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Geosense - Online Geography Competition

Geosense is a one or two player geography based game. Compete against another online opponent to place a city on a world map as quickly and accurately as you can.
Read more... (12/05/2006) (in online)
http://www.geosense.net/

Seterra Geography Tutor - Learn World Geography

A very nice, and free, geography teaching package. Covers all parts of the world. Includes quizzes and map exercises. Runs in several different languages. Each exercise has a high score list.
Read more... (10/31/2006) (in freeware)
http://www.wartoft.nu/software/seterra

Gapminder - Visualize World Development

Gapminder enables you to make sense of the world by having fun with animated diagrams that displays world development over the last 40 years. Analyze income, military budgets, Internet users per 1000 people and many more parameters.
Read more... (08/28/2006) (in online)
http://tools.google.com/gapminder/

www.kbears.com - Free Interactive Online World

In the huge, free, aminated interactive online world of Knowledge Bears you can explore countries around the world, learn about animals and dinosaurs, learn about the greenhouse effect and much more!
Read more... (02/16/2006) (in online)
http://www.kbears.com

Atlas of World History - Map Animation

This free map animation software is an interesting way to visualize history! Animated maps show empires growing and countries changing in Europe, Africa, and Asia over 4000 years (from 3000 BC up to to 1000 AD).
Read more... (01/20/2006) (in freeware)
http://www.atlasofworldhistory.com/

Centennia - Napoleonic Edition

Similar to Atlas of World History, this free animated atlas covers Europe and the Middle East during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period.
Read more... (01/20/2006) (in freeware)
http://www.clockwk.com/clockwk2/napo.htm

www.sheppardsoftware.com - Free Online Geography Exercises

Have fun learning the countries, capitals, and geography around the world with these free online exercises and games. Exercises for all parts of the world are available: Europe, Asia, Oceania, USA etc. Written in Flash and runs in full-screen mode.
Read more... (11/23/2005) (in online)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

Google Earth - View The Earth From Space

Google Earth is an amazing piece of software displaying satellite images of the entire world. Highly recommended.
Read more... (10/31/2005) (in freeware)
http://earth.google.com/

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