- “Rand McNally Quick Reference World
Atlas”
- You may have yours from 6 th grade or it is
available for purchase in the office
- Social Studies Textbook
- Contains maps in the reference section as well
as within the chapters
- CIA
World Factbook
- Detailed information about every country in the
world. After all, it’s the CIA
- MapQuest
- Maps and driving directions
- Google
Pedometer
- Tool to measure distances on a map
- Google
Maps
- Maps and driving directions
- Google
Earth
- Internet based satellite mapping system (free
download)
- This is extremely cool and worth the effort to
download and install
- Requires that you download and install this program.
Requires Windows 2000 or XP
- Yahoo!
Maps
- Maps and driving directions
- MSN
Maps
- Maps and driving directions
- Wikipedia
- Free online encyclopedia. Because of the
way it is designed, it's accuracy can be uncertain
at times, but I have used it for years with very
few irregularities
- National
Geographic Map Machine
- Maps and data on everything from tornadoes to
topography
- Requires a recent version of Adobe Flash Player,
which can be downloaded at http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer if
it is not already installed on your computer
- National
Geographic Xpeditions Atlas
- Printable PDF versions of maps from around the
world
- TerraFly
- Satellite imagery and topographical maps
- About.com
- Geography
- A wide variety of information about just about
everything having to do with geography
- US
Geological Survey
- Everything from topographic maps to information
on volcanoes and earthquakes
- US
Maps and Data
- The US government’s resource for maps,
satellite images, and data
- The
National Map
- Topographic maps, natural hazards, elevation,
and more
- National
Atlas
- Terrain, vegetation growth, wildlife mortality,
and more
- Library
of Congress - Geography and Map Reading Room
- Historical and current maps
- Refdesk.com
- Geography Maps and Atlases
- Links to various geography resources, including
maps and atlases
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