US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Ecological Regions of North America
A helpful map of North America which color codes its 15 ecological regions. Click on the different regions for a brief description of the area.
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Native North America
Learn about the art of native North Americans in this overview descriptions with accompanying image gallery with a detailed description of each piece.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: A Map of North America (1784)
A large and detailed Dutch map of North America as known to the Europeans in 1784.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Our World: North America
Click on the Country's Flag to view its location on Earth.
Other
American Journeys: Map of the Spanish Entrada Into North America [Pdf]
Map showing the routes taken by fourteen Spanish explorers in the Americas between 1509 and 1543.
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Arctic Peoples of North America
Learn about the art of the native Americans of the Arctic region in this overview of their art with a selection of relevant objects each with it's own detailed object description.
University of Calgary
Arctic Institute of North America: Photographic Database
This page takes you to a database of over 8000 photographs of the Arctic from the late 1800s through the 20th century. The photos are from scientific expeditions, military and police patrols, explorers, etc. The largest set is from the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Colonial Designs [Pdf]
Scroll down through this unit for teacher facilitators to Appendix E and F to find maps of colonial settlement in eastern North America in 1600 and 1660. From Oregon Public Broadcasting.
InterKnowledge Corp.
Maps of Countries in the Americas
Maps of the Americas are available on this site.
University of Texas at Austin
Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Americas Historical Maps
This collection from the University of Texas Library Online of historical maps contains a wide variety of maps from various parts of the continent and from different parts of history. Each map is accompanied by a brief description and is...
The History Place
The History Place: Natives of North America: Photographs of Edward S. Curtis
Presents photographs of native peoples and their ways of life taken by photographer Edward S. Curtis between 1899 and 1929.
Other
Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution of North America
A collection of maps depicting the paleogeography of 550 million years of geologic history.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Nativism in Antebellum America
A comprehensive slideshow illustrates the history of nativism in North America. Understand the role nativism plays in immigration as well as the Native Americans who were here long before the settlers come to the nation.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Map of First Nations Peoples Pre Contact Culture Areas
A color coded map of North America which contains the regions inhabited by different aboriginal nations.
University of Texas at Austin
Univerisity of Texas: Maps of the Americas
A large collection of maps of all countries in the Americas including relief maps, political maps, and reference maps.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: World's Largest Deserts and North American Deserts
Information about the sizes of the world's largest deserts and about the deserts of North America.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: North America
Labeled map of the major geographical features of North America.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Vietnam War [Pdf]
A presentation covering the history of the Vietnam War beginning with the war for independence from France when it was a French colony. Covers the Geneva Accord and the war between the North and the South and how America became involved....
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rainfall in North America, 1898
A map from 1898 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the general distribution of rainfall in the region. The map shows areas of little or no rainfall to areas of heavy rainfall. The map...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1858
A map from 1858 of North America showing the boundaries at the time for Russian America (Alaska), Greenland, British America or New Britain, Canada East and Canada West, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Relief of North America, 1890
A relief map from 1890 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the general mountain systems, highlands, and plains of the region. Major river systems are shown. "North America is the third...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Mean Average Temperatures in North America, 1906
A map from 1906 of North America showing the mean annual isotherms of the region given in degrees Fahrenheit. "The climate of North America naturally varies greatly, depending on latitude, the general atmospheric circulation or direction...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Eastern North America, 1812
A map of eastern North America in 1812 subtitled 'The War of Independence and the War of 1812-1814.’ The map is color-coded to show the territories of the original thirteen colonies, the territory to the west that was ceded to the...
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