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Geography Web Sites for Students

Geography Menu: Countries and Regions | Cities | Maps | Flags and National Anthems

Countries and Regions

• 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.
• Countries of the World - Information from Infoplease.
• 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.
• Geography Glossary - Definitions of geography words such as atoll and estuary.
• Kids Games around the World - Young people around the world are playing the same kind of games that you are.
• Lizard Point Geography Games - These quizzes will really test your knowledge. A great way to prepare for a geography test.
• Geography Games - Find out how much you know.
• GeoNet - A game to test your knowledge of the US and the world.

• Africa
  • Africa - Information from Geography IQ.
  • African Studies Center - Lots of links to sites with information on all of the countries of Africa.
  • Africa's Geography - There is information about African countries and many printable maps of African countries.
  • Test Your Geography Knowledge - Africa - A quiz on the location of African countries.
  • Libya - Information from the CIA World Factbook.
• Asia
  • China - Information from InfoPlease.
  • Kids Web Japan - A great way to learn about Japan.
  • India - From the National Geographic.
  • North Korea - Information from The CIA World Fact Book.
  • Pakistan - Geography and history from InfoPlease.
  • The Philippines - Information from the National Geographic.
  • The Philippines - Facts from Thought.Co.
  • South Korea - Information from Britannica.
  • Vietnam - Information about Vietnam from the National Geographic.
  • Asia Kids - Learn about the language and stories of Asian Countries.
• Canada
  • Canadian Heritage - This site has lots of information about life in Canada - sports, recreation, travel, history, environment, and more
  • The Virtual Museum of Canada
  • 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)
  • The Great Canadian Geography Challenge - Registration information and questions from previous year's competitions.
  • Canadian Geography Games - From Sheppard Software.
• Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
  • Central America - Information and maps from InfoPlease.
  • Central America - Lots of printable maps from Enchanted Learning.
  • Mexico - Facts about the history and geography from National Geographic.
  • Welcome to Puerto Rico - Information on the geography, history and culture. There is also information on the cities of Puerto Rico.
  • El Boriqua - Information about Puerto Rico's history and culture.
  • A Collector's Vision of Puerto Rico - Art and culture of Puerto Rico.
• Europe
  • The European Union - Information from the CIA World Fact Book.
  • Europe - There are links to information on the countries of Europe here.
  • Europe Physical Geography - From the National Geographic.
  • Russia - Located in both Europe and Asia. This is an article from Britannica.com.
  • Ukraine - this article is from Britannica.
  • The United Kingdom - Information on the geography and history from Infoplease.
• The Middle East
  • Afghanistan - A country which is in the news a lot. This information is from the CIA world factbook.
  • Afganistan for Kids - An introduction to the country.
  • Iran - Information from the BBC.
  • Iraq Country Information - From Infoplease.
  • Akhlah: The Jewish Children's Learning Network - History, maps, and other facts about Israel.
  • Jordan - Information from the CIA World Fact Book.
  • Who are the Kurds? - Information from BBC.
  • Lebanon - Information from BBC.
  • Saudi Arabia - Information from the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington, DC.
  • Syria - Country information from Geography IQ.
  • Turkey - Lots of information from Fact Monster.
  • Yemen - Country information from Britannica.
  • Islam - Information about the religion of Islam from the BBC.
• South America
  • South America - From Georgraphy IQ
  • Latin America Geographia - An introduction to the countries of South America
• United States
  • The Fifty States - Lots of information on US states from Infoplease.
  • 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.
  • The Great Lakes Information Network - All kinds of information about the Great Lakes including maps.
  • Rivers of the United States - Information from InfoPlease
  • Pennsylvania - The official homepage for the state of Pennsylvania.

Cities

• City Data - Information about US cities including income, education, ethnic groups, climate, and more.
• PhilaPlace - A good way to learn about the city of Philadelphia.

Maps

• 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.
• Historical Maps - From the Library of Congress.
• Perry - Castenada Map Collection - Big collection of state and country maps from the University of Texas.
• City Maps - Maps of the cities of the world.
• Google Maps - Good for printing local maps.

Flags and National Anthems

• Flags of the World - From the CIA Fact Book.
• The World Flag Database
• International Civic Arms - Coats of Arms for cities and provinces of countries.
• National Anthems - Words, music, and the history of the anthem.

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