Social Studies/Geography - Maps

All the World's Maps
http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html
This is the site to go to if you need a map of any country. There are many maps to choose from for each country. You can also access maps of cities within each country.

Kid Info Reference Resources: The World
http://www.kidinfo.com/Geography/The_World.html
Young people interested in learning more about the world will want to bookmark this site. The links here include categories such as Countries of the World, Currencies of the World, Costumes, Famous Landmarks, Flags, World Holidays and Festivals, Maps, and Trivia.

Map Collections: 1500 to 2004
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
The Library of Congress has a great collection of maps. With maps dating as far back as the 1500's and as recent as 2004 there's a lot this site has to offer. Topics include Cities and Towns, Conservation and Environment, Discovery and Exploration, General Maps, Cultural Landscapes, and Military Battles and Campaigns. When you view maps if you click them to make them larger, you will also be able to use the Zoom feature. So you can zoom in and out for more or less detail.

Map Guessing Game
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html
Test your geography skills with this map quiz. Choose from eleven different maps. (Takes a long time to load.)

National Geographic Maps and Geography
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html

USA Map Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
Students can learn the states and their capitals with fun online games. There are also links to many other educational activities on this page.

World Conflict Map
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/peace/conflictmap/
The Nobel Peace Prize organization has provided an interactive map that shows conflict areas in the world from 1900 to 2001. A description pops up when a specified conflict area and time frame are chosen. This activity map will be very intriguing to students and will definitely prompt their study of conflict and conflict resolution.

Zoom Into Maps
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/maps/index.html
Many state standards include activities such as reading, analyzing and creating maps. This map-centric site can help. It leads students through basic map reading skills, using historic maps whose subjects include: migration, settlement, travel, transportation, and military campaigns. Some are pictorial maps. There is also a section, called Unusual Maps, offering ways to use such maps in the classroom. This engagingly interactive site also includes a graphic organizer.