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This map displays the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid across the globe. Links are provided to convert between UTM and latitude/longitude coordinates and for more details on referencing coordinates within each UTM zone. Full description.
Grade level: High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Resource type: Map, Calculation / Conversion tool
Subject: Physical geography
 
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This National Park Service (NPS) website discusses the geology of Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California. Access to this area as well as the many valleys, forests, and water features are discussed. There are park maps and photos, as well as links to visitor information and additional resources. Full description.
Grade level: General public
Resource type: Map, Photograph, Ref. material
Subject: Physical geography
 
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This website provides calculation tools for conversions of length, area, and degrees to radians. Map conversions include a map scale calculator, and conversions from degrees, minutes, and seconds to decimal degrees (and vice-versa). Full description.
Grade level: College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Resource type: Calculation / Conversion tool
Subject: Physical geography
 
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This activity will help students to visualize, in three dimensions, features represented by contour lines on a topographic map. It includes background information, vocabulary, materials, and procedure. Full description.
Grade level: Middle (6-8), High (9-12)
Resource type: Lab activity
Subject: Physical geography
 
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This resource is part of the Science Education Gateway (SEGway) project, funded by NASA, which is a national consortium of scientists, museums, and educators working together to bring the latest science to students, teachers, and the general public. In this activity, students use their knowledge of landforms and geography to answer questions about satellite images. These quizzes were developed as ... Full description.
Grade level: Middle (6-8)
Resource type: Computer activity
Subject: Physical geography
 
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This map collection includes a national park guide, national park system map, and national trails system map. There are maps (mostly from the U.S. National Park Service) of national historic sites, battlefields, memorials, parks, preserves, reserves, scenic rivers and trails, island seashores, parkways, monuments and recreation areas. Full description.
Grade level: General public
Resource type: Map
Subject: Physical geography
 
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This portal provides introductory text for issues relating to Geographic Information Systems as well as pointers to further information. GIS Lounge includes links to tutorials, references, career opportunities, GIS user forums, GIS data sources and industry articles. Full description.
Grade level: High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Resource type: Commercial portal
Subject: Physical geography
 
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Many students have difficulty relating to distances as expressed on maps. In this activity, students will make maps of the area between their homes and school, determine the distance (with which they are already familiar), and provide a legend and scale. As an extension, they can try using each others' maps to see if they can navigate from school to a friend's house. Full description.
Grade level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource type: Classroom activity
Subject: Physical geography
 
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GeoCommunicator provides searching, accessing, and dynamic mapping of data for Federal Surface Management boundaries, Mining Claims, Land and Mineral Use Records, and the Public Land Survey System from the Bureau of Land Management's National Integrated Land System and the Legacy Rehost 2000 System (LR2000). Users may: publish geographic data and activities they wish to share; communicate land-related ... Full description.
Grade level: Graduate / Professional
Resource type: Map, Government portal, Discussion / Forum, Email lists, In-situ dataset
Subject: Physical geography
 
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This Canadian site is a searchable database of places in Canada. Searches can be made by location name and/or point coordinates. Data returned gives the place name, location, general area map, feature type, and any former names the place may have had. This site is part of the Geographical Names site for Canada, which connects to details about name origins, student module projects, publications and ... Full description.
Grade level: College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Resource type: Map, In-situ dataset
Subject: Physical geography
 
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