click on a the globe and you\'ll get profiles and maps of individual countries.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/
Maps in the News
See where the news is happening.
http://www-map.lib.umn.edu/news.html
Maps.com -- World Map
Where exactly is Uzbekistan? How about Burkina? Find out using this interactive world atlas featuring all 50 US states and over 190 nations.
http://www.maps.com/atlas/World.html
Terraserver.com
The largest online atlas of high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial photography.
http://www.terraserver.com/findaplace.asp
From Here to There
Canadian Road Conditions Map
Click on any province or territory shown in color to get its road report.
http://www.beaverbear.com/canrdcon.html
Maporama
When Bob Hope and Bing Crosby made their "On the Road" movies, they could have taken advantage of Maporama. This site offers mapping services for a wide array of countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. In some cases, directions are available for trips by subway and by foot as well as expressway and city streets.
http://www.maporama.com/share/
MapQuest
Maps, driving directions, live traffic reports, traffic cam and more.
http://www.mapquest.com/
Subway Navigator
An underground guide to subway systems round the world
http://www.subwaynavigator.com/
Traffic.com
Go with the flow of traffic in many major U.S. cities. This site offers up traffic alerts and, in some cases, feeds off sensors in the road to show congestion.
http://www.traffic.com/home/html/traffic.html
U.S. National Traffic and Road Closure Information
Click on a state for traffic and closure information. Also includes construction, weather and traffic conditions
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/index.htm
And Beyond
Allernet
Achoo! The National Pollen Network presents maps on today\'s tree pollen, grass pollen, mold spore and weed pollen. Gesundheit.
http://www.allernet.com/index.html
Flight Tracker
Follow a flight in real time from start to finish on a map.
http://www.thetrip.com/ft/home/0,2096,1-1,00.shtml
Nuclear Blast Mapper
A map with a social conscience. See how much damage a nuclear blast causes.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/sfeature/blastmap.html
TimeTicker
Get in the zone for the time and place you\'re looking for.
http://www.timeticker.com/main.htm
The Weather Channel Maps
Features maps of current weather, severe weather, 48-hour forecast, 7-day forecast, Doppler radar, satellite views and more.
http://www.weather.com/weather/maps/
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