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The U.S.A.
Geography Glossary
Geography Glossary: Short definitions of key terms in geography. Links provide additional sources of related information
States of the U.S.A.

Fifty States and Capitals: Facts about each of the 50 states: capital, flag, nickname, tree, statehood, and MORE

Geobop's State and Provincial Symbols: Information about each state's symbols; Detailed summary, facts and information about each state and its state symbols; An EXCELLENT research resource

NetState.com: Information about each state's symbols, famous people born in that state, plus an almanac for each state; An EXCELLENT research resource

Stately Knowledge: The basic facts of any state in the Union; Need to know the capital of Alabama? Want to know which hockey teams are in California? How about the size of Montana? All that information is here -- and MORE!

United States Resources: Links to Genealogical and Historical Resources, General Resources, Archives, Libraries and Special Collections, Local History and Information, Maps and Gazetteers, Military Information and Photographs for EVERY US STATE

U.S. States: Provides information on each state's: Capital , Population, Median age, Elected officials , History , Economy, Points of interest, Famous natives, State constitution, Entrance into Union, State motto, Symbols, Nicknames , Name origins, Largest cities and county, Land area and rank, Geographic center , Counties; State forests and parks


States of the U.S.A. Homepages

Alabama

Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia

Washington

West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
       

U.S.A. License Plates
License Plates of the World: Preparing a report on a particular state? Why not include a license plate from that state?
Maps
Atlas of the United States of America: Click on Interactive Map Browser. This program allows you to select and display map layers. Travel across America and zoom in to reveal more detail. Point at map features to learn more about them. Locate 2 million geographic names in the United States.

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

Flags and Maps Links: Links to sites that contain maps and flags

Graphic Maps: Maps of every country in the world, and the USA

Graphic Map's World atlas and Geography Statistics

How Far Is It? Calculate the distance between any two places on earth

MapBlast: Type in city, state, and zip code and find a printable map!

Maps and References: US (national, state, city), world, solar system, weather

Map Collection: 230,000 maps covering every area of the world

Maps on Us; a Map, Route, and Yellow Pages Service: Pinpoint where you want to travel, and receive route information; searh their Yellow Pages for points of interest

MapQuest: Interactive Atlas (Maps); TripQuest (Driving directions); enter a state, city, or street address, and you will receive a custom map of your destination

United Nations Cartographic Section: The United Nations have put their entire collection of maps online; Digitally prepared and ready for download: peacekeeping maps, general maps, and other geographical resources; view maps by country, region, or mission; a copy of Adobe Acrobat is necessary to read the maps



States and Capitals Game
U.S. State Capitals: Several different versions of this game to help learn the capitals of the United States
Flags of the U.S.A. and World

Betsy Ross Homepage: History of the U.S. Flag, Biography of Betsy Ross

Flags of North America: A trivia game about the flags of the United States

Flag of the United States of America

Flags of the World: View a flag by country or geography; Color flag of every state in the USA and every country in the world

Flags of the World from Graphic Maps: Flag clip art graphics for most of the countries of the world, all 50 states, and even a few international organizations

Gettysburg Flag Works: Facts about the history of each U.S.A. state's flag as well as facts about that particular state.

World Flag Database: Need a country flag for a research project? An extensive collection can be found here


Geography Trivia
Geography Trivia: If you love interesting facts about the countries and cultures of the world, then this category is the place for you

Social Studies Games

School Time Games: Social Studies A safe place for students to have fun with interactive activites and learn about Social Studies Topics


Worldwide Webcams

EarthCam for Kids: Live video cameras share parts of the world in pictures with you by capturing pictures of places, people, tourist attractions, nature spots, animals and more - SEARCHABLE by keyword



Educational Geography and Social Studies Powerpoints

Educational Geography and Social Studies Videos

Reference Sites to Help in Your Research

1upinfo.com: A free encyclopedia to use for researching topics - SEARCHABLE by keyword

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE


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...the United States is on the continent of North America, and is a nation which includes 50 states and Puerto Rico?
...the states of the United States are divided into six regions: the Northeast, Southeast, North Central, Rocky Mountain, Southwest, and Pacific regions?
...the Northeast region consists of the following states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland?
...the Southeast Region consists of the following states: Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas?
...the North Central Region consists of the following states: North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Minnesota?
...the Southwest Region consists of the following states: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona?
...the Rocky Mountain Region consists of the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada?
...the Pacific Region consists of the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, and California?

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