This site includes 2,210 languagaes of the world. It teaches you greetings and other basic phrases in each of these languages.
Information on countries, geography, climate, statistics, airports, etc.
GeographyIQ is an online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. In addition, GeographyIQ brings together a number of other resources including maps, flags, currency conversion as well as climate and time zone information.
Alphabetical links to each country's political history. Maps, flags, statistics, timelines, and more are provided.
Project is for the purpose of global collaboration among schools around the world. Started in Isreal. The global virtual classroom's clubhouse allows for connections and keypals. Links to world peace project as well.
According to reviewer Gary Price: One search, centralized access to multiple digitized historical map collections
About 60,000 maps available today, with more than 120,000 maps by end of 2012
Keyword search, focus by date using slider, search by map
Material included so far:
A Vision of Britain through Time, Historical Map Library
British Library, Map Library
David Rumsey Map Collection
Moravian Library, Mollova mapová sbírka
An article to underline the importance of correct research!!
A photo slide with info showing 15 families around the world and their week's groceries. Use this for World Food Week
Fascinating set of 40 maps published by the Washington Post.
Another compilation of various maps. A few are inappropriate for classroom use.
You are given 12 min. to type as many countries as you can think of. My first try was 110/196 56%