whereintheworld

WORLD FLAG PRINTOUTS

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/flags/

Each world flag comes with information about the flag, a quiz, and an outline to print out and then color.

GEOGRAPHY QUIZZES

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html

http://www.afro.com/children/brain/continents/continents.html

http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAK-Quiz.aspx?quizid=11

http://www.ilike2learn.com/

http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/games/game_my_world.html

http://www.funbrain.com/where/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

Learn to locate or name the continents, regions (Central America, the Caribbean, Middle East). the various countries, and the oceans of the world. Sometimes there are filled-in maps available to help you.

CURRENT WORLD TIME AND TIME CONVERSION

http://www.graphicmaps.com/webimage/countrys/time.htm

http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/test/dualclock.html

http://www.timeanddate.com/

http://www.worldtimeserver.com/

http://www.onlineconversion.com/timezone.htm

http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/zonehelp.tzc

Find the exact time (and date) it is in any other country on the globe or convert your time to another time zone. The last URL will help you find times zones in different countries

MEGAMAPS & MAP PUZZLES

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/megamaps.htm

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/map-puzzles.htm

Print a single page world map or one that measures almost seven feet across, including many sizes in between. There is a large selection of maps here.

FLAG GAMES

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/flagtag/index.html

http://www.primarygames.com/socstudies/countries/games/flags/start.htm

http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/games/game_flag_flags.html

http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/back-to-school/games/game_flag_bricks.html

These identification games will increase your knowledge of countries and their flags.

DISTANCE CALCULATOR

http://www.indo.com/distance/

Here is where to find out the distance between any two points in the world as the crow flies. Just enter locations and let the computer do the work. The answer is in miles, kilometers, and nautical miles. The latitude and longitude points given for locating places on a map or globe.

PETER'S PROJECTION MAPS

http://www.petersmap.com/table.html

http://www.greatestplaces.org/activities/orange/round.html

Explore this superior map and puzzle to study world geography with the correct information about continent proportions and the location of the equator. See a demonstration with an orange to learn why the sizes of continents are incorrect on your typical world map.

WORLD WEATHER

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/world-city-list2.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0

Select city and country to receive five-day forecasts in English.

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) MEMBER COUNTRY QUIZ

http://www.oas.org/children/games/quiz.html

Change one letter in an English phrase and then unscramble a member nation of the OAS.

THE GREAT EXCHANGE

http://www.campsilos.org/mod3/students/c_history2.shtml

When Columbus reached the Americas, corn was not the only plant Europeans had never seen before. There were many others. And Europeans in turn, introduced several new plants to the native people living in the Americas. "The Great Exchange" happened. Can you identify the plants that were native to the Americas and those that were native to Europe when Columbus made contact with the "New World"?

WORLD'S TOP 100 WONDERS

http://hillmanwonders.com/

Click on any of the one hundred wonders of the world and read and see all about it. Did you know that the Galápagos Islands of Equador, Machu Picchu in Perú, and the Amazon rainforest are in the top ten?

STUDENTS OF THE WORLD EDUCATIONAL GAMES

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/jeux/animaux/animaux_e.html

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/jeux/products/products_e.html

For each animal, click on the animal picture on the bottom of the screen, then click on its country. For each product on the bottom of the screen, click on the product, then click on its country. Click on the French flag to see the sites in French.

FARAWAY PLACES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS FROM TIME MAGAZINE

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces/

Explore new places with Time For Kids Around the World. Each website celebrates the culture, people, landmarks and geography of places around the world through photographs, maps, diagrams, charts, folktales, language and activities. Countries to explore in Africa are Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania. North American places are Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica. Asian places are China,

India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam. England, France, Germany, Greece,

Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Turkey are European places to "visit." Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru are the places in South America. You can also visit Australia and New Zealand. Bon voyage!