National Geographic: Geographic Groceries

Use maps to solve problems and help animals. Click on an animal to learn important facts, then click on the map to see layers of different kinds of information.

Activities will enhance students' understanding of how to read the map scale and apply it to measuring distances between locations.

Help young students understand how slaves utilized the Underground Railroad with this lesson plan.

Several factors contribute to the population trends across the United States. This lesson will explore maps to discover and understand these trends.

Welcome to Spain! Follow this interactive overview of the country's history, geography, people, government, nature, and more. A map and video are included.

Welcome to the United Kingdom! Follow this interactive overview of the country's history, geography, people, government, nature, and more. A map and video are included.

Click-through facts-and-photo file about France's geography, nature, history, people, culture, and government.

Click-through facts-and-photo file about Germany's geography, nature, history, people, culture, and government.

Follow this interactive overview of the country's history, geography, people, government, nature, and more. A map and video are included. Adobe Flash Required.

Welcome to Laos! Follow this interactive overview of the country's history, geography, people, government, nature, and more. A map and video are included.