Geosense
Test your knowledge of world geography. Play alone or against other players. With free registration, you can save your scores. There are options for world, US, and Europe maps, as well as scrambled versions to make play more difficult. Be…
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Wonders of the World
Images and summaries of the greatest wonders of the ancient world, modern world, and United States. Useful for history and geography research. Reading level is grade 6+.
Evoke
From site: EVOKE is a ten-week crash course in changing the world. It is free to play and open to anyone, anywhere. The goal of the social network game is to help empower young people all over the world, and…
Postcrossing
Postcards travel the world using Postcrossing, the postcard crossing project. When you send one, you receive at least one back randomly from anywhere in the world. Be surprised by where you next postcard comes from!The Postcrossing blog show how one…
Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World
From site: Scientists have mapped 867 land-based ecoregions across the globe. Instead of being defined by political boundaries, each is defined by its shared ecological features, climate, and plant and animal communities. (This interactive map invites you to explore these ecoregions…
aaa: Geography of Nations of the World
This site offers interactive review and quizzes on the world’s nations, their capitals and flags. Quizzes are in multiple choice and short answer format and countries are reviewed by regions within continents.