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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.
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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." |
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Infonation -- Compare economic, population, health, and other data about different countries. From the U.N.'s Cyber Schoolbus. |
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Online Maps -- More than 5,000 map images from the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin. |
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Belief.net -- Information on religion of all sorts. |
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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." |
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Official U.S. Time -- From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO). |
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Ask Asia -- A wealth of information about Asia. |
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Social Studies Resources
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