Maps
Geography
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- The
Map Guide - links to
map sites, organized by continent
- MapQuest - explore interactive maps for cities and towns worldwide, generate detailed
door-to-door driving directions with TripQuest, and customize and save maps
- US Geological Service
Maps - USGS, a bureau of the Department of the Interior, provides
reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth
- US Gazetteer - provides maps and Census data for U.S. cities
- Yahoo! Maps - interactive city maps with point-to-point driving directions,
nearby businesses, city guides, and more
- Google Maps - online map service and location finder. Features dynamic, draggable maps, as well as satellite imagery by region
- TerraServer - repository of aerial photographs and satellite images taken from miles
overhead that you can view online or purchase. Features digitized aerial
photos of the United States
- Mapping the National Parks - Library of Congress - collection of maps dating from the 17th Century to
the
present, which documents the history, cultural aspects, and
geological formations of areas that eventually became National
Parks
- Map Collections
1500-2004 - from the
Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - University of Texas - online access to maps covering every area of the world
- United Nations Cartographic Section - digitally-prepared, current maps available for reference and download,
including general world and peacekeeping mission maps
- National Geographic Map Machine - downloadable political and physical
maps, country facts, and other geographical resources
- How Far
Is It? - service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list
of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places,
and then calculates the distance between them (as the
crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox
PARC Map Server
- 50states.com:New Mexico Facts - basic facts about the state of New Mexico
- 50states.cominformation about the United States and their capitals.
- CountryReports.org- profiles of world countries that include history, maps,economic information,and more
- Geography World - index of links to geography sites organized by subject areas.
- Infoplease: state profiles - state facts, map, flag, symbols, etc.
- Infoplease: state symbols - flags, songs, plants, etc., for each state
- National Geographic Homework Help - history, geography, and maps
- World Flag Database - includes drawings from the Flag Institute. Includes pictures of flags from around the world
- World Flags 101 - flag guide to flags of the world including what a flag is, which flags are the most popular, as well as the significance of all the different flags of the world.
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