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Mapping.com provides extensive resources for
educators, students, and anyone interested in expanding their geographic
horizons.
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Three geo-related books to spend some time
with.
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:
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.
11 to 18 May, 2008
New Jersey State Atlas
John J. Reiser is an employee of the State of New
Jersey, and decided that he wanted to play with Google Maps and Mapserver
and see whether he could make the public data accessible and easy to use
online. The result is powerful and fascinating.
4 to 11 May, 2008
Shaded Relief
This site is designed for practicing
cartographers, but there is a lot of material here for teachers, students,
and any other interested visitors. The theoretical underpinning is that
the presentation of topography can be clear, intuitive, and even
attractive. Also see www.reliefshading.com.
27 April to 4 May, 2008
The World Freedom Atlas
A project from course work at the University of
Wisconsin, the World Freedom Atlas uses over 300 variables concerned with
human rights, democracy, and good governance, and presents them in what
they call a geovisualization tool. It covers a 16-year range, starting in
1990.
20 to 27 April, 2008
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Interactive Atlas
A student project at the University of Wisconsin;
this interactive map/atlas gives users an introduction to the ANWR, and
then offers the opportunity to explore several categories, including
Wildlife, landcover, people, and geography. Fascinating, perhaps best
suited to younger explorers, since one of the options is to click on a
"sound" symbol and hear the sound of different ANWR animals. This site was
the 2007 winner of the North American Cartographic Information Society
competition.
Eleven-Year Archive of Hotlinks (1996-Present) >>
Visit our dedicated Amazon
Store for all your geography, teaching, and other needs.
A new supplement to "Mapping the World By Heart"
became available June 1; click here to read about Mapping Mexico By Heart
A new page of links for travelers is available here.
16 to 23 March, 2008
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.
Assabet Pottery
Beautiful hand-made functional ceramics.
The Short Sisters
The Short Sisters have been singing and performing
together since 1979. Though they are not really sisters, and not
particularly short, they do sound like sisters and share a delight in
harmony. The songs chosen by the trio tell stories and paint pictures,
conveying strong visual images through music. They favor a capella
arrangements but also accompany themselves with guitar, autoharp and
banjo. The site has information and sound bites.
EarthDesk
EarthDesk replaces your static desktop picture with a
real-time rendered image of the earth, continuously updating in the
background while you work. Features include eleven separate map
projections, both satellite and political maps, accurate sun and moon
lighting, and on the photomosaic satellite maps, you can see city lights
in nighttime areas. A great desktop feature.
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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