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Regions of the World

Library Databases -- 39 databases of reliable, in-depth, and current information, including ABC-CLIO World Geography, Country Watch, Lands and Peoples, ABC-CLIO State Geography, and much more. Always the best place to start for quality resources. You will need to log in with your regular user name and password.  Add " @qsbyin " to your user name.

World Fact Book -- From the CIA.  A first stop for information about countries.
Portals to the World -- "Selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world."
Country Studies -- From the Library of Congress.
Infonation -- Compare economic, population, health, and other data about different countries.  From the U.N.'s Cyber Schoolbus.
Xpeditions Atlas -- Maps for printing and copying.  From National Geographic.
Online Maps -- More than 5,000 map images from the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin.
Belief.net -- Information on religion of all sorts.
Religion and Ethics -- From the BBC.

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National Atlas -- U.S. Maps covering every conceivable topic.
Ersys -- "Covers over 1300 US cities with detailed information on demographics, environmental factors, economic indicators, housing stats, media (newspaper, television, and radio), schools, transportation, local contacts, and much more."
TerraServer -- "A vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States."
State Government Information -- From the Library of Congress.
Official U.S. Time -- From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO).

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African Studies Center -- From the University of Pennsylvania.

Africa -- From PBS.
Index on Africa -- From the Norwegian Council for Africa.

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Ask Asia -- A wealth of information about Asia.
Asia for Educators -- From Columbia University.
Access Asia -- From the Asia Education Foundation.

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MENIC: Middle East Network Information Center -- From the University of Texas at Austin.
Egypt Home Page -- Official site of the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt.

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Social Studies Resources

   
 
   

 

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