The Peters Map compared to the Mercator Map:
http://www.petersmap.com/page2.html

Pacific-Centred World Maps:
http://www.theodora.com/maps/new7/pacific_world_maps.html

Federal Publications, World Wall Maps:
http://www.fedpubs.com/maps/wldmap2.htm
(website to order the Peters Projection Wall Map, showing equal area of continents; and the What’s Up? South! Map using aVan der Grinten Projection, but with south and north reversed, to challenge our geographic assumptions.)

Map projections:
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/mapproj/mapproj_f.htm

Online Map Creation, Map Projections:
http://www.aquarius.geomar.de/omc/omc_project.html

Java World Map Projections:
http://www.btinternet.com/~se16/js/mapproj.htm

Canada’s Digital Collections, All about Maps, How Maps Work, Map Projections:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/allaboutmaps/aaMaps_M3_projections_Z.htm

National Geographic, Xpeditions Hall, Projections, Round earth, Flat Maps:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/2000/projections/ax/content_frame.html

ESRI Canada Schools and Libraries Programs, Lessons:
http://gis.esri.com/industries/education/arclessons/search_results.cfm

NASA Latitude and Longitude:
http://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Slatlong.htm

Canada’s Digital Collections, All About Maps, How Maps Work, Latitude and Longitude:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/allaboutmaps/aaMaps_M3_latlong_Z.htm

What You Need to Know about Geography, Latitude and Longitude:
http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa031197.htm

The Prime Meridian of the World:
http://greenwichmeridian.com/

Meteorological Services of Canada, Universal Time:
http://www.qc.ec.gc.ca/meteo/Documentation/Temps_universel_e.html

National Research Council, Web Clock:
http://time5.nrc.ca/webclock_e.shtml

World Time:
http://www.world-time.co.uk/

Canada’s Time Zones:
http://www.canadainfolink.ca/time.htm

Greenwich Guide, The Prime Meridian:
http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/meridian.htm

The Prime Meridian of the World:
http://greenwichmeridian.com/

Science World, Wolfram Research, Universal Time:
U.S. Naval Observatory, World Time Zone Map:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/world_tzones.html

Sailing through Science, International Date Line:
http://www.goals.com/sailscin/dateline.htm

Transportation:  Edmonton Flying Times:
http://edmonton.foundlocally.com/Trans/Trans-AirFlyTimes.htm

What You Need to Know About Geography, Free Blank Outline Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World:
http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm

Education Place, Outline Maps:
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/index.html

Indo.com, How Far Is It?:
http://www.indo.com/distance/index.html
(gives the latitude and longitude of a city; calculates distance to another point if desired

NASA Earth Observatory, World Biomes:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/
(photos and data on seven types of world biomes, vegetation cover) 

MSN Come Together Community, World Landscapes:
http://groups.msn.com/ComeTogetherCommunity/worldlandscapes.msnw

Arizona Geographic Alliance, Maps, The World:
http://alliance.la.asu.edu/azga/

National Geographic, Xpeditions Atlas, The World:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas

Climatic Zones:
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/climatezones.html#zones

Global Climates:
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/uwsp_lectures/climates_toc.html

National Geographic, Xpeditions, Creative Climates:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/08/climates.html
(excellent site: activities, photos, maps, descriptions)

NASA Earth Observatory, World Biomes:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/
(photos and data on seven types of world biomes, vegetation cover) 

Biomes of the World:
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htm

The World’s Biomes:
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

Planet Pals, World Wonders:
http://www.planetpals.com/worldwonders.html

ThinkQuest, Seven Wonders of the Natural World:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002388/naturalwonders.html

Principal Agglomerations of the World:
http://www.citypopulation.de/World.html

City Mayors, Largest Cities:
http://www.citymayors.com/features/largest_cities.html

World Gazetteer, World’s Largest Cities:
http://www.world-gazetteer.com/
wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=0

United Nations 20 Most Populated Countries:
http://www.un.org/esa/population/pubsarchive/india/20most.htm

All About Geography, Countries with the Largest Population:
http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa051198.htm

World Gazetteer:
http://www.world-gazetteer.com

Country Reports:
http://www.countryreports.org/

GeoHive, Global Statistics:
http://www.xist.org/

Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, Developing Nations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_nation

Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, Developed Nations:
http://www.artpolitic.org/infopedia/de/Developed_nations.html

Country Reports:
http://www.countryreports.org/

United Nations Cyber School Bus, Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow:
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/habitat/index.asp
(includes cities fact game, history of cities, teaching activities)

Country Reports:
http://www.countryreports.org/