University of Texas at Austin
Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Tennessee Maps
A listing of online historical and current maps for the State of Tennessee. Part of the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection.
University of Texas at Austin
Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Venezuela Maps
This site provides several country and city maps as they relate to Venezuela.
A&E Television
History.com: The States
Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Persian Empire About 500 Bc
Follow the Royal Highway of Darius I on this old map of the Persian Empire from University of Texas. The borders of the satrapies are shown also.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Historical Maps of Italy
Review these two maps of Italy during the Renaissance from the Perry Castaneda Collection. Zoom in to see the details of a map of the Milanese under the Visconti and one of the Republic of Florence.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Digital Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
Geographic information systems (GIS), once used predominantly by experts in cartography and computer programming, have become pervasive in everyday business and consumer use. This unit explores GIS in general as a technology about which...
Other
Paleomap: Climate History
Have you wondered what the Earth's climate was like millions of years ago? Click on a period to view a map and explanation of ancient Earth's climate.
Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning: Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems [Pdf]
A PDF chapter covering in-depth information on the Earth geography: spatial aspects, processes, ecosystems, and adaptations of both humans and animals.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Historic Maps in K 12 Classrooms
Great resource for teachers of geography and American history for all levels. You will find lesson plans based on the use of maps for all ages.
Other
The Silk Road Yesterday and Today: Map Assignment
Assignment from virtual learning module in which students label a map of the Silk Road route with physical features, then take a virtual tour to research goods, artifacts and ideas traded along the way. Students also complete a graphic...
Other
National Geographic en Espanol
National Geographic website in Spanish. Enjoy articles, photographs, and more from this leading source of world geographic news.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Glossary of Geography Terms and Definitions
Gives the dictionary definitions for a lengthy list of geography terms.
Geographyiq
Geography Iq
Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...
Other
Le Senegal Geographique
This resource offers a detailed geography of Senegal. It provides pictures of sites of attraction and cities. There are also links to major parks.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Democracy Project: Honk if You Agree
In this extensive lesson, young scholars will learn to identify issues of importance, form their opinions, and support those opinions with evidence and reason. They will also learn how to state their feelings in a persuasive manner.
ArgentinaXplora.com
Argentinaexplora.com: Aspectos Geograficos
Spanish content; this web page looks at the geography and demographics of the South American country Argentina.
Google
Where on Google Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? The Crown Jewels Caper
Test your knowledge of geography as you travel around the world with Carmen Sandiego to famous landmarks and interview "witnesses" to recover the stolen loot.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Geography Awareness Week
This resource is the portal to all the resources National Geographic provides for celebrating Geography Awareness Week, which occurs the third week of November. Find the toolkit, archives of previous celebrations, videos, and mapmaking...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Geographic Groceries
This site provides activities and lesson plans for all age levels on mapping.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Education
Excellent, comprehensive site from National Geographic that provides lesson plans, activities, maps, and National Geography Standards. Teachers can find lesson plans based on grade and standard. Covers current issues, for example, global...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Guess the Place
A 20-questions type game to quiz students on their understanding of the characteristics of place. It can be adapted for students from elementary through high school.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Lesson Plans Library K 5
This resource presents a lesson plan library which holds hundreds of lesson plans organized by grade level and subject area. Often rooted with an Internet research piece, each lesson plan contains specific objectives, procedures,...
US Census Bureau
U.s. Census Bureau: Gazetteer Files
The U.S. Gazetteer Files provide a listing of all geographic areas for selected geographic area types. The files include geographic identifier codes, names, area measurements, and representative latitude and longitude coordinates. There...