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Image of two kids looking at a globeGeography Welcome to the City of Dothan!  Click below to learn about different regions, countries or cities.  Geography presented in a fun way!
Government Sites
 
Air Force Crossroads - Hope you came ready to have fun because this section has tons to offer both kids and teenagers alike. From sports to arts to video games, you will find hours worth of information and entertainment that will keep you coming back for more.
CIA's Geography Trivia Game - Geography trivia questions about all areas of the world.
Fact Finder Kids' Corner - Learn about the U.S. Census, get facts about your state, and have fun with quiz questions.
Library of Congress Geography and Map Reading Room - The Geography and Map Division (G&M) has custody of the largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world. The Reading Room provides in-person, telephone, and written reference assistance to Congress, Federal agencies, state and local governments, the scholarly community, and the general public.
Library of Congress: Geography & Maps - An Illustrated Guide - The LOC's Geography and Map Division today functions as the National Map Library. Its primary responsibility is developing the Library's cartographic collections.
NASA's Observatorium - National Aeronautics and Space Administration site for Earth and space data with pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and other cool stuff, as well as the stories behind those images.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - NGA creates geospatial intelligence to support our national defense. Groups that help with national defense are the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and others in the Federal government. NGA's information is also used by airplane pilots, by ship captains and by many other people who use maps, charts and other geosptial products.
NationalAtlas.gov - Make interactive maps within your web browser! This program allows you to make your own maps. Select, change, and display map layers. Roam across America and zoom in to reveal more detail. Point at map features to learn more about them. Locate and map more than 2,000,000 geographic names in the United States. New map layers are added each month.
USGS - Learning Web - Explore things on, in, around, and about the Earth such as plants and animals, land, water, and maps. Learn how biology, geology, hydrology, and geography can help us understand our changing world.
USGS Learning Web - The Learning Web is a portion of the USGS web dedicated to K-12 education, exploration, and life-long learning. Includes several mapping related modules.
Organization Sites
 
Global Schoolhouse - This great site has fun sections like Project Registy (more than 700 online collaborative projects, organized by topic, grade, and project date), GeoGame (helping students learn about our world, its maps, and its people), and Field Trips (students share their discoveries during real-life field trips, while distant classrooms follow along).
Jason Project: A Living Laboratory - JASON XIV: From Shore to Sea will engage students and teachers in an exciting journey to explore the unique Channel Islands region of California. The waters of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and the densely populated California coastline, and will serve as our "laboratory" for studying nature's dynamic systems during the 2002-2003 school year.
Stately Knowledge - Need to know the capital of Alabama? Want to know which hockey teams are in California? How about the size of Montana? These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington, D.C.
Commercial Sites
 
Education World - This site provides a complete online resource where educators could start each day to find the lesson plans and research materials they were looking for.
Geography World - Great geography site including homework help, quizzes, maps and games.
GeoSpy - Play great games and learn to identify continents, countries, states and provinces. Your goal will be to earn full GeoSpy status.
Live from the Rain Forest - Let biologists take you to the heart of Earth's largest rainforest. Explore a gallery of images and information on the ecosystem, check out maps, and read journals that take you behind the scenes and into the jungle!
National Geographics Kids Page - Family Geography Challenge is a fun and easy way for families to learn together about geography.
Netstate.Com - This fun site has more than the symbols, flags, seals, emblems, and famous people of each state. Find interesting trivia, comparisons, and the 50 state designs for U.S. quarters too!
Sinai - Explore this historic desert land that is Egypt's border with Israel. Meet the Bedouin inhabitants, tour amazing sites, dive its coral reefs, and discover why it is considered a holy and sacred land for so many.
TIME for Kids - Get the latest news, maps, and answers to your questions about the U.S. and read kid news reports and opinions about various conflicts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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