| United
States / Rate a State or Province Project |
50 States |
Agricultural Statistics Database |
America's story; Explore the
states |
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Census Bureau Quick Fact for state and counties |
Crime Statistics |
Fast Facts from National Center for
Health Statistics |
FBI Uniform Crime Reports Scroll down the
page to "Index of Crime" tables for individual states and the "Offenses
Known to Law Enforcement" tables by various population |
Homicide Trends from U.S. Bureau
of Justice |
InfoPlease States |
International Trade Association Export Statistics
Select "State Export Data" |
Library of Congress State and Local
Goverments |
Netstate |
Stately Knowledge |
Teacher Oz's 50 states Links
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Look for links to
"State and County"; "State and Regional"; "State and Local".
Then search for your state |
U.S. Census Kid's Corner: Fun
Facts |
U.S. States |
The US 50 |
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United Way State of Caring Index
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Yahoo States /
Yahooligans - Around the
world - 50 states |
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Geography
/ World Studies |
CIA World Fact Book
-
Info on nations of the world |
InfoNation - UN
CyberSchoolBus feature |
Interactive World Handbook
- Info on countries of the world |
Library of Congress Country Studies/Area
Handbook - Info on countries |
State Department Background Notes -
Info
on countries of the world |
Country Reports http://www.countryreports.org/ - Info on
countries of the world |
CountryWatch - http://www.countrywatch.com Info on
countries of the world |
InfoPlease Countries http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
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Lonely Planet - http://www.lonelyplanet.com Search for
countries |
Teacher Oz's Country
Information Links - http://www.teacheroz.com/CountryInfo.htm
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Atlases and Maps |
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World Atlases.com
- Site
complements Atlases used in classes |
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Altapedia
Online - Online atlas |
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National
Geographic Atlas |
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World Maps
Interactive Atlas - Provides down to street level of more than
2 million places in the world |
Geography, Canada |
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Canada:
a tour - Excellent travel guide to Canada.
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Canadian Government
Information - Provides annotated links to Canadian Federal, Provincial, and
Municipal government |
Canadiana: Canadian Resources -
Focuses on Canada including links to news; facts; travel; government; politics; history;
science; education; technology; commerce; industry; heritage; culture; entertainment. |
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Maple
Square - Searchable and browsable Canadian Internet subject
directory |
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Geography, World |
Central Europe Online - http://www.europeaninternet.com/centraleurope/
Provides news from and information on the countries of central Europe
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Electronic Embassy
- Lists addresses of embassies in U.S. |
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Minerals Information from
USGS |
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Virtual Tourist -Provides
access to countries with Web servers |
- World Cities Weather - CNN -
Weather
forecasts for hundreds of cities
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- World City Guide (Lycos) -
Covering
close to a thousand cities in Canada, U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia with a snapshot of
life in each country and city
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Geography /
World Studies Resources |
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Dushkin Online -
Web resources to supplement Annual Editions, Taking Sides, and Global Studies |
Geography Links for K-12
Education - Links to many sites relating to geography and geology |
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Geography
World - Provides many links to geographic information |
Internet
Resources for Geography and Geology - UW Steven's Point Geography Dept. links |
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Official City
Sites - Provides a wealth of governmental information arranged by country, state,
county and city/town. |