- United States Geological Survey (USGS)@
USGS sites focus on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water resources of the U.S. and the world. The U.S. Geological Survey also offers sites monitoring recent earthquake activity and other natural hazards.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Department_of_the_Interior/U_S__Geological_Survey__USGS_
- States Web Games
Learn the locations, capitals, abbreviations, and over 500 important facts about the 50 states of the USA.
www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
- About.com: Geography
Features contemporary and historic maps, weather, culture, chat, population statistics, and more about geography.
geography.about.com
- Geosense
Test your knowledge of world geography alone or against another online player.
www.geosense.net
- Geography Web Games
Geography games and quizzes about places all over the world.
www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
- How Far Is It?
Find out how far apart any two places are and see them on a map.
www.indo.com/distance
- Wikipedia: Geography
Features the structure of geography, the history of geography, techniques, related fields, and external links.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography
- Internet Geographer
Includes a searchable directory of links, quizzes, message board, and trivia.
www.internetgeographer.co.uk
- Test Your Geography Knowledge
Quizzes on countries by continents and regions including the U.S., South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz
- Geography Olympics
Quiz consists of trying to locate 10 randomly selected countries on a map of the world, a kind of Geography Bee for the entire planet to take part in.
www.geographyolympics.com
- Geo-Globe
Interactive games that help you learn geography.
library.thinkquest.org/10157
- Geographish.com
An overview of geography science. Topics include human geography, geomorphology, land surveying, biogeography, and cartography.
www.geographish.com
- U.S. Department of State Geographic Learning Site
Designed to assist the teaching of geography and foreign affairs to students in grades K-12.
geography.state.gov
- Footnotes to History
Provides an overview of ephemeral states, micronations, secessionist states, and every other kind of country you never heard of in high school.
www.buckyogi.com/footnotes
- U.S. Census Bureau Geography
Maps and cartographic resources.
www.census.gov/geo/www
- GeoJunk.com
Features GIS, geography, and earth science news, information, and videos.
www.geojunk.com
- National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Geography/National_System_for_Geospatial_Intelligence__NSG_
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