Geography
We suggest that you use a good world history atlas so that your students can have practice at the skill
of using maps and legends. Click the link below for our recommendation. The
next choice is to use the supporting links that you find
here. Please only let your student look at the teacher map in Map Aids as a
last resort.
Online Maps, Map Vendors, and More!
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Outstanding interactive map quizzes, puzzles and downloads! Check it out for all ages!
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HyperHistory: Main page for links to resource maps, online time lines, much much more! Easy to use. Great online resource!
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Maps.com: Buy some, print some: all the maps you ever wanted in one place.
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National Geographic: All the modern source maps you could want. Black & White: print at will for private use!
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US Information Agency: Incredible detailed description (with detailed source maps attached) of regions of the U.S. It is like having a textbook online!
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Geography Matters: Source for purchasing outline maps from homeschoolers. Includes suggestions for geography study, etc.
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From Susan in Florida: "This should be of help to those wanting to print out their maps online." Almost thousands of blank maps from About.com: US 50 States,and Countries and Continents.
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Check out the Arts/Activities page for directions on an alternative to salt dough maps, using cookie dough!
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Great historical map site recommended by Dana W.
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Robert Cox has done a superb job making this great interactive game and information site, which will be lots of help in all four of our year-plans.
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Lisa has sent another neat site: MegaMaps. Print up maps from the size of a single page to 7 feet across!
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Imperial History of the Middle East: Who has conquered the Middle East over the course of world events? View this 90-second flash presentation!
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
Week 1: Twilight of the Western Roman Empire
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A helpful site for geography terms from Enchanted Learning.
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Map showing the invasions of the Roman Empire
Week 2: Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church
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World Map (This is a pdf file.)
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Another site for several maps of the Byzantine Empire. Click on the year to see the correct boundaries.
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Barbarian and Byzantine Empires, 525 AD Another map here.
Week 3: Byzantine Empire and Rise of Islam
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Map of the Muslim Empire
Week 4: The Making of Medieval Europe: Charlemagne
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The Lombard kingdom before Charlemagne's quest
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Full map of Europe in 700 AD
Week 5: Developments During the Viking Age
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Viking trade route map
Week 6: Medieval Life: Feudalism
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Grammar levels: There are no Geography objectives this week.
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Map of Europe
Week 7: The High Middle Ages
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Map of the first three Crusades
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Map of the 2nd and 3rd Crusades
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After the 4th Crusade
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Map of the Muslim Empire
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Spread of Christianity and Islam
Week 8: The Mongols, Marco Polo, and the Far East
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Blank map of Japan. Click to find the answers in the upper left corner. Great for grammar level students!
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Map showing route of Marco Polo's travels
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From National Geographic, watch this 9-minute flash presentation entitled "Sights & Sounds of The Marco Polo Odyssey." Very interesting!
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Map of Medieval Trade Networks
Week 9: The Reshaping of Medieval Europe
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Maps of Medieval trade routes
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Main Mediterranean and Black Sea Routes in Medieval Times
Week 10: Early Lights of the Reformation
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Use this world map to do your unit review. (pdf file)
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
Week 11: Introduction to the Southern Renaissance
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Map of Italy during the Renaissance, another and a physical map
Week 12: The Southern Renaissance and the Early Explorers
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Simple explanation of longitude and latitude. Use this site for your lower grammar students.
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Excellent worksheet on using latitude and longitude. Contributed by Juanita.
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Another activity for working with latitude and longitude.
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Learn to use a compass! At the bottom of the page, you'll follow another link for the next lesson.
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How charts and maps are made
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Map of Columbus' four voyages
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Learn about the Line of Demarcation
Week 13: The Southern Renaissance and the Age of Exploration
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Simple explanation of longitude and latitude. Use this site for your lower grammar students.
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Excellent worksheet on using latitude and longitude. Contributed by Juanita.
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Another activity for working with latitude and longitude.
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Learn to use a compass! At the bottom of the page, you'll follow another link for the next lesson.
