Geography/Travel

• The North American Quilt: A Living Geography Project -In this interactive project from OnlineClass, North American classes research weekly geography questions and contribute their findings to a "quilt of information" on the Web. Geography topics are based on the National Geography Standards and begin with the physical earth and move through natural land features, eco-systems, weather, wildlife, land use (agriculture, cities, undeveloped land), all the way to immigration and population histories, North American folk and home-grown art. Expert guests will be available for student questions via e-mail. The project runs from January through June.
  
  
• Geopedia -"Key information on every country of the world from Antarctica to Zimbabwe. Each country profile provides facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, and economy." -Classroom Connect
  
  
• SUNY/Buffalo Dept. of Geography -Rich in geography links.
  
  
• Univ. of Edinburgh Dept. of Geography WWW Server -This is a major international resource for the field of geographical information. Includes links to all kinds of geographic resources. This is a very busy site.
  
  
• World Maps -More than 23,000 maps in the collection at the Univ. of Texas at Austin, many in electronic form.
  
  
• Mapping the future "Pictures tell a story better than words. And Brent Allison,head of the University of Minnesota's Borchert Map Library, has applied this lesson. His experimental ARL Electronic Atlas techniques can be seen in a demonstration of how census information can be translated into graphical data, then overlaid on maps. Efforts here map the USA, and several metropolitan areas, to show age and income and housing data. A couple of clicks and you'll be able to answer the question "Where have all the young men gone." The maps show the answer is "west."" -USA Today
  
  
• Argus Map Viewer Innovations in the ancient art of mapmaking are now being found on the Net. Download the viewer, and sample maps, and zoom anywhere in the USA,right down to street level. Another demographic map uses colored layers and graphs to present information. A map of Bostonincludes major building outlines, landmarks and hyperlinks to local websites.
  
  
• Flags and Maps of the World

Travel

• General
  • City Net -Find information about over 2,000 cities worldwide!
    
    
  • Metroscope -Same idea as City Net. Not as big, but just as good. If you're traveling, look at both!
  • "In the mood for a little travel? Dozens of countries sponsor Internet
    
    sites. The Embassy Page will link you to them. Spain's, for instance, offers a wealth of information about the country's politics, economy, culture and history. The page also links to embassy sites in other countries (four in Japan, three in the UK). As they say on TV, "fun for the whole family."" -USA Today

   

• North America
  • Canadiana -Unofficial Canadian resource page. Huge amount of information and links, plus you can choose to view it in French if you wish!
    
    
  • Mexico -Presented by the University of Guadalajara. Can be read in English or Spanish. (Large graphic may make this a slow load unles you turn off "autoload Images" in the "Options" menu of Netscape.)
    
    
  • Ask an Amish Expert -"Lancaster County, PA is home to thousands of Amish residents who live separately from modern society and have no modern conveniences, including cars and electricity. The Pennsylvania Dutch Visitors Center offers this service to allow students from around the world to ask questions concerning this unique American culture." -Classroom Connect

   

• South America
  • Brazil -Graphics-heavy guide to South America's largest country. In English.
    
    
  • Chile -Learn about one of the top three Latin American Internet users. Some English, some Spanish.

   

• Europe
  • France -From the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Can be viewed in English, French, German, or Spanish.

   

• Middle East
  • Israel - "The (Almost) Complete Guide to the WWW in Israel."

   

• Asia
  • India -Web sites from the most populated democracy in the world.
    
    
  • Russia -"Sergei Naoumov's Dazhdbog's Grandchildren appears as a link on just about every Russia-related page for good reason. As a Web site, it's a tour de force of Russian culture. In addition to having a distinctively Russian flavor, the site has volumes of information and links of interest to any Russophile." -Web Review

   

• Australia
  • Destination Australia - Most people harbour a particular image of Australia, such as the Opera House or Ayers Rock, yet these famous icons do scant justice to the richness of Australia's natural treasures and its cultural diversity. Australia offers a wealth of travel experiences, from the drama of the outback and the spectacle of the Great Barrier Reef to the cosmopolitanism of Sydney and arguably the best beaches in the world. Australia is an enormous country, and visitors expecting to see an opera in Sydney one night and meet Crocodile Dundee the next will have to re-think their grasp of geography. It is this sheer vastness, and the friction between the ancient land steeped in Aboriginal lore and the New World culture being heaped upon it, which gives Australia much of its character.
    
    
  • Guide to Australia -This GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA project aims to compile links to all available on-line information resources about Australia fordistribution via World Wide Web.

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