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Mountains

Appalachian Mountains - HighBeam Encyclopedia

An online encyclopedia article about the Appalachian Mountains.
URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-appalachmt.html

GORP: Denali National Park

Information on Mt. McKinley and Denali National Park, including activities to do there. The GORP site is for people interested in outdoor recreation, so there is plenty of information about hiking, rafting, wildlife viewing, etc., and not so much on Mt. McKinley itself.
URL: http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/ak_denal.HTMl

NOVA Online | Surviving Denali | Denali for Kids

You can read Fun Facts About Denali (which is the local name for Mt. McKinley) or learn about surviving on the mountain. Do you know what the name "Denali" means? You can find out here!
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/kids/

Welcome to Rocky Mountain National Park

This National Park Service website has information on Plants and Animals, the Environment and Landscape, History and Culture, etc.
URL: http://www.nps.gov/romo/

Sierra Nevada - HighBeam Encyclopedia

A short online encyclopedia article about the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/S/SierNvUS.asp

Rivers

Yahoo! Kids: Geography: Bodies of Water: Rivers

This Yahoo! Kids category has links to websites about rivers around the world.
URL: http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/School-Bell/Social-Studies/Geography/Bodies-of-Water/Rivers

KidsClick! Rivers

Links to sites about rivers. Some have general river information, some are about specific rivers around the world or in the USA.
URL: http://www.kidsclick.org/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype=all&keywords=rivers&title=Rivers

Selected Rivers of the US

Mississippi River

Basic information on the Mississippi, followed by links to web sites about the Mississippi River.
URL: http://www.42explore2.com/missriv.htm

Columbia River

An article on the Columbia River from the Center for Columbia River History.
URL: http://www.ccrh.org/river/history.htm

Colorado River

From the Grand Canyon Explorer web site.
URL: ttp://www.kaibab.org/misc/gc_coriv.htm

Rio Grande, river, United States and Mexico

Information on the Rio Grande from the InfoPlease Almanac
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0841960.html

Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River

National Park Service site about the Rio Grande.
URL: http://www.nps.gov/rigr/

Yukon River

Part of a web site by the Canadian Heritage Rivers System
URL: http://www.chrs.ca/Rivers/Yukon/Yukon_e.htm

Bodies of Water

Great Salt Lake - HighBeam Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia article about the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-greatsal.html

Introduction to the Great Lakes

This site for students covers environment, history and culture, geography, pollution -- everything you want to know about the Great Lakes.
URL: http://www.glin.net/teach/geog/intro/intro_1.html

Gulf of California - HighBeam Encyclopedia

A short encyclopedia article on the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.
URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-califgu.html

Sea of Cortez virtual fieldtrip

Learn more about the geology and geography of the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California)
URL: http://www.meer.org/sea-of-cortez-fieldtrip-TOC.htm

Gulf of Mexico Foundation Facts

The Gulf of Mexico Foundation has facts about the Gulf and some good maps,too.
URL: http://www.gulfofmexicofoundation.com/facts.htm

Handbook of Texas Online: Gulf of Mexico

URL: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/GG/rrg7.html

Hudson Bay - HighBeam Encyclopedia

Information on Hudson Bay, along with a map.
URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-hudsonba.html

Niagara Falls Thunder Alley

Use the drop-down menus (part way down the page) to go to pages of information, history, and photos.
URL: http://www.niagarafrontier.com/

Niagara Falls - HighBeam Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia article on Niagara Falls.
URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-niagaraf.html

National Parks

American Park Network -- Park Info

From here you can click to go to the page for the park you are interested in.
URL: http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/index.html

National Park Guide

An alphabetical listing of links to all the National Parks. From the National Park Service.
URL: http://www.nps.gov/applications/parksearch/atoz.cfm

Selected National Parks
In addition to the pages for specific parks on the sites above, you might like these sites with info on some of our National Parks:

Kids Grand Canyon Games, Activities, Animals (National Geographic)

This National Geographic site has information on the "hidden secrets" of the Grand Canyon, such as its animals.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grandcanyon/kids.html

Grand Canyon Explorer

This is not an "official" site; it is by a man who really loves the Grand Canyon.
URL: http://www.kaibab.org/

Yellowstone National Park--Pictures and Information For Kids

This National Geographic.com Kids feature "offers information, pictures, and resources about the natural history of geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles."
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/yellowstone/index.html

Windows into Wonderland

Electronic field trips to Yellowstone National Park. Just click on the "field trip" you want to take, then watch it on your computer. There is also teacher information available.
URL: http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/index.htm

Travel For Kids: Yosemite National Park

Information on visiting the park and what you might want to do while you are there.
URL: http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/California/Yosemite/yosemite.htm

The Everglades Ecosystem

This National Park Service site an help you learn about the habitats and species of the Everglades, and more.
URL: http://www.nps.gov/ever/eco/

General Information About the 50 States

Fifty States of the United States

Links to lots of sites on the US, plus some information and ideas for activities to help you learn more. From 42eXplore, an educational resource web site that provides pages of information, definitions, links, and other resources on many different topics.
URL: http://www.42explore2.com/50states.htm

NetState.com

State symbols, flags, seals, geography, and people. Looking for a picture of Vermont's official warm water fish? Or maybe you need to learn the history of Alaska's state sport. This is the place to find that kind of information!
URL: http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html

U.S. States

InfoPlease is an on-line Almanac, Encyclopedia, Dictionary, and Atlas, and it has lots of information on the states.
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/states.html

Zoom School: USA

Get facts about individual states, maps of the United States and regions of the country, information about U.S. presidents, and other useful and interesting stuff.
URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/USA/"

50 States.com

Each state's page has lots of facts, from A (Admission to statehood & Area) to Z -- well, Y (yellow pages, for locating businesses in the state) -- and everything in between.
URL: http://www.50states.com

URL: http://www.wssu.org/nes%20library%20page/USgeo.html