Geography

Geography
[|Landmark Maps Game] hosts more than two dozen geography games. [|Landmark Maps Game] uses Google Maps technology as the basis for the games. To play a game, simply select one from the drop-down menu and click start. Each game gives you a series of places to identify on the map and each game has a running timer. The countries game and the states game are two of the games that have broad appeal for classroom use.

[|WikiMapia] is a “wiki meets Google Maps” mash-up intended to be used as a digital geographic encyclopedia reference tool. In its current incarnation, WikiMapia is a little rough around the edges, but keep this site on your list of potential teaching tools.

[|Placeopedia] is an open source mash-up of Google Maps and Wikipedia. Using this site, students can connect existing Wikipedia articles with their corresponding location on the map, and then make use of the community generated database to “//browse, use, or syndicate the whole lot//.”

[|FloodSim] Another new Geography resource. The game puts the player in charge of all decisions relating to flood policy in the UK.



[|Vista Zoo]
[|Vista Zoo]is a website where students can create incredible virtual tours of the world by combining pictures, video, audio, and objects in 3-D. The tours are uploaded and placed on a map. Tours can then be embeded into any website. Students can also sign up for their own [|Vista Zoo] portal that they can customize and save their projects. [|Vista Zoo] would be a neat way for students to display geography learning. Students could collect images in history or current images to embed in their maps to learn about a subject. Teachers can also create virtual tours for students to take individually or as a class with a projector or interactive whiteboard. This is a great way to teach geography and history, your visual students will love it! The ability to add audio and video makes these virtual field trips around the world pretty amazing. If your class has a pen pal class in another country, it would be fun for each group of students to create a virtual tour of their town for the pen pals to view.

From [|iLearn Technology], " [|Mapness] is a site, still in beta, that students can use to make interactive, virtual travel journals. First students add points of interest to a map, then they can add descriptions, photos, and videos right on top of the map. As students study different parts of the world, they can create their own virtual tour of that place by collecting photos and videos during their online research and embedding them into maps." Free Registration.
 * [|Mapness]**

Use this resource to create an interactive map on your wikipage. You can put multiple pins in the map and give some information about each one.
 * [|Mapdaze]**

makes it easy to build, share, and explore virtual tours. Use Mapwing to turn your digital photos into virtual tours that include interactive maps, images, and comments
 * [|Mapwing]**

 [| National Geographic Map Machine] Printable maps, lesson plans, expedition activities.

Mapping our World is a whiteboard teaching product for 8 to 14 year olds. It explores the relationship between maps and globes, and how different projections influence our perception of the world. It challenges the idea that there is one 'correct' version of the world map.
 * [|Mapping Our World]**

[|The Traveller IQ Challenge] How well do you know your world? media type="custom" key="849585"

Google Earth Google Earth empowers learners to extend their spatial thinking beyond two dimensions- typically teachers and students think of maps as 2D documents we put on the wall and copy onto worksheets- with the layers you can turn on and off, and the navigational possibilities of Google Earth, learners are invited to explore and experience geography in three dimensions in powerful ways.

[|National Geographic Xpeditions] has great geography activities. These are not necessarily tied directly to Google Earth, but Google Earth can be used as the map tool / interface to explore and complete these activities

[|Google Earth Gallery] includes tons of tours which other people have created and you can utilize individually or with students [|Google Earth Hacks] has great links to Google Earth too [|Social Studies Central has great Economics, Geography & Government Resources]

[|Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons]
 * We are three students from different continents working together as one team in the [|ThinkQuest Challenge]. Our aim is to create an educational website that stimulates and involves students to learn more about exploration.**


 * [|Survival Zone]**
 *  [|National Geographic GeoSpy Game]

[|Maps and Map Games] **

[|Geosense] **
 * is a fun way to use and improve your knowledge of world geography. Players can play against the computer or challenge another player. [|Geosense] can be played anonymously or you can register and have your scores recorded for you. There are four [|Geosense]maps (US, World, Europe, or advanced) that players can select from.

[|EarthCam]
 * Click on a continent, then country to zoom in. Cam locations appear as points on the map. Click on a map point or location in the list to search cameras. Zoom out using the Zoom Tool on the map.**

[|Atlas Interactive Map] **
 * Select a location in the world and then view video clips about culture, government, history, natural world. From Discovery Education Network.

[|Discovery Atlas: Google Earth Tour]
 * Find out more about countries. To take the tour you need to have downloaded and installed Google Earth, then add the Discovery Atlas layer to go exploring.**

[|Visual Geography] Here are the results for 'China'. **
 * Visualgeography.com lets you explore the world through images, flags, money, language, maps and other information.

[|Concharto] =An Atlas of History and Happenings= Concharto is an encyclopedic atlas of history and happenings that anyone can edit. It is a geographic wiki.

[|Geography is Energy] You're on the front line in the fight to bridge our kids' geography gap. Here are some tools to give you much more than a fighting chance. Get started with the 10 tips below, then download your [|Action Kit] and check out [|More to Explore] for links to great classroom aids.

=[|Color the World Map as You See It!]= If you’re a chronic traveler, you can document your global movements to complement a blog you might be publishing, for instance. Or if you’re playing an instructional or educational role in some fashion, it can be an easy way to present countries and historical transitions that you’re focusing on at a given time. The list goes on.

[|Simple Map Generator]
This Travel Map Generator uses [|Google Charts API] to highlight individual countries on a map. The result is a PNG image like the one shown below. The colors are customizable. The size is restricted to 440x220 by the API. You can use this map on your website or blog. A link back to this site is much appreciated. Just follow the 3 steps below to get your personal travel map. On the next page, you will get the HTML to embed the picture on your website/blog.

[|Find Country]
Improve your geography knowledge - GAME

[|Place Spotting] - Geographic Riddles
[|Place Spotting] is a website of geographic riddles. [|Place Spotting] is based on the [|Google Earth] platform. [|Place Spotting] users can create their own geographic riddles or try to solve riddles created by others. The search feature on [|Place Spotting] lets users search for riddles based on level of difficulty, language, region, or creation date.