Best Sites to Learn About Geography — Maps, Nature, Environment, Animals...

Maps!

So, like we talked about in class, we've now had our parent-teacher meetings and we now have agreed-on individual plans for the next few months. I will give you the best resources I have to help you with your plans.

These sites below are for you all, but especially for those who plan to learn more about geography — maps, nature, animals, the environment...

I hope you have fun with them. Tell each other which you find best...

Interactive Maps (Ireland and the Whole World)

• Google Maps (Enjoy exploring traveling around the world with this); perhaps begin by typing in your own address and see what happens... where else do you want to travel? :) 
• An interactive map of Bawnogue thanks to the OSI (run by the Irish government)... can you find your home? can you describe your way to school? use this to explore Clondalkin or Ballyfermot or Lucan or Tallaght or the city centre or... it's up to you!
• And here's the interactive map of Ireland thanks to the OSI... go explore Ireland: have you ever been to Galway, to Belfast, to... (You can use the "Search" button to search by any address).

'All About Ireland' Maps

• Here's a map of the counties of Ireland (you can print this) to learn to help you with the games below...
• Two really fun games from the OSI to test how quickly you can find all the provinces and the counties of Ireland
• A fun quiz way to learn the Counties of Ireland
• Counties of Ireland on map (Drag and Drop)
• Mountains of Ireland on map(Drag and Drop)
• Rivers of Ireland on map (Drag and Drop)
• Cities and Towns of Ireland on a map (Drag and Drop)
• A Cool Photo of how Ireland looks from space: why do you think the east is smoother than the west?
• If you are doing a project on IRISH geography easily the best website is the OSI's: it has great information for you about Irish cities, towns, counties, mountains, rivers, and lakes.

'All About the World' Maps

• Here's a great map of the continents of the world (how many are there?)
• Here's a great map of the whole world (to help you with the games below!)
• Here's another great map of the whole world but this website has lots of extra things too, like all the flags of the world, timezones of the world, and so much more. Easily THE website to go to if you are doing a WORLD geography project.
• A fun quiz way to learn the 48 countries of Europe (the best score I've got so far is 130)
• A fun quiz way to learn the countries of Africa (got 83 for this, unimpressive)
• A fun quiz way to learn the 50 States of the USA (doh! I only got 86 for this... after having lived there for years!!)
• A fun quiz way to learn the countries of Asia 
• YOU Choose: A fun quiz way to learn ANYWHERE!

Other Map Skills

• Know the difference between W and NW, E and SE? 

Hope you like these. Soon I'll put up more geography websites here — about nature, animals, and the environment (the earth, space, pollution, and so much more). I love geography — one of my favourite subjects. Please email me any more great map sites you find!