Geography+Resources

Resources from the Web ** Maps **
 * Tourist Sites **
 * [|*Geographia] - Selected countries from each continent are featured.
 * [|Lonely Planet]- select a country from the world's regions and find an image gallery, information about sights to see, transportation, culture, government, and history.
 * [|World Atlas] (try to ignore all the ads!)
 * [|Power Library] to **Sirs Discoverer** to Maps of the World ->Regions -> Continents (either Physical or Political) If you're going to print, click on the "printable pdf"
 * [|Flags of the World] (try to ignore all the ads!)

**Animals** **Statistics** **Specific Information**
 * [|WorldBook Student] ->Type the name of the country or continent ->Select the main article ->Look in the table of contents for "Plants and Animals." From WorldBook Kids, animals are found in the section on "land."
 * [|EBSCO Animals] ->POWER Library to EBSCO Animals->Search for the name of your country and a list of animals will appear. Click on the name of the animal to get information and do a Google images search for a picture.
 * [|CIA World Factbook] - lots of statistics about each country
 * [|Background Notes] - includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of each country
 * [|U. S. State Department Travel Warnings] - Are you sure you want to go there?
 * [|Exchange your money..] What is the current exchange rate?
 * [|World Paper Money Image Gallery] What does the money look like?
 * [|How far is it?] Find the distance from one city to another.
 * [|Today's weather] Will it snow today in . . .?
 * [|Average weather for a particular month...] Find historical weather data.
 * [|What time is it?]
 * [|Time Zone map]
 * [|Airports of the World]
 * [|Plane Tickets]