Here is an up-to-date political map of the world today. Very detailed with a good key.

Find out what the political world map looked like after World War II in 1945. Enlarge the map so you can see what countries belonged to the UN, which were still dependent territories, and which did not belong to the UN.

Learn the locations and countries in the Middle East from this political map. Click on the link at the top of the page to see a physical map of the same region. Clicking on the country's name will take you to information about that country.

Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.

An index of maps and flags of countries throughout the world. Also provides political maps, time zones, population, and religious maps of every region of the world.

Help Jamal read maps, describe directions, and identify coordinates in this series of interactive exercises.

Lesson for K-12 using historical map teaches learners about the relationship between perspectives of the world and map projections.

This site provides both physical and political maps of countries of the world in full color. Also contains key facts and statistics.

See a map of Austria and read about the country's geography, government. people, economy and more.

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of the Czechia. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...

This collection contains more than 250,000 maps covering all areas of the world, and ranging from political and shaded relief maps to the detailed and the historical. Select from a region of the world or an area of highlighted interest.

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Jamaica. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes...

This interactive map helps illuminate the relationships among the various composers as well as connections between music and its historical and cultural context. It also illustrates the importance of the physical and cultural...

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Japan. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes...

This site has a photograph of a detailed, colorful map of political boundaries around the world with a zoom feature for a closer look. A brief description of how economic boundaries relate to political ones.

Features downloadable World Political and Physical Maps that include country names, country borders, ocean features, island names, and lat/long graticules. Clicking on any part of the map enlarges it.

This site is a complete encyclopedia of Peruvian leaders, beginning with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. Also provides detailed chronologies, flags, national anthems, maps and indexes.

This site is a complete encyclopedia of Argentinean leaders. Also provides detailed chronologies, flags, national anthems, maps and indexes.

Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...

Lesson for K-12 using historical maps examine the geographic, political, and economic factors that influenced the growth of railroads.

A map using comparative map projections of Asia, as part of a hemisphere and on a Mercator's projection, to illustrate European misconceptions of land claims during territorial colonialism. In the 19th century, European powers were...

A profile of the African country of Sierra Leone. Topics include the usual country 'fast facts', plus history, political leaders, as well as a map of Sierra Leone. Links to related topics are included throughout the site.

An easy to read political map of Burma. Be sure to scroll down to see a satellite image of Burma from Google Earth. You can also find some facts about Burma at the bottom of the page.

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Russia. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes...