Research Links
Geography Research Links
These are links to other websites to help students with their research. Click here if you are looking for the Maps and Data.
| Get a Topographic Map Scroll down to "Latitude Longitude-Decimal Degrees" Simply enter the place name, or lat/long (ie. 41.221 73.490)
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Bald Eagle
| Eagle Cam See live pictures of Bald Eagles in Maine. Live images updated every 15 seconds!
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Birds of Prey
| Birds of Prey This collection of images displays birds of prey in the wild, a beautiful slideshow.
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Caribou
Geography
| Geography Quiz A fun way to learn about Geography. Find a new quiz each morning.
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| USGS EarthExplorer - Get An Aerial Photo! Satellite images, aerial photos and cartographic products. Type in the latitude and longitude coordinates, and you can view an aerial map of the area you want to study.
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| Canada Maps Create, search through, or just view Canadian Maps.
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| Global Topography and Bathymetry View a topography or bathymetry map for anywhere in the world. From the pull-down menu, choose a center, and see the land and/or oceanic relief.
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| Two Minute Surface Images Choose an area of the globe, and see a high-resolution topography or bathymetry image. Just click on your area of interest.
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| National Wetlands Inventory A great source for wetlands research, this site will answer questions and has maps, data and other information.
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| EPA - Wetlands Covers definitions, status and trends, protection
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| Interactive Map from Typing Latitude-Longitude Scroll down--Enter latitude and longitude to create INTERACTIVE map. Remember: West Longitude is represented as "-" ...server may be slow.
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| See Your Neighborhood on a Map! Enter the name of your town, zoom in on your neighborhood.
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| Distance Between 2 Points If you have two lat/long points, you can get the distance between them!
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| Get a Topographic Map Scroll down to "Latitude Longitude-Decimal Degrees" Simply enter the place name, or lat/long (ie. 41.221 73.490)
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| BEST Geography Maps BEST sample of geography/topography maps for EVERY state!
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| EarthKAM Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students This pamphlet will help you to interpret earth features on aerial photographs and other images.
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| ACME Mapper Start by entering the Latitude Longitude point to see the location on maps or black and white Terra satellite imagery. Use "Scale" to ZOOM in
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| GOOGLE Maps! Look anywhere in the world! Look at your house, or animal habitats from the air! This simple to use interface is exceptional, flexible and free. Click on "Satellite" on the top right. Click ZOOM-IN with the tool on th etop left of the imagery. YOU CAN ENTER LATITUDE-LONGTITUDE coordinates to see a habitat (i.e 74.5N 93.4W). YOU CAN ENTER a town name...TRY IT!
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Satellite Tracking Links
| How Satellite Tagging Works Sea mammal tags - improving understanding of our oceans, climate change, and sea mammal behavior
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| Satellite Telemetry This site explains (and shows pictures of) how satellite telemetry and animal tracking works.
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Tools
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