Interesting Links

Check out all the cool links below - there's a ton of information about mapping, fun facts, online games, and more! 

We would also love to hear what kinds of links you think are useful or that you use with ATW. If you would like to share that information so that we can add more links to our list, please send ATW an email at: atw@wxxi.org.

• JetPunk Geography Quizzes
  How many countries in the world can you name? Test your knowlege of the world with a collection of geography quizzes.
   
• UNICEF's Voices of Youth
  Learn about issues impacting today's young people and their world. Discuss global issues, share opinions and thoughts about topics such as Education, Human Rights, Environment, etc.
   
• CIA World Factbook
  Learn about all the countries of the world. Find out facts about government, people, geography, economy, communication, transportation, military and transnational issues.
   
• Chiefs of State Listing
  Who are the leaders of governments of the world. Find out here!
   
• Games from the CIA
  Put your skills to the test with these fun games.


• U.S. Census Bureau FactFinder Kids Corner:
  Learn the facts about the Census and geography. Test your knowledge with the quiz. There are easy and hard levels.
   
• The Why Files
  Science behind the news.
   
• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  Browse the world by name. Type in the name of a location and find out where it is located and its latitude and longitude.
   
• U.S. Census 2000 QuickFacts
  Look-up information about people, business and geography by state or county based on the information collected in the 2000 Census.
   
• State Facts
  Fun facts about people, business and geography by state from the Census.Bureau.
   
• United Nations Cyberschoolbus
  Lots of information on cities of the world, UN news, video conferences, games and quizzes, and tons more!
   
• University of Texas at Austin’s Online Map Collection
  Explore current and historical maps of all areas of the world.
   
• USGS National Atlas
  Create interactive U.S. maps related to land use and agriculture.
   
• Center for International Earth Science Information Network
  Provides access to world population maps and data.
   
• Find Latitude and Longitude
  Use Google Maps to search for latitudes and longitudes all over the world.
   
• Google Lit Trips
  Discover a whole new way to explore your favorite literature. Using Google Earth, students, caregivers and educators are transported to another place and time to explore the settings and locations of age-appropriate literature.
   
• American Library Association’s Great Web Sites for Kids
  The American Library Association in cooperation with the Association for Library Service to Children have collected a variety of websites that are useful and appropriate for children. Topics range from history and biography to languages and literature.