The CIA World Factbook - Lots of
information on countries of the world. Good for reports.
Geography IQ - Maps and facts about countries of the world. Good
site for information for reports.
Geognos - Information about countries of the world. It has a lot of facts which will be good for a school report.
One World - Nations Online - Information about continents and countries.
There are many links for each country to web sites for history, government, and news.
Climate Zone - If you need to find information about the climate in a country, this is a good place
to go. The climate is described in terms that you can understand. There is also temperature, rainfall and snow fall information for cities in each country.
GeoNet - A game to test your knowledge of the US and the world.
Africa
The Geography of Africa - Information about the whole continent. You
will also find links to information about individual countries.
Africa: Explore the Regions - Explore the regions of Africa such as
the Sahara and the savannah. You will meet the people and also find out about the plants and animals.
African Studies Center - Lots of links to sites with information
on all of the countries of Africa.
African Country Studies - Information on the countries of Africa. By
the Library of Congress.
Africa's Geography - There is information about African countries and many printable maps of African countries.
The Atlas of Canada - Maps (of course) but lots of other useful
stuff. Look in the Learning Resourses section for an introduction to cartography (map making), a gazetteer (a dictionary
of place names, and a glossary.
Canadian Geographic Online - GeoNews, articles and Canadian Geographic for
Kids (if you have Flash installed)
Class Brain State Reports - You will find most or
maybe all of the information you need to do your state report.
50 States and Capital Cities - This is the place to
start if you need things like state capital, state tree, state flag, etc. It is a little hard to
figure out where things are at this site, but just keep clicking away and you will find lots and
lots of information about each state plus pictures.
Stately Knowledge - The basic
facts about each state in the union and links to other sources of information.
Statemaster - If you need lots of statistics about the states, this is place to look. It has
things like education, health (including the per cent of toothless people), finances, and the best places to live.
City Data - Information about US cities including income, education, ethnic
groups, climate, and more.
City Town Info- Information on over 20,000 cities and towns in the United States. This site
has basic information about this cities and towns, comparative statistics, and articles.
Zip Skinny - Enter your zip code and find data about the area in which you live.
PhilaPlace - A good way to learn about the city of Philadelphia.
The Atlas of Canada - Maps (of course) but lots of other useful
stuff. Look in the Learning Resourses section for an introduction to cartography (map making), a gazetteer (a dictionary
of place names, and a glossary.
