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World Geography Games

World Geography Games: Countries: World

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of world geography with this learning game.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: World Geography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to quiz students about their general knowledge of World Geography. Use as a review or pre-test prior to instruction or just for fun.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Map of the 7 Continents of the World Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
A quick game where students drag and drop the name of each continent onto the correct location on an interactive world map.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: My Wonderful World: World Wall Maps (Pdf)

For Students 9th - 10th
Make your own full color or black and white mosaic wall map on your own printer. World maps, continents, Asian regions, and oceans are available for downloading, printing, and assembling.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: World Flags

For Students 6th - 8th
Enchanted Learning features this website devoted to the study of the world's flags. There are fact sheets, illustrations, current and historical flags, and related links.
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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Chinese Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints: Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source materials linked to a map that explore the history of China from 1200 B.C. to 1931. This is a world map with links on other continents as well, so zoom into China and click on a numbered circle. A popup...
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This portal site offers quick access to a wide range of information about each country, continent and region of the world.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Waldseemuller's Map: World 1507

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover a fascinating primary source document and share with students the historical relevance Waldseemuller's map has to our world today. Map reading, analyzing, and drawing conclusions as to why this particular map carries so much...
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Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet: World Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Guide allows you to view information about any country anywhere in the world online. It provides you with zooming capabilities for a closer look at the maps and land layouts. Once you've selected your country, you will find a...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: World Bingo

For Students 4th - 6th
World Bingo is a great way for children and adults to test their knowledge on the different countries of the world! With questions ranging from things like capitals, flags, and landmarks, you're bound to learn something new!
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Other

Kids World Travel Guide: Continent Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides interesting and fun facts on the continents of the world.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping Our Worlds

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this instructional activity, introduce your students to the world of maps and discover a world of information online. Students learn how to identify different types of maps, comparing maps to the rooms of a house.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Waldseemuller's Map: World 1507

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The 1507 World Map by Martin Waldseemuller is one of the world's most important maps. For the first time, this map labels America and shows the continent as a separate land mass. It is often referred to as America's Birth Certificate....
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World Atlas

World Atlas: South America

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a description of the geography of South America, the 4th largest continent, with maps and photos.
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World Atlas

World Atlas: Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to Europe including a variety of maps, statistics, facts, and information on history, geography, flags, symbols, travel, and much more.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Asia for Educators: East Asia in Geographic Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
This teacher resource is devoted to teaching about the geographic history of East Asia. Includes standards information and links to related lesson plans. Also features a downloadable world map (PDF, requires Adobe Reader).
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World Atlas

World Atlas: Australia/oceania

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a description of Oceania that although the smallest continent includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Micronesia. Click on any tab about the map to learn much information about its geography, symbols, natives, and...
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Other

Escolar: Mapas De Continentes, Mapas Politicos Y Mapas De Paises

For Students 3rd - 8th
Check out this sizable selection of different maps of continents, countries, and states. Each page will give you additional information about the particular country or state.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Maps

For Students Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find outline maps of the continents and the United States and Canada, as well as other country and city maps.
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Other

Canton Public Library: Countries

For Students 9th - 10th
This public library resource allows users to access sites on the web devoted to geography topics for all ages.
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Other

Paleomap Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual reality animation map showing continental drift from 200mya to the present. The animation map is small but effective in showing the positions of the land masses.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kid's Games: Guess the Country

For Students 9th - 10th
Guess the world country from a number of clues in this online game.