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Parent Resources

 

Geography

 

  • Flags of the World - view the flags of all the countries in full screen color images. You can also search for a flag by the name of the country.  (banner ads)
  • How Far is It? - enter the names of two places and the computer gives you the latitude, longitude and distance between the two places. You can estimate before looking them up, then compare your estimate to the actual distance.
  • MapQuest - choose the Interactive Atlas link and you can then do a search for the map you would like.
  • Terra Server - find out what your neighborhood looks like from space.
  • Where is That? - identify countries, states, and capitals from maps.
  • Xpeditions - this site, by National Geographic, has almost 600 maps.

Ms. Latta's 5th Grade