NAVIGATING PLANET EARTH

* MapMaker Interactive by National Geographic
Physical map, political map, volcanoes, SST & so much more

CARDINAL DIRECTONS  * Cardinal Directions Game

EQUATOR  * Equator map - worldatlas

TIME ZONES
1.  World Time Zone map
2.  Time Zones live in 3 locations 
3.  Time zones - World atlas
4.  Where is it day & night? - realtime satellite photos by Four Mile Lab

SEASONS
* Paths of the sun animation - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
* Seasons animation - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
* Solstice - SciJinks

LATITUDE  LONGITUDE 
(parallels)                                (meridians)

1. Latitude & Longitude - Dig into history
2. Dr. Nagler's Labroratory - video

QUIZ:
1. * Coordinates - Mr. Nussbaum
2. * International Pizza Delivery - Mr. Nussbaum
3. * Latitude & Longitude Pirate Map - ABCya
4. * Rags to Riches - Quia Quiz

* Drawing >  Latitude, then Longitude, & Latitude and Longitude Story. 
*Information > Meridians & Parallels - Time and distance

PRIME MERIDIAN  is 0˚
* Prime Meridian   East & West * Green Laser Meridian 
* John Harrison established navigation standards

HEMISPHERES  * Hemispheres - World atlas

* International Date Line A new day begins at the International Date Line (180˚ longitude). * The world is divided into 24 time zones, each is 15˚ of longitude wide (360˚ divided by 24 hours in a day).    

* GeoBee Challenge By National Geographic - Try new questions every day

US STATES - Know your states

1. Start in Maine >  USA Tutorial  - Listen to state names- Sheppard 
2.  States by regions  -What states are near? - Sheppard
3. QUIZ Find the States - PlayKids Games
4. OR QUIZ Ameriquake - Mr. Nussbaum
5. QUIZ 50 States timed - Seterra
6. QUIZ on MOTTOS:  Puzzled US States- Scholastic 
7.  QUIZ State abbreviations

LANDFORMS:  lakes, mountains, & rivers

1. LOOK  Landforms  - Mr. Nussbaum
2. QUIZ From Sea to Shining Sea - identify rivers and mountains
3. QUIZ  Seterra 100's of challenges

US STATE CAPITALS, EXTREMES & FACTS

1.  US Capitals - MrNussbaum
2.   QUIZ US Capitals - I like2learn
3.  LOOK US Extremes - infoplease
4. LOOK Size of the states - wisegeek 
5.  QUIZ Venture: Capital - coolmath
6. LOOK US Landmarks - Mr. Nussbaum

CHALLENGE YOURSELF

1.  QUIZ GeoNet - Select US map - Houghton Mifflin
2.  QUIZ Rags to Riches: US QUESTIONS
3. QUIZ US History / Maps Learner
4. ADVANCED QUIZ Where is that?- Funbrain 
5.  50 States & Regions AND Quiz - Learner
6. BASICS - SETERRA

Name the Continents

Countries by Continent

IDENTIFY THE COUNTRIES :

• PRACTICE: Interactive World Map by MrNussbaum
• World Nations: EASY or HARD
• COUNTRIES by Mr. Nussbaum
• MAP MAKER by Mr. Nuessbaum
• ADVANCED QUIZ Where is that?- Funbrain 

1. North America- Mr. Nussbaum

2. South America - Mr. Nussbaum

3. Europe - MrNussbaum

4. Asia - Mr. Nussbaum

5. Africa - Mr. Nussbaum

6. Australia- Mr. Nussbaum

7. Name the 7th continent

All About Countries    

WORLD INFORMATION
* Islands - World Atlas
* Countries of the World -US State Dept.
* Languages by Country


COUNTRY QUIZ:
1. GeoNet - Select World map - Houghton Mifflin
2 . Mapman - Scholastic
3 . Conquer the Continents - 60 seconds - Mrnussbaum
4.The Geography Guide Select QUIZZES - FactMonster
5 .Maps.com Quiz States, capitals, Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa
6. World Geography - Cities, water, longitude & latitude - Triviaplaza
7. Super Quiz - maps.com
8. All About Europe - sheppard software
9. Fly around the World
10. QUIZ Continents and Countries of  WORLD - Seterra

EXPLORE THE WORLD AROUND US
1.  World Capitals - Fact Monster
2. World Heritage Sites - UNESCO
3. My Wonderful Worldby The Smithsonian
4. Country Travel Quiz - National Geographic
5. Travel - National Geographic