- Library of Congress Resources
- Geography
and Map Division, Library of Congress
the front door to a wealth of information in map
format
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Places in the News
- need a "current" map? Be sure to look
here!
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Cities and Towns
- includes maps of individual buildings to panoramic
views of large urban areas, educational and religious facilities, parks,
street patterns and widths, and transportation systems.
- General
Maps
- includes maps that portray the physical environment
and a variety of cultural elements for a geographic area at a particular
point in time; show a geographic area larger than a city or town.
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Transportation and Communication
- documents transportation and communication systems
on the national, state, and local level; depict canal and river systems,
cycling routes, railway lines and systems, roads and road networks,
and traffic pattern; illustrate the location and distribution of telegraph
routes, telephone systems and radio coverage.
- Library
of Congress Country Studies
- studies of 100 countries describing and analyzing
political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions,
and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they
are shaped by cultural factors.
- Portals to the World
- Electronic resources on the nations of the world selected by Library of Congress subject experts
- Countries of the World
- United
Nations Cartographic Section
- offers maps and geographic information and resources
for our world
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World
Flag Database
- provides pictures of flags from many nations
- CIA
Worldfactbook
- comprehensive coverage of the nation's of the world
- City Population
- interactive maps and tables provide statistical
and geographic information about the world's major cities
- Virtual Tourist World
Maps
- a searchable database of maps and information about
the countries of the world
- Infonation
- provides comparisons of up-to-date statistical
data for the Member States of the United Nations
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- United States
- United
States Climate Page
- a clickable map to find the climate for the different
regions/states of the US
- Postcards
from America 50 State Travel Adventure
- this unique site offers a travelogue approach to
learning America through a "postcard" theme; well worth a
look...it offers a wealth of information in an easily navigable, appealing
way!
- Digital
Atlas of The United States
- this is a rich Web site prepared by Professor William
Bowen and the Department of Geography at California State University,
Northridge
- U.S.
States
- a clickable map leading to individual pages about
each of the United States
- Other Geography Resources
- The
Mathematics of Cartography
- a tutorial on mathematical concepts in map making
- Latitude
- an informative site about maps, latitude, and learning
about our world over historical time
- Geography:
The Mining Company
- geography links of all kinds for teachers and students
- Geography
World
- many, many links to geographic information of all
kinds
- Geographia
- virtual destinations around the globe; an interactive
Web site to help students with map recognition of countries of the world
- Where is That?
- an interactive mapping game for recognition of
countries, states and capitals
- Blank
and Outline Maps
- maps of all kinds for classroom use!
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