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Atlapedia Online. Atlapedia Online contains key information on every country
of the world. Each country profile provides facts and data on geography,
climate, people, religion, language, history, and economy, making it ideal
for personal or family education and for students of all ages.
http://www.atlapedia.com/
CIA World Factbook. Extensive data, maps, and flags of all the countries in
the world. Current Web edition is 1998.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Cultural Maps. 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-the memories and desires, anxieties and assumptions
projected upon any terra incognita-this site is building an "American
Historical Atlas," an historical geography of America.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/map_hp.html
Geo Globe: Interactive Geography. Explore the world with Geo Globe's
selection of interactive games, and find out about strange and familiar
features of the planet! Ever wondered which continent has the most
countries? Do you know how deep the ocean gets? How plants survive in the
tundra? Which waterfall is the highest in the world? If you're curious about
world geography, this is the right place!
http://library.thinkquest.org/10157/
Live From Mars. Opportunity to visit Mars through the photography of the
space mission; includes a virtual tour. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/
MapQuest. You can specify a place name (country, city, or even a street
address) and get a map with the features you want to see, or click on your
area of interest.
http://www.mapquest.com
National Geographic. Maps, cultures, and facts from around the world.
Includes a special section for kids.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/main.html
National Park Service ParkNet. This site provides information on the
National Parks and their history.
http://www.nps.gov/
State Parks Online. Welcome to Doug Dickson's collection of links to online
information on state parks. Most of the links are maintained by the state
departments of tourism or natural resources, however some are created by
individuals. Make this page your first stop when planning a trip in the
great outdoors. http://www.mindspring.com/~wxrnot/parks.html
U.S. Gazeteer. Part of the U.S. Census Bureau. You can enter a place name or
zip code and get needed information from census data from the 1990 Census
Lookup server. http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
World Safari. An 11-year-old's page that travels to a different country each
month. Includes country facts and histories of the countries.
http://www.supersurf.com/
Yahoo! Maps. Type in a U.S. address, and this site will draw you a map of
where it is! Sometimes the maps may only be approximations.
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py
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