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National Geographic Kids Contains games, contests, articles, experiments, jokes, and activities. www.nationalgeographic.com/kids

Geographia Provides information about the people, history, culture, natural terrain, and tourist attractions in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. www.geographia.com

Library of Congress: Country Studies Contains information on geography, weather, government, religion, social, economic, and political issues for many countries. lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

U.S. Gazetteer Enter name or ZIP code in the United States for maps and 1990 census information. www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

Bermuda Triangle Information about myths, legends, and folklore surrounding this phenomenon. octopus.gma.org/Tidings/myths/bermuda.html

World Monuments Map Puzzle Interactive puzzle for locations and significance of the cultural monuments of the world. Also printable map of continents. www.yourchildlearns.com/monuments.htm

Name that State Geography game about the 50 states of the United States. www.primarygames.com/states/start.htm

National Geographic: Xpeditions Offers a large selection of maps, virtual expedition and museum, forums, and lesson plans. www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

Geography 20G Provides a wide variety of information on regions of North America. Also project planners and homework schedules for the author's class. www.geocities.com/geography20g_s

City Population Statistics and maps about the major population clusters of the world. Also information about the capitals and principal cities of many countries. In English and German. www.citypopulation.de

GeoBee Challenge National Geographic offers quizzes and questions that have stumped geography whizzes. www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee

World Capitals Quiz Match game for countries and their capitals. quizhub.com/quiz/f-cities.cfm

World Gazetter Provides population figures for cities, towns, and countries of the world. Also images of current national flags. www.population-statistics.com

Lesson Tutor Features a selection of interactive puzzles on the states, countries, 13 colonies, capitals, and sign language finger spelling. www.lessontutor.com/ltpuzzlehome.html

Great Circle Calculator Features calculating direct line distances between any two points on the earth's globe. www.gb3pi.org.uk/great.html

Break the Cycle Follow the travels of David Brunk, who rode his bicycle across the southern United States to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. boe.cabe.k12.wv.us/habitat

Countries of the World Cultural and geographical information about countries of the world through interactive maps. www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_infopays.html

Where is That Maps and games for naming countries, states, and capitals. Also two player version. www.funbrain.com/where/index.html

Test your Geography Knowledge Contains quizzes on maps of continents, countries, and states. www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz

About.com: Homework Help Includes atlas, countries, maps, quizzes, and facts. Also answers to FAQs. geography.about.com/cs/homeworkhelp

Geo Game Offers adventures from around the globe. school.discovery.com/schooladventures/geogame

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Searchable database of place names around the world tells where it is located. Includes more than a million ancient and contemporary names including variations. www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html

Cyber School Bus Stories, games, coloring activities, questions, and an online story to help kids learn about the world. www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus

Bears Go West Follow as four stuffed bears travel the major trails used during westward expansion. Each bear travels from one school to the next making its way across the country. www.sciencejoywagon.com/kwirt/bears

GeoNet Kid's Place Explore the geography of the United States in this interactive game created for students. www.eduplace.com/geonet

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