Maps, Mapping, Cartography sites
This page is one small part of Good Sites for Kids!
Atlapedia Like an online almanac, with stats, political and regional maps, and downloadable maps.
Cartography resources Huge list of map links.
GIS
Resources "Resource
for GIS Welcome
to the World of Global Information Systems" Lots
of valuable links to maps sites, GIS lesson plans & education sites, geography
links, and much more! Along with its sister GPS
site, this is part of an Illinois-based ed initiative.
GPS
Resources "Welcome to the World of Global Positioning
Systems. The following links will hopefully give the participants a resource
to obtain information about GPS, sources to companies related to GPS, projects
that are using GPS, and educational sites that have a wealth of information."
A wealth of information about, and links to, GPS lesson plans and activities,
Geocaching activities, the Travel Bug project, more. Along with its sister GIS
site, this is part of an Illinois-based ed initiative.
Latitude and Longitude Explains these terms and how they work.
Maps Home Page Helps kids learn about mapping.
Maps4Kids "Data is available on every State in the US, as well as for every Country in the world ! Maps4Kids.com is a great resource for fast facts about places in our world. The Top 10 page shows you the highest, longest, most populous."
Mathematics of Cartography Don't be scared away by the title - it's a very good discussion of maps. Part of Cynthia Lanius's huge math web.
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