Library of Congress Resources
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Library and Map Division, Library of Congress
the front door to a wealth of information in map format
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Places in the News
need a "current" map? Be sure to look here!
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Cities and Towns
includes maps of individual buildings to panoramic views of large
urban areas, educational and religious facilities, parks, street patterns and widths, and transportation systems.
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General Maps
includes maps that portray the physical environment and a variety of cultural elements
for a geographic area at a particular point in time; show a geographic area larger
than a city or town.
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Transportation and Communication
documents transportation and communication systems on the
national, state, and local level; depict canal and river systems, cycling routes, railway
lines and systems, roads and road networks, and traffic pattern; illustrate the location
and distribution of telegraph routes, telephone systems and radio coverage.
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Library of Congress Country Studies
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studies of 100 countries describing and analyzing political, economic, social, and
national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are
shaped by cultural factors.
Countries of the World
- United Nations Cartographic Section
- offers maps and geographic information and resources for our world
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ABC News Country Studies
- provides background about a country's history, culture, geography, natural resources, government, politics,
economics and demographics, a map, flag and national anthem
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World Flag Database
- provides pictures of flags from many nations
- Welcome to Flags Of The World
- the site has more than 2700 images of flags
- CIA Worldfactbook 1999
- comprehensive coverage of the nation's of the world
- City Population
- interactive maps and tables provide statistical and geographic information about the world's major cities
- Virtual Tourist World Maps
- a searchable database of maps and information about the countries of the world
- Excite Travel
- another easily accessed database of information for the world traveler
- Infonation
- provides comparisons of up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations
- Your Nation
- this unique site allows a one-to-one comparison of nations of the world on a number of
statistical data points...very interesting!
United States
- United States Climate Page
- a clickable map to find the climate for the different regions/states of the US
- Encyberpedia's Maps and Geography
- very impressive and comprehensive source for maps of the world and world's cities (great maps for the US here!)
- Postcards from America 50 State Travel Adventure
- this unique site offers a travelogue approach to learning America through a "postcard" theme;
well worth a look...it offers a wealth of information in an easily navigable, appealing way!
- AAA USA
- more statistical information about the United States. There is information available for other nations as well,
though it is a bit harder to find.
- Digital Atlas of The United States
- this is a rich website prepared by Professor William Bowen and the Department of
Geography at California State University, Northridge
- U.S. States
- a clickable map leading to individual pages about each of the United States
- American Mile Markers
- this unique site answers the question, "How Wide is America?" through the work of a photographer who drove
from the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge, his camera clicking at every mile
Other
Geography Resources
- Electronic Resources for Geography
- offers links of all kinds for geographical resources
- Mapmaker, Mapmaker
- from the University of Tennessee an interactive tutorial on how maps are made
- The Mathematics of Cartography
- a tutorial on mathematical concepts in map making
- Puzzles of the Earth
- a student created ThinkQuest entry on plate tectonics
- Latitude
- an informative site about maps, latitude, and learning about our world over historical time
- Geography: The Mining Company
- geography links of all kinds for teachers and students
- Geography World
- many, many links to geographic information of all kinds
- Geo-Globe Interactive Geography
- a ThinkQuest entry, created by students, which is chock full of geography games to strengthen
skills
- National Geographic's Map Machine
- maps and atlases of all kinds plus National Geographic's excellent educational resources about
geography
- Geographia
- virtual destinations around the globe
- Mapit-Zapit
- an intereactive website to help students with map recognition of countries of the world
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Where is That?
- another interactive mapping game for recognition of countries, states and capitals
Creating Postcards
- Kodak Picture This
- you can create a picture postcard on this site!
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Multimedia Postcard Script
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for the techier folks out there...a tool to create your own electronic postcards
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Outline Maps for Social Studies
- outline maps of major geographic regions; printable for classroom use
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