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Africa |
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Africa
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/ |
PBS in
cooperation with National Geographic and Nature Magazines has created
this site with information on 43 countries within 8 regions. |
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Africa Maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa.html |
The University
of Texas at Austin offers this site with numerous maps of Africa |
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African Wildlife Foundation
http://www.awf.org/ |
Covers the
regions of Africa, its animals, and environment. |
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Antarctica |
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British Antarctic Survey:
About Antarctica
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/
About_Antarctica/index.html |
The British
Antarctic Survey offers an in depth survey of the South Pole |
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Secret of the Ice:
An Antarctic Expedition
http://www.secretsoftheice.org/ |
Sponsored by
the National Science Foundation this site offers information on the
continent, treaties, explorers, climate and ice-core research. |
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Asia |
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Ask Asia
http://www.askasia.org/ |
Covers
everything about Asia. There are sections for students and
teachers. Maps are included. |
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Discover China
http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/index2.html |
A ThinkQuest
site devoted to the history and people of China. |
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Australia |
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Fabulous Facts About Australia
http://www.auslig.gov.au/facts/ |
Focuses on
Australian Geography. Includes maps and statistics. |
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Tell Me About Australia
http://www.austudies.org/aeo/FacultyandTeaching
Info/TellMeAboutAustralia/Intropage.html |
Has a variety
of information on Australia including geography, climate, history,
environment, and natural wonders. |
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Maps |
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Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html |
Created by Ray
Sterner of the John Hopkins University. Colorful landform maps
and satellite images of all 50 states. |
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InfoPlease
http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/ |
Simple maps of
any country in the world. Just select the area you want. |
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The Map Library at the United Nations
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/maplib.htm |
There are maps
from around the world. The maps are in pdf format, so you must
have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to see them. |
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National Geographic Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
xpeditions/atlas/index.html |
This site will
take you directly to National Geographic Xpedition maps. Browse
around the site for a wealth of geographic information. |
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Perry-Castaρeda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ |
Online maps at
the University of Texas at Austin website. They have maps from
all over the world. |
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United States |
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Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html |
Created by Ray
Sterner of the John Hopkins University. Colorful landform maps
and satellite images of all 50 states. |
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