Thursday, August 23, 2007

Test Your Geography Knowledge

Test Your Geography Knowledge lets you pick an geographical area. The site then presents a map of the area on the left side of the screen and presents a quiz on the right side of the screen. Use the mouse to point to the correct geographical location on the map.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

HyperHistory Online

HyperHistory Online presents over 2000 files covering over 5000 years of world history. Buttons on the opening screen allow searches of: People, History, Events, Maps, Science, Culture, Religion, and Politics. Please use this site as a companion to your textbook.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Hurricane Information

Go to NOAA National Hurricane Center to get the latest hurricane updates. For past hurricanes on the left side of the opening page go to Hurricane History and then to Seasons Archive. For hurricanes that struck the Naples, Florida area go to 2005 and look at Hurricane Wilma. Go to 2004 and look at Hurricane Charlie. Go to 1958-1994, then go to alt1960/ and read about Hurricane Donna.

Geography Online Textbook

Here is an excellent Geography online textbook with a glossary of terms.

The Fundamentals of Physical Geography online textbook contains over three hundred pages of information and more than four hundred 2-D illustrations, photographs, and animated graphics organized into ten chapters. Important key terms in the text are linked to an interactive glossary of terms. Nested within the pages of this online textbook are links to study guide pages and additional reading pages for each chapter.