Geography

 At this Web site, you can explore scientific data relating to the atmosphere, the oceans, the areas covered by ice and snow, and the living organisms in all these domains.

The UN Atlas of the Oceans is an Internet portal providing information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans.

• Learning Resources
  • Curriculum Guides
  • Lesson Plans
  • Facts about Canada
  • Reference Maps
• Territorial Evolution of Canada from 1867
  http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/historical/territorialevolution/1
  • Animation of the Territorial Evolution of Canada
  • Drainage Basins of Canada
    http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/reference/national/drainbasins
    Coloured map showing the drainage to the Atlantic Ocean, Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. Diverted rivers are also shown.

•  Canada's Polar Life
• Canada's Polar Environments
  • Environment
    • Inland Water
    • Land
    • Marine Wate
    • Sky
  • Climate
  • Maps
  • Detailed maps
  • Large-scale maps

Courses and modules for teachers.
 

• Geography of Canada mapped by Exozones
  Ten lessons with extensive resources available for classroom instruction.

• Thinking Globally in the Local Classroom
  Six modules with printable student activities.

Resources based on the PBS documentary, includes: time-maps, country economic profiles, and teacher resources. 

Geocaching explained.

Learn about geocaching, where to find a cache near you, or create a cache in your area.

Letterbox treks around the world to discover.

• Compassing 101 - compass tutorial
  • Compass Terminology
  • Finding and Follwoing Bearings
  • Triangulation
  • Declination
  • Improvised Compasses

Interactive web sites that explore the world's population.

• Teacher's Guide
  • Classroom Activities with printable worksheets
• Human Numbers Through Time
• Global Trends Quiz
• Be a Demographer
• Earth in Peril