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World Geography

 

Aneki.com
    Country information including all kinds of regional and world rankings.  A commercial site that draws much of its data from other sources, i.e., CIA Factbooks, this site is nonetheless very quick and easy to use and provides copious information.

Atlapedia Online
    Countries of the world with physical and political maps

Blank & Outline Maps (About.com)
    Includes continents, all countries of the world, states and counties

The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

ERSys (Earth Resource System)
    For U.S. only, despite its name, this site provides population, climate, politics, pollution stats, media sources, income, education state, transportation possibilities.  Excellent quick reference source for major cities of the U.S. .

Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection 
    Historic maps of the U.S.and North America from Columbus through the Civil War

InfoNation
    Handy statistical comparisons based on UN statistical data--up to seven items in a variety of categories compared in up to four countries.  Amazingly useful from Middle School on up.

International Boundary News Database

Library of Congress Country Studies/Area Studies

Migration News

On Line MapCreation
    Create maps by supplying longitude and latitude, or other data.

Mapping History Project
    Has historical atlases for European and United States regions, and photographs of cultural and geographical resources.  European coverage is primarily of the Mediterranean cultures from earliest to present.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

TopoZone (U.S. Geological Survey) - 60,000 maps of the United States; searching by place name and latitude-longitude coordinates possible.  

World Atlas

World History Chart

 

 

Last updated: April, 2009