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How charts and maps are made
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Map of Columbus' four voyages
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Learn about the Line of Demarcation
Week 14: Spanish Dominion and the New World: Aztecs and Incas
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Blank map of South America. Click in the upper left corner for the answers.
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Blank map of Central America. Again, answers can be found by clicking on the upper left corner.
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Map of major landforms in South America and Central America
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Search for exotic plants and animals from Central America (click on links for excellent pictures).
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Exotic plants and animals from South America: Pantagonia, Panama, Argentina, and Brazil
Week 15: The Northern Renaissance and Its Scholars
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Use this blank European map to label where the artists and thinkers lived. This is a pdf file.
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Locate Wittenberg, Germany where Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses
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Historic festival commemorating Luther's wedding in Wittenberg!
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Hapsburg empire, includes map of Hapsburg territories
Week 16: The Reformation: Martin Luther and the German States
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Map of Worms, Germany includes pictures and information
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Map of Prussia 1415 - 1914
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Links to many German and European maps. Contributed by Connie.
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Map of three religious distributions during the Reformation.
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Map of the present religious distribution of the world
Week 17: The Reformation in Switzerland, England, and Scandinavia
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Map of Switzerland
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Blank outline map of Switzerland
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Map of England
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Map of Sweden
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Use this blank European map this week
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Useful map of religious divisions in the sixteenth century
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Compare with map of Ancient Roman Empire. Click on "Spread of Christianity" while here.
Week 18: The Counter Reformation, French Huguenots, and the Netherlands
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Map of the Netherlands and Belgium
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More helpful maps and information for this week. Recommended by Katie.
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Pictures of windmills
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History of windmills
Week 19: Elizabethan England and the Scottish Reformation
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Use this blank map of the British Isles this week.
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Map of the British Isles
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
Week 20: Early New World Colonies and Eastern Europe
- Blank map of North America (pdf file)
- How to make a salt map
- Map of 13 Colonies (pdf file)
- Map quiz of 13 Colonies Answers
Week 21: Puritans in New England
- Map of Colonial America (pdf file)
- Blank map of the New England states (pdf file)
- Agriculture of New England
Week 22: Charters, Creeds, and the English Civil War
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Map of Colonial America (pdf file)
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To see a map of New France, click here.
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Another map of New France
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John Smith's map of the Chesapeake Bay
Week 23: Restoration Colonies and the Age of Louis XIV
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History of New York with maps
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History of New Jersey with maps
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Map quiz of North Carolina
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Map quiz of South Carolina
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Map of the Mississippi River
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Blank map of the New England states. (pdf file)
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Map of Colonial America. (pdf file)
Week 24: Dissenters in America and the Age of Reason
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Map quiz of Pennsylvania
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Map quiz of Delaware
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Map of Colonial America (pdf file)
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Map of Europe in the 18th Century
Week 25: Colonists and Native Americans
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Map of Russia
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Map of Iroquois "Six Nations"
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Map of Colonial America (pdf file)
Week 26: Empires at Odds
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Map quiz of Georgia
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Map of Colonial America (pdf file)
Week 27: Thirteen Established Colonies
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Map of Colonial America (pdf file)
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
Week 28: Shaping Influences on Colonial Culture
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Go to this site and click on "Northeast" for some fun online games to play to review this region.
Week 29: French and Indian War
Week 30: Give Me Liberty!
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Map of Colonial America. This is a pdf. file.
Week 31: First Battles for Independence
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Good, clear map of New France
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Use this blank, outline map of North America this week.
Week 32: Waging the Revolutionary War
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This is a really neat animated atlas that you can use anytime while studying the rest of this year-plan. Don't miss it!
Week 33: America under the Articles of the Confederation
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One early map of Boston
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Another one...it seems to be difficult to find nice, clear early maps of Boston.
Week 34: Writing the Constitution
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Blank outline map of France
Week 35: Federal Republic & French Revolution
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Scroll down for a small, but simple map of the Northwest Territory.
Week 36: Perilous Times: The Adams Administration
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If you have time, use this great link for reviewing geography of the states and 13 colonies.
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
