Geography Action
All National Geographic Education Information
General Geography
- National Geography Standards
- About.com Geography Site
- National Geographic Society
- NGS Lesson Plans
- Yahoo Index of Geography Sites
- Virtual Field Trips
GIS and Geospatial Resources
- Geospatial Revolution project – videos and teaching resources
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/kmedia07-ex/1/ - ESRI – free ARCGIS resources for schools
Weather and Earthquakes
- USGS Earthquake Activity Page
- NASA
- The Weather Channel
- NOAA Historical Weather/Climate Events
- National Climate Data Center
- GOES Satellite
Maps and Globes
- Scribble Maps – create custom maps, widgets, and images using onscreen drawing tools over GoogleMaps.
- Census Data Mapper
- CensusExplorer –
- Web2.0 Cool Tools – over 20 mapping tools
- Mapping Our World (Oxfam) – good for elementary grades
- LizardTech
- Understanding Cartography (About.com)
- National Geographic Map Machine
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
- Blank Outline Maps (About.com)
- U.S. Gazeteer
- Atlapedia.com
- Expedia.com
- The MAP Room
- FEMA Tropical Storm Watch
Government, Demographic, and Culture Sites
- United States Census Bureau
- U.S. Census for Kids
- USGS Geological Survey
- CIA World Factbook
- United Nations Cyber School Bus
- Currency Converter
- International Newspapers (Indexed by Yahoo)
- State, National, and International Papers (by refDesk.com)
Population
- United States Census Bureau
- Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
- WorldPopulationHistory.org that has a number of interactive features and rich content to help students learn more about human geography – past, present and projected.
- Population projections: Don’t panic – The Economist article from September, 2014
- About.com: Negative Population Growth
