- 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_
- About.com: Geography
Features contemporary and historic maps, weather, culture, chat, population statistics, and more about geography.
geography.about.com
- 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
- How Far Is It?
Find out how far apart any two places are and see them on a map.
www.indo.com/distance
- Geosense
Test your knowledge of world geography alone or against another online player.
www.geosense.net
- Internet Geographer
Includes a searchable directory of links, quizzes, message board, and trivia.
www.internetgeographer.co.uk
- Wikipedia: Geography
Features the structure of geography, the history of geography, techniques, related fields, and external links.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography
- Geography Web Games
Geography games and quizzes about places all over the world.
www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
- 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
- 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
- Geo-Globe
Interactive games that help you learn geography.
library.thinkquest.org/10157
- 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
- Family Geography Challenge
Offers news, quizzes, and activities for kids and grownups from National Geographic.
www.nationalgeographic.com/challenge/cgi-bin/kwquiz.cgi
- 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
- National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Geography/National_System_for_Geospatial_Intelligence__NSG_
- Geographish.com
An overview of geography science. Topics include human geography, geomorphology, land surveying, biogeography, and cartography.
www.geographish.com
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