This is a great site from the U.S. Geological Survey. Type in the search criteria you are interested in, such as a specific state, a geographic feature, an elevation, a population, or a county, and the system brings up a listing of choices that match your query. The resulting tables offer all the basic data on your search plus a great offering of maps that illustrate the location. This tool is best suited for middle and high school. This clickable world map allows students to zoom in on any continent and look at map features as closely as they wish.
Users can choose a color map, maps of the United States only, and border and river markings.
The interactive site presents the concept of the compass rose in terms of the mathematics of a circle. The basic degrees of a circle are the basis for the explanation of azimuths and compass quadrant bearings. Inc. All Rights Reserved.