Geography In Action (Formerly Geography Awareness Week)

• link to the latest information

General Geography

• National Geography Standards (simple listing)
• National Geog. Standards (interactive from NGS)
• About.com Geography Site
• National Geographic Society
• NGS Teacher Resources
• NGS Expeditions Page
• Yahoo Index of Geography Sites
• Virtual Field Trips

Weather and Earthquakes

• USGS Earthquake Activity Page
• NASA
• The Weather Channel
• NOAA Historical Weather/Climate Events
• National Climate Data Center (includes hurricanes)
• GOES Satellite image gallery and data center

Maps and Globes

• LizardTech (MrSID GEO technology)
• Understanding Cartography (from About.com)
• National Geographic Map Machine
• Perry-Castenada Library Map Collection(current & historical)
• Blank Outline Map Resources (from About.com)
• U.S. Gazeteer
• Altapedia.com color maps
• Xpedia.com (click "map")
• World news maps (linked to stories on CNN.com)
• The MAP Room (interactive map)
• Xerox PARC Map Viewer (interactive map)
• CIA World Factbook
• FEMA Tropical Storm Watch (and FEMA for Kids)

Government, Demographic, and Culture Sites

• United States Census Bureau
• U.S. Census for Kids
• USGS (Geologic Survey)
• NASA
• CIA World Factbook
• United Nations CyberSchoolBus
• Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
• PopNet (Population on the Net)
• Currency Converter
• International Newspapers (Indexed by Yahoo)
• State, National, and International papers (by refDesk.com)