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Mapping.com provides extensive
resources for
educators, students, and anyone interested in expanding their geographic
horizons.
In answer to many requests, the animation of If The World Were
A Village is now available as a DVD or as a VHS tape, in English or
in French, at reasonable prices. It is available from two
sources:
The video is also available as an
Amazon Unbox Video
After clicking through, check the system requirements carefully. (Note:
popup window may say "currently unavailable"; ignore it and click
through).
To see a clip from the video, please click here.
More information is available on our If The World Were A
Village web page
- Discover the innovative and award-winning "Mapping The World By Heart"
geography curriculum, and US, Mexico,
and Canada
Supplements.
- Gain a new perspective on our world population through the
beautifully illustrated book "If The World
Were A Village" and its companion global activities.
- Explore countless
geography-related activities for all ages; learn
about materials and methods for geography education.
- Read about, and puchase, maps and
globes, and browse
geography-related books and videos
- Learn interesting news
and facts about the places and
people of the world.
- Enjoy a range of humorous
stories and compilations.
- Investigate airport
codes and aviation links of all kinds.
- Learn about the
author's consulting services, including workshops,
school programs and author visits, in-service training for teachers,
curriculum audits, website evaluation, and credit-bearing summer
institutes. David Smith travels the globe sharing his enthusiastic and
innovative approach to teaching and learning about our world
community.
16 to 23 November, 2008
Find That Place
The link here will take you to the main page of
The Times World Atlases. In the Nav Bar at the top, click "Find That
Place". This wonderful little mashup allows you to find a place you are
interested in, anywhere in the world. Put in a place with a unique
name, for example 'Cuttyhunk', and you get the island off the coast of
Massachusetts; enter a name which appears many times around the world,
and you may be surprised -- 'Lincoln' returns 72 entries, 'Washington'
75 entries, 'Cambridge' 29 entries, and even 'Vancouver' returns 5
entries. Best of all, click on the entry that you want to see more
closely, and you get a closeup from the Collinsworld world atlas,
showing the entry on a navigable, zoomable page.
9 to 16 November, 2008
World Names
Search for a family name, and view a world map
showing the distribution and frequency of the name, and various
statistics, such as Top Countries, Top Regions, Top Cities, and Top
Forenames. Fascinating to play with.
2 to 9 November, 2008
Maps That Matter
A fascinating and useful blog that seeks to
offer views and links to maps that have a significant impact on
geographical practice or knowledge, that have enduring value, elegance,
and simplicity, and that are original and are cited and copied by
others.
26 October to 2 November, 2008
Free Vector Maps of the World
Download fully editable, royalty-free world
maps, in Illustrator or editable-PDF versions. They are only available
in two projections, but so what! These are dandy tools.
Eleven-Year Archive of Hotlinks (1996-Present) >>
Visit our dedicated Amazon
Store for all your geography, teaching, and other needs.
Three supplements to "Mapping the World By Heart"
are now available -- U.S., Canada, and Mexico; click here to read about them.
A page of links to information for travelers is
available here.
Lufthansa Virtual Pilot Game
Land the jet in the specified city in Europe.
The first round is fun; the other two require
speed, good mousing skills, and excellent geographic knowledge.
Sheppard Software Geography Games
A vast array of free geography games; games
on
the whole world, on specific regions, on individual countries. Extensive,
well-developed, and fascinating.
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