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Maps & Geography Links to a variety of sites with maps. |
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World
Maps
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| CIA World Factbook | Features comprehensive
information on countries including maps. Each country section features
information on the geography, people and economy of the country plus much
more. |
| Perry-Castañeda, World Maps | Excellent site with
links to maps of all kinds. |
| Nat'l Geographic Map Machine | Hosted by National Geographic, this
site is searchable and includes all kinds of maps and links for educators.
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| World Sites Atlas | A series of maps of continents/regions,
countries, states, and provinces nicely organized by continent. |
| United Nations Cartographic Section |
An easily navigable site with a variety
of maps brought together by the UN. |
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United
States Maps
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| Library of Congress Maps: 1500 - 2004 | Searchable database of maps housed
in the Library of Congress' collection. This site specializes in "Americana
and Cartographic Treasures ". |
| Perry-Castañeda, United States Maps | Excellent site with
links to maps of all fifty states as well as historical, topographic,
census, and other types of maps of the United States. |
| Geographic Names Information System | The Geographic Names Information
System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board
on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about almost 2 million
physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. This site
is searchable. |
| US Geological Survey National Mapping Info. | Links to Geographic Names Information,
Global Land Information, National Atlas of the United States, TerraServer,
Digital Backyard, National Spatial Data Infrastructure, U.S. GeoData,
and much more. |
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Iowa
Maps
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| Iowa Maps and Geographic Files | Census maps of Iowa from the State
Library of Iowa website. |
| Iowa Counties | Map of Iowa from
the U.S.Census Bureau. Includes U.S. Census data for each county. |
| Geographic Names Information System | The Geographic Names Information
System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board
on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about almost 2 million
physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. This site
is searchable |
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