Geographical information from the U.S. Census Bureau: Maps and Mapping resources, Census Tract Resources, Geographic Programs, Reference Resources, and more.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports on the latest news affecting the earth today, as well as providing a wealth of data, reports, and information.

From the U.S. Department of Education, this site is a good resource for parents and teachers of students Pre-K through 6th grade to help them to learn about Geography. Helpful hints and ideas are broken down into three age groups.

The U.S. Geological Survey offers information for teachers and students interested on Earth Science research. Contains references to general information as well as current research and events.

Lessons and activities using places on the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven courses in U.S. history, U.S. geography, and U.S. government.

Disease maps that trace the incidence of West Nile virus, encephalitis and dengue fever across the United States and its territories demonstrate one of the many uses of geography.

This parent guide helps you to teach your child geography. The site features a section on each of the five themes of geography and how to specifically teach a child to learn and be able to apply each theme. Although published in 1996, it...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management offers fascinating information regarding the public lands of California - conservation, use for energy, waste, wildlife, etc. Visit various locations o learn more about specific regions of the state and...

Cartoon Ben Franklin guides students through a simple geography lesson about the seven continents, North America, the fifty states, and Washington, D.C.

Information from USGS about the Haleakala Crater and the East Maui volcano, including the volcano's eruptive history, maps of the crater, and geologic data sets.

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of U.S. Virgin Islands. The content covers the territory's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational...

Help your students discover what makes up a physical region and a cultural region by encouraging them to explore different ethnic cultures.

How did Lewis and Clark map the unknown lands? Learn how they marked the territory using mental mapping, Indian spatial concepts, and formal navigation.

The Social Studies section of this popular Homework Helper site contains links to maps and flags, U.S. geography, world history and more.

Kids learn about the major rivers of the United States including the Mississippi, Missouri, Rio Grande, Colorado, and the Hudson. Geography of the US.

Kids learn facts and geography about the state of Virgin Islands including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.

Kids learn about the geography of the Virgin Islands on this site. Study the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population.

Official website of the Embassy of Belize in the U.S. Gives information about the government, history, population, languages, cities, geography, foreign affairs, and tourism of Belize.

This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army....

This site is provided for by Postcards From America. Hitch a ride on "Harvey the RV," and share the adventures of several teachers as they explore the great United States of America. Their electronic postcards take a quick "snapshot" of...

Play this fun geography map game to learn about the capitals of the 50 states of the United States.

Excellent, comprehensive site from National Geographic that provides lesson plans, activities, maps, and National Geography Standards. Teachers can find lesson plans based on grade and standard. Covers current issues, for example, global...

Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.

The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Guam are found on this website.