• Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook - Search CIA reference tools, including the CIA World Factbook, a guide to governments, politics, economics, and geography worldwide.
  http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

• Cyberschoolbus - The United Nations presents lessons and background material on a variety of issues with geographic components (e.g., world hunger, cleaner oceans, indigenous peoples).
  http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/index.shtml

• Degree Confluence Project - This fun site for anyone interested in geography features photographs from the points where latitude and longitude lines intersect, along with brief essays about the places and how they were located. Maintained by Alex Jarrett.
  http://www.confluence.org/

• Earth Guide – This Japanese site provides “moving diagrams” that answer basic questions about planetary science and geography.
  http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/earth/guide/english/index.html

• Ecokids – This support site for Earth Day Canada provides games, lessons, contests, and other environmental education resources.
  http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm

• EE-Link: Environmental Education on the Internet - Links to curricula and other resources that support environmental education. Maintained by the North American Association for Environmental Education.
  http://eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction

• Encyclopedia of Earth – A rich resource of articles created by a “community of experts” and focusing on topics ranging from biodiversity to forestry, risk assessment, urbanization, and algae.
  http://www.eoearth.org/

• Energy Hog – The U.S. Department of Energy provides pages for young people and adults on energy conservation and efficiency.
  http://www.energyhog.org/

• Environmental News Network - News on environmental issues worldwide.
  http://www.enn.com/

• EPA Educational Resources – A wealth of environmental information for students and teachers from the U.S. government agency charted with environmental protection.
  http://www.epa.gov/epahome/educational.htm

• Geography in the News - The Royal Geographic Society presents news about geography, along with analysis to help teachers and students understand the "geography behind the headlines".
  http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/

• Geography Network - This network is intended as an infrastructure for the sharing and use of digital geographic data worldwide. Created by ESRI and Sun Microsystems.
  http://www.geographynetwork.com/

• The Geography Site - British educator David Robinson provides background information on geographic topics (including an especially useful section on field work), lessons, an image gallery, jokes, and links for geography teachers.
  http://www.geography-site.co.uk/

• Geology.com - An excellent resource for physical geography, this site includes 250 state maps, 100 country maps paired with Landsat images, explanations of such phenomena as tsunamis, earth science news, and more. Maintained by geology professor Hobart King of Mansfield (PA) University.
  http://geology.com

• GIS for Schools - This site from ESRI, a leading maker of GIS tools, provides lessons, teaching ideas, background on GIS, and access to other GIS-related Web resources for teachers and librarians.
  http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/index.html

• Global Climate Change Research Explorer - The Exploratorium in San Francisco provides this interactive site on climate change.
  http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/

• Google Earth - The popular search engine provides "satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips."
  http://earth.google.com/

• Hands-On: The Online Center for Global Geography Education - The American Association of Geographers presents ten active learning modules on global change.
  http://www.aag.org/HDGC/Hands_On.html

• Internet Geography - British geography teacher Anthony Bennett provides background on numerous geographic topics, as well as links useful to teachers and students.
  http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/

• Introduction to the Circompolar World - The University of the Arctic presents 14 instructional modules introducing students to the "landscape, peoples, and issues of the circumpolar region."
  http://www.uarctic.org/singleArticle.aspx?m=111&amid=253

• Lands in Transition: Complex Decisions in the Lake Tahoe Basin – The Gould Center at Portland State University presents this in-depth and interactive look at a the interactions of human and natural forces in a particular location—the Lake Tahoe Basin.
  http://www.geog.psu.edu/gouldcenter/lit/

• Library of Congress Country Studies - Detailed background information on 101 countries, prepared as part of a project sponsored by the Department of the Army in the 1980s and 1990s.
  http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

• Mission Geography - Inquiry-based modules for all grade levels draw on NASA images and data to develop geographic understandings and skills. A project of the Geography Education National Implementation Project and NASA.
  http://missiongeography.org/

• My Wonderful World – This National Geographic-sponsored site is designed to “give our students the power of global knowledge.” Notable on the site is a blog on geography-related topics.
  http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/

• National Atlas.Gov - This U.S. Geological Survey site allows users to create their own maps and also presents several multimedia maps and numerous articles on geographic topics.
  http://www.nationalatlas.gov/

• National Council on Geographic Education - Resources on the geography standards, elementary geography lessons, and pamphlets for parents and teachers.
  http://www.ncge.org/

• National Geographic.Com - Publications, photo archives, and standards-based lesson plans and links, including links to state geographic alliances.
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html

• The Nation's Report Card: Geography - Results of the National Assessment of Education Progress in Geography, as well as examples of questions and a detailed description of the content and skills assessed.
  http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/geography/

• NOAA Photo Library - More than 20,000 images in 20 "photo albums" allow viewers to explore coastlines, estuaries, and other aspects of the natural world.
  http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/

• Online Atlas of the Millennium Development Goals - The World Bank provides maps that show progress towards a series of eight goals in such areas as gender equality, combating disease, and eradicating hunger.
  http://devdata.worldbank.org/atlas-mdg/large.html

• Osher Map Library - Changing exhibits from the University of Southern Maine.
  http://www.usm.maine.edu/~maps/

• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - A subject tree, with maps for places all over the world, including maps of current interest as well as historical maps pertaining to every continent. Maintained by the University of Texas.
  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/

• Teaching Geography – Annenberg presents this eight-part online professional development workshop for teachers. Other geography programs from Annenburg include The Power of Place and Human Geography
  http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/geography/index.html

• TerraServer-USA - This site allows users to access aerial photographs of nearly any address in the United States, providing an excellent tool for students learning to map familiar areas.
  http://terraserver.microsoft.com/

• Today's News from the Society of Environmental Journalism - Two services highlighting current news related to the environment.
  http://www.sej.org/news/index.htm

• UC Atlas of Global Inequality – The University of California Santa Cruz atlas lets users explore globalization, health, and income inequality. Teaching suggestions are provided.
  http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/

• U.S. Census Data - Statistical profile of the United States or smaller areas within the nation, with the capability to map much of the information. Teaching materials are also provided.
  http://www.census.gov/

• U.S. Department of State - Information on countries worldwide, as well as on current international concerns.
  http://www.state.gov/

• USGS Learning Web - Educational materials related to natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect quality of life.
  http://education.usgs.gov/

• Wild World - National Geographic and World Wildlife Federation provide maps and background information on the world's ecoregions and critical regions for conservation. Teacher's guide provided.
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/

• Worldmapper – This British site presents a series of cartograms, maps in which land masses are resized depending on the subject (birth rate, net emigration/immigration, purchasing power, etc.).
  http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/