Here you can access thematic data to create atlas maps of information about the earth including its people, plants, and environment. At the U.S. State Department's Geographic Learning Site, you can learn many interesting things about the countries with which the United States interacts. The Flash plug-in from Macromedia is required to view this site. At this non-profit organization's site, you can find data on all countries and governments of the world. This online series presently contains studies of 100 countries.
Information is written in a very adult, scholarly manner.
At The Odyssey World Trek for Education you can join over 1,000,000 students as they travel the world online. Share the adventure, share in the learning, and help make a difference in the world. This Peace Corps site for kids is designed to educate and entertain children about world geography and the cultures of other countries. Children can also send electronic postcards, read folk tales from around the world, download coloring pages and test their geography savvy with an interactive game. Social Studies Center from Houghton Mifflin's Education Place has history, Current Events, and geography lesson plans, and project ideas, as well as links to other Social Studies sites.