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Government Sites
Background
Notes - Find out tons of information about every country; including facts about the land, people,
history, government and political conditions.
Flags of the World - The World Factbook - This page
shows each countries flags; you can also click on the country name for more facts.
Geography
and Map Reading Room - The Geography and Map Division (G&M) has the largest map collection in
the world, including 5.5 million maps, 80,000 atlases, over 500 globes and more.
Geospatial Intelligence - Learn all about geospatial intelligence - imagery, imagery
intelligence, analysis, and world geography.
ISS EarthKam - Provides
stunning, high quality photographs of our planet taken from the Space Shuttle and International Space Station.
Kids and Families Page - Library of Congress - View the collections, stories , webcasts
and find out what happened today in history.
Map Collections - American Memory - Find all kinds of maps on cities and towns,
conservation and environment, exploration and more.
Maps - Library of Congress - Collections of historical maps, including maps
from the American Revolution through War II.
Our
Nation - Find fun facts about the United States and our nation's capitol.
The National Map - An
online, interactive map service; the Nation's topographic map for the 21st Century.
Where in the World Is the Secretary of State? - The Secretary of State travels to all corners
of the world in the conduct of international relations; learn geography and create your own map.
Other Resources
Go on a Family Adventure - Use maps to find places and solve clues like an
explorer. Play this game and travel to different locations online.
Homework Helper - Social Studies - Site that contain many
links to General History, American History, and Ancient History websites and more.
My Wonderful World - for Kids and Teens - You might not know it, but you're
already a global citizen -- geography is a part of your everyday life.
Stately
Knowledge - Helps you find out the basic facts of any state and including Washington, D.C.
United Nations Cyberschoolbus - Read about the history and work of the United
Nations and find out facts about different countries.
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