Resources

A virtual globe providing satellite imagery, maps, terrain, and 3D buildings, as well as driving directions and Sightseeing Tours.

Google Lit Trips combines literature with geography. Students can follow in the footsteps of the people in the stories, looking at the environments and places that they visited. Also, it provides downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth.

A desktop and mobile web mapping application which offers street maps, satellite imagery, 3D maps and Street View perspectives, as well as functions such as a route planning for travelling by foot, car, bicycle, or with public transportation.

An online website providing geopolitical, historical, thematic and exploration maps.

A website where students play a guessing game, using questions and maps, to identify the name of a city, state, country, or major physical feature in a continent of your choosing, or the United States.

Quizzes on different continents, countries and capitals.

A free web mapping application offering street maps and satellite imagery, driving directions, traffic and road conditions, and nearby businesses and services (health information, lodging, restaurants, travel, shopping, activities, and local services).

A virtual globe of the Earth, the Moon, Venus, Mars and other planets.

This quiz tests students on their spatial knowledge about Europe.

An online free map making application that allows users to make maps of any continent or region by selecting different basemaps (e.g., topographic, terrain, street, ocean, etc.) and adding layers of information relating to water, earth systems, human population, food, environment, energy, culture, economy, etc.

A free online website where learners can view maps of the world including natural hazards (tsunamis, earthquakes etc).

A free online website where students can find historical maps. 

An open street map of the world, created by people and free to use under an open licence.

The Ordnance Survey website contains some brilliant kid-friendly activities that are sure to encourage students to learn more about geography. Students can practice map skills, play geography-related games, and use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to learn more about their world.

A website containing maps of the world and the continents that may be printed and copied for personal or classroom use.