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Geography – The World and Its People: Links to compliment the chapters of our textbook. Click on a link in the table to jump to that chapter.
Geography and Map Skills HandbookGeoNet Game - designed to help you think geographically and build a global context for the information you learn. Latitude & Longitude - from the Mariner's Museum Java Map Projection Page - Cool! Map Projections - from the Map Projections: These materials were developed by Peter H. Dana, Department of Geography, Round Earth, Flat Maps: this National Geographic site explores how cartographers, or map makers, try to map flat maps out of our rounded planet. Includes mapmaking tools and explanations of different kinds of projection Test Your U.S.A. Geography KnowledgeUsing Data & Statistics - from the Math League Chapter 1 – Looking at the EarthEarth from Space: An Astronaut's views of the Home Planet: This database has some great features, including photographs of cities, as seen by astronauts from space! NASA has published selected photos on the Internet to provide a glimpse of the NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography database of over 250,000 images. Earthquakes: Use Yahoo Kids "Earthquake" links as a starting point to learn about earthquakes. Earth: from BrainPOP- watch cartoons, take quizzes, and try experiments to learn about geology and related topics such as a rock's cycle, volcanoes, our atmosphere, and more. Earth: from Enchanted Learning Software. Learn about Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift, Seasons, Oceans, the Greenhouse Effect and more. Earth: lots of technical information about our planet, as well as myths, pictures, and news about it. NASA Earth Observatory: monitors regional and global changes on our planet almost as they happen! This neat site lets you use real satellite data to explore the causes and effects of environmental change. Seasons: from BrainPop - Learn all about the four seasons by watching the animated cartoon, taking the quiz, or trying the activity page. Solar System: A collection of student friendly sites gathered by Yahoo Kids; searchable! Tsunami Research Group: University of Southern California: Dedicated to the investigation of the natural disasters called tsunamis. Understanding Earthquakes - take an earthquake quiz, see earthquakes of the past 5 years diagrammed on a globe, and learn about the history of seismology and more at this informative site. USGS Earthquakes for Kids: Shake it up with this cool site from the USGS especially for students. Learn cool earthquake facts, earthquake ABC's, and catch up on the science of seismology. You can also explore being a geophysicist. Volcano World: The web's premier source of volcano info. Click on the "Kids' Door" link. Chapter 2 – Water, Climate, and VegetationForces of Nature: Four forces of nature are examined: tornadoes, lightning, tsunamis, and aurora borealis. Hurricanes: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has “stirring” website designed for students on hurricanes. Hurricanes 2002: This site is not for the year 2002! Here you will find up-to-date tropical weather. Hurricane: Storm Science: Miami Museum of Science prides itself on making learning fun! Monsoons, Tropical Storms, and Tornados: This site from Pacific Island Travel has lots of interesting info. Water Science for Schools: The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Water Science for Schools web site! They offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge. You can choose a topic from the menu below, get a description of our main water topics, or view our site map. The Water Activity Page has some cool activities where you can learn some interesting facts about water, take an opinion survey, and answer some water questionnaires. Water Cycle form KidZone: Cool diagram of the water cycle. What's it like where you live? - Biomes and Ecosystems from MBGNet - very cool site to go exploring! Chapter 3 – The World’s PeopleWorld Culture - a truly awesome list of links on many, many topics of culture. Made by Mr. Bob Bowerman, 7th Grade Geography teacher. IPL Culture Quest World Tour Links from the Internet Public Library introduce the customs, beliefs, arts and institutions from different groups of people. Yahoo Kids: SchoolBell Cultures: This is an extensive list of websites devoted to the cultures in our world. Google Schooltime - Cultures: Similar to Yahooligans. Googles version has many interesting webstes. Google - People & Society (Kids & Teens) : This sites has links to holidays, religion, psychology, philosophy, etc. You can find out a lot about the country or region you are studying. Chapter 4 – Unites StatesYahoo Kids: United States – This is a gateway for students with many links about the 50 States – Another good gateway. 50states.com – States and Capitals - Links to all the states, their links, and general state info. All 50 American States Web Sites - The name says it all! Fifty States of the United States - This project focuses on the richness and diversity of the people, lands, and activities of the IPL Kidspace: Stately Knowledge - These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Netstate.com – This is a very cool website! It is easily searchable and has loads of really interesting information: state symbols, flags, outline maps, songs, etc. Surfing the Net with Kids: Fifty States - From sea to shining sea, the fifty states have fifty capitals, fifty flags and fifty state birds. Whether you are studying for a test or researching a state report, here's the best of the Net for students of Nifty Fifty States - Learning about the 50 states can actually be fun! Click on these sites to find out just about everything you want to know about your favorite states. You never know what you'll find! State Map Site – This is THE definitive map site on the web: from the Perry-Castenada Map Collection from the Climate Graphs – From the U.S. Maps – A great set of Chapter 5 –
{Hot} Canadian Government’s Official Site – This website is published by the Canadian Government and contains numerous links about Banff National Park of Canada - The Canadian government's official website for Banff.
The Calgary Stampede - Website for the world's largest rode held every summer in Calgary, Alberta.
The Canadian Football League(CFL) - The official website of Canada's version of the NFL.
Jasper National Park of Canada- The Canadian government's official website for Jasper.
The St. Lawrence Seaway- The homepage for the U.S./Canadian organization; maps, a virtual tour, video.
World Fact Book on Canada- The
The Welland Canal- All about the locks that connect Lake Ontarion to Lake Erie on the St. Lawence Seaway.
Yahoo Kids Canada– Yahoo has collected almost 1000 websites on
Discovering Mexico - This cool National Geographic site takes an inside look at this country and its culture. Follow a photographer and get daily dispatches from his journey to Mexico, including sounds and photos! (description from Yahoo! Kids)
Mexico for Kids- This kid-friendly site comes from the Presidency of the Republic of Mexico.
Chitzen Itza - A tour of the Mayan site featuring El Castillo.
Official Site of the Mexican Government (in English) - Links on the Mexican government, maps of Mexico, Mexican history and culture.
Popocatepetl (El Popo) - The link for El Popo from Volcano World.
World Factbook on Canada- The
Chapter 10- - Western EuropeUnited Kingdom: Britannia: British History and Culture- The internet's most comprehensive treatment of the Times, Places, Events and People of British History. Narrative histories of
London– Beautiful
London Bridge- learn about the phases this bridge, originally built in 43 A.D., has been through, including its move to
Stonehenge- Discovery Channel
Tower of London- this fabulous site is almost as good as visiting the tower yourself! Learn the history, talk to a Yeoman Warder, read speeches from the scaffold, and much, much more.
Republic of Ireland:
Ireland - This official site for the government will help you to find government organizations or information by providing links, indices of recent publications and a search engine that searches all government sites. There is also general information about Cul4Kidz – Official Gaelic Athletic Association site for kids. Blarney Castle - includes a short history of Ireland's most famous castle, its legendary stone, and some photos. Saint Patrick's Day - about this Irish holiday, leprechauns, the luck of the Irish, and more; wallpaper and other graphics to download. National Gallery Of Ireland - explore the exhibits, programs, and events at this art gallery in Dublin, Ireland. Dublin - the official community portal for
France: The Channel Tunnel - get the details on this tunnel that connects Great Britain and continental Europe by train. Mont Blanc – This webcam takes a new picture every hour of Europe’s tallest peak in the French Alps. The Lourve – Visit this great Paris museum, home of DaVinci’s Mona Lisa. Eiffel Tower – This site allows you to tour the famous Parisian landmark. It also offers a bird’s eye view of Paris! Just click the View of Paris link.
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