"Dimensions takes important places, events and things, and overlays them onto a map of where you are. Type in your postcode or a place name to get started."

The BBC archive of collections as well as links to other archives on the web (right hand side bar)

"Infographics as a Creative Assessment This site will provide you with links, ideas, tips, and much more for supporting the use of infographics as an assessment option in the classroom. The site has three informational pages, linked on the right. "

"Animaps extends the My Maps feature of Google Maps by letting you create maps with markers that move, images and text that pop up on cue, and lines and shapes that change over time. When you send your Animap to friends it appears like a video - they can play, pause, slow and speed up the action!"

"PSHE/RE/Citizenship/Geography/Environmental"

Chocked full of different resources to teach about global issues.

"Search over 7 million patents."

a great way to compare products prices etc..

for economics or business studies?

"Distance Between Cities Places On Map Type city or location names and hit measure button to measure the distance between cities or two places. Distance between cities calculated in miles and kilometers."

"Pin your history to the world"

discover the world's historic sites, from the most famous national treasures to the oft-forgotten hidden gems. You'll get information on each historic site, directions, entry and contact details and comments from other users

comilation by U Mass Amhearst Digital Humanities Initiative

" Facts, activities and projects based on World War II."

"Disclaimer The FBI's Reading Room contains many files of public interest and historical value. In compliance with the National Archives Record Administration (NARA) requirements, some of these records are no longer in the physical possession of the FBI, eliminating the FBI's capability to re-review and/or re-process this material. Please note, that the information found in these files may no longer reflect the current beliefs, positions, opinions, or policies currently held by the FBI. The image quality contained within this site is subject to the condition of the original documents and original scanning efforts. These older files may contain processing procedures that are not compliant with current FOIA processing standards. All recently scanned images posted to the Reading Room adhere to the NARA 300 DPI standard. Therefore, we have provided the best representation of the files contained within the Reading Room for your viewing purposes."

"Atlas Geográfico interactivo"

"offers pictures from around the world, including America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Pacific."

"collection is intended to provide copyright friendly images for use by students and teachers in an educational setting. Lesson plans also included."

"Toporopa" train your brain with geography,. Might be useful for review

"TwHistory is about helping students experience a slice of time through the eyes of another person. The aggregate of these personal experiences can then give a unique perspective of an event in history. It's dull to memorize the events of the 13 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis for a pop quiz but it gets your attention when McNamara drops the F-bomb on Twitter because the world is about to end in a big nuclear fireball."

"A great resource for American maps. The Military Battles and Campaigns section is particularly rich, with colorful civil war maps from Gettysburg, WWII, and the Revolutionary War. "

"Buried in this massive and slightly cluttered website lies the Benson Latin American Collection, home of the highest resolution images of rare Latin American Maps. The Relaciones Geográficas, a collection of maps made mostly by indigenous priests for a report to Spanish king in the 16th century, are a must-see. Maps such as Zumpango and Culhuacán show native mapping symbols (horseshoe, footprint, pictographs) mixed with European elements (perspective buildings, alphabetic writing). "