For More Information

Books

Ash, Russell. Factastic Millennium Facts. New York, NY: Dorling Kindersley, 1999.

Brunner, Borgna, ed. Time Almanac 2001 with Information Please. Boston: Time Inc., 2000.

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook. Dulles, Va.: Brassey's, 1999.

Dorling Kindersley. The Dorling Kindersley World Reference Atlas. London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1998.

MacQuitty, Miranda. Inside Oceans. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books Limited, 1999.

Miles, Lisa. Atlas of 20th Century (History Atlases). Tulsa, OK: EDC Publications, 1997.

World Almanac Books. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2001. New Jersey: World Almanac Education Group, Inc., 2001.

Wright, John W., ed. The New York Times 2001 Almanac. Middlesex: Penguin Reference Books, 2000.

Internet Sites

Visit any of these sites to learn more about your favorite places in the world.

An Atlas of World Maps by Encarta Online

http://encarta.msn.com/maps/MapView.asp

Asiaville

http://www.asiaville.com
This site has information about Asian countries, culture, current events, and travel.

Britannica.com

http://www.britannica.com/
This online resource has information and statistics about countries from around the world.

CIA World Factbook-Geography

http://geography.about.com/science/geography/library/cia/blcindex.htm
This source has figures, statistics, and data about each country.

Discovery.com Homework Help: Geography

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/index.html
Discovery Channel's online edition has geography information, as well as homework help and program guides for its television series.

The Explorers Club

http://www.explorers.org
Visit this site to learn more about expeditions and explorations from all over the world.

National Geographic

http://www.nationalgeographic.com
With a kids' section, this site has information from around the globe.

Rand McNally

http://www.randmcnallykids.com
This site features world maps and a trivia section for kids.

Where in the World?

http://www.geographygames.com/index.html
See this site for geography quizzes and games, as well as current events and weather information.

World Desk Reference: Online Nation Information

http://travel.dk.com/wdr/index_flash.htm
This is an online edition of Dorling Kindersley's book of world facts.

CD Roms

Carmen Sandiego Junior Detective Edition. The Learning Company.
Discover the world while solving crime.

My First Amazing History Explorer. DK Multimedia. Take a world tour across the continents.

Oceans. CounterTop Software. Discover the ocean and its underwater life.

20th Century Day by Day. DK Multimedia. Learn the history of the past century.