MapQuiz   v. 1.52   by HomeStead Press   Size: 68 K    Win95, Win98    21-Feb-00   MapQuiz is a graphical quizzer to test the user's knowledge and proficency in the names and capitals of the countries of the world. All of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe is included.

Guide To England   v. 1.0   by Grey Olltwit   Size: 922 K    Win95    29-Oct-99   Learn about some of England's cities and counties. Includes historical and economic information plus a quiz. Also includes small map of London and photos of famous buildings there e.g. St.Paul's, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace etc. Print out maps and a certificate showing progress.

African Geography Tutor   v. 1.0.0   by AHA! Software Inc.   Size: 433 K    Win95, Win98, WinNT    24-Oct-99   Want to brush up on the names and locations of the 50 or so countries of modern Africa? This program from the Family Games Web Center will help you. African Geography Tutor presents a scrolling map of Africa along with a list of countries. As your mouse pointer passes over the map, the country under the pointer highlights, along with its entry in the list. Simply browse the map until you feel ready, then try either of the two self-test modes. In Find Countries mode, you are asked to click a country on the map given its name. In Identify Countries mode, you are asked to click the name in the list corresponding to the country that is highlighted on the map. Both quizzes run through the entire list of 49 countries in random order. A running score is displayed. Any errors are highlighted in the country list for later review.

European Geography Tutor   v. 1.50   by AHA! Software Inc.   Size: 445 K    Win95, Win98, WinNT    10-Oct-99   Want to brush up on the names and locations of the 40 or so countries of the new Europe? This program from the Family Games Web Center will help you. A study mode and two quiz modes make the learning easy.

Eye2eye Britain (Lake District)   v. 1.0   by Eye2eye Software Ltd   Size: 5.7 M    Win95, Win98    10-Sep-99   Enjoy a virtual holiday in England's lovely Lake District. Eye2eye Britain (Lake District) is a complete product with no user time limit or disabled features, covering England's small but perfectly formed southern Lake District with 64 beautiful photos of 29 places.

Vectis   v. 1   by Tigereye   Size: 4.1 M    Win95, Win98    14-Aug-99   Vectis is an interactive journey round the Isle of Wight. Vectis is divided into a series of 'pages' each centred on an Island town. At each location there are clickable 'hotspots' which lead to photos, timelines and activities linked to that location. At any point in Vectis you can save your position; have a go at quizzes based on Island history, towns and beaches or access Island Websites from within the program.

How a GPS Receiver Works   v. 1.0   by Marshall Brain   ALL    04-Aug-99   GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers tell you where you are anywhere on the planet! The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a collection of 24 earth-orbiting satellites and these satellites allow any person who owns a GPS receiver to determine his or her precise longitude, latitude and altitude anywhere on the planet. That is such an amazing capability!. For as little as $100 you can know exactly where you are and where you have been. For anyone who has ever been lost while hiking in the woods, or lost in the middle of the ocean, or lost while driving in a unfamiliar city, or lost while flying a small airplane at night, a GPS receiver is a miracle. With a GPS, you are never lost. In this edition of How Stuff Works we will discuss both what a GPS receiver can do and how it works so that you can learn more about these amazing devices.

EarthNavigator  by Calido Software Inc.   Size: 3.2 M    Win95, Win98, WinNT    27-Jun-99   EarthNavigator.com is both a program and a website. The program is an interactive 3D globe which floats on your desktop and works with this website to visually see the world and surf the 'net at the same time. With EarthNavigator.com, you can...: Show the local time anywhere in the world - See the day/night shadow - See detailed maps of most of the world - Add a website using our Active Places - Visit 1000's of websites just by clicking on a place on the globe - Show the distance between any two points on the globe - Quickly rotate the globe or zoom in or out - Get local weather and forecasts for any part of the world - Show or hide the lines of longitude and latitude - and much more.

World Maps Clip Art   v. 1.0   by M&M Software   Size: 80 K    Win95, Win98, WinNT    30-Jan-99   10 line drawing maps of the earth from different vantage points. Useful in creating student worksheets, home work, study sheets and tests.

USA Maps   v. 1.0   by M&M Software   Size: 177 K    MAC    30-Jan-99   Ten line drawing maps of the United States of America. They include full page maps and area maps.

The Fifty States Clip Art   v. 1.0   by M&M Software   Size: 109 K    Win95, Win98, WinNT    30-Jan-99   This collection includes 50 images, one for each of the states of the USA. It also includes information about each state: the capital, the state bird and the state flower.

USAPuzzle   v. 1.0   by Torpedo Software   Size: 848 K    Win95, WinNT    12-Sep-98   This software includes colorful map puzzles for the US states. The puzzle pieces consist of state and star icons, which are dragged and rotated by the user to their correct position on the map. The timed game format holds interest and makes learning USA geography fun. Several different levels of difficulty make the software useful to almost any age group. Easy and colorful user interface.

Europe!   v. 1.0   by Torpedo Software   Size: 954 K    Win9xx, WinNT    12-Sep-98   Freeware section of Take a trip Around the World geography games! Package of fast paced, colorful and challenging world geography quiz games. Includes point and shoot arcade style games for countries, capitals, major exports and geographical features of the world. The software makes learning fun; geography scores have been demonstrated to improve rapidly. Bon Voyage!

Exploring Europe   v. 1.0   by Jackson and Tull   Size: 4.4 M    Win95, WinNT    05-Sep-98   This program is an interactive software program that teaches students country names, capitals, area and population using space images and math for students in the third through eighth grades. The software provides insight into 5 subject areas; geography, math, metrics, compass positions and estimation.

Exploring North and South America   v. 2.0   by Jackson and Tull   Size: 4.4 M    Win95, WinNT    26-Mar-98   Exploring North and South America implements multi-disciplinary teaching approaches using NASA technologies to enhance existing curriculum. Exploring North & South America uses images from NASA and NOAA AVHRR satellite to explore the continents with pictures and math. The simple instructions (switches and buttons) guide students through three sections; Exploring N & S America, Naming the Countries and Early Explorers. The satellite images offer a unique way to capture students interest in a very basic subject matter . Our goal is to provide children the opportunity to learn about our Earth through observations and to be shown the benefits of space exploration.

Autodesk MapGuide Plug-In for Netscape Navigator   v. 3.0   by Autodesk, Inc.   Size: 1.5 M    Win95, WinNT    13-Mar-98   Autodesk MapGuide™ is the first dynamic interactive map interface available on the web. Autodesk MapGuide delivers real mapping and GIS (geographic information system) functionality using the World Wide Web as a distributed network, allowing you to connect to, view, interact with, select, and retrieve information through richly detailed maps. Autodesk MapGuide displays vector-based maps composed of multiple layers of information. Our maps are not the GIF or JPEG raster images that you may find on the Web.  They are dynamic, interactive maps that change based on your interaction with them. With Autodesk MapGuide, you can zoom in on items of interest and the map in front of you automatically redraws to display new and more detailed information matching the new view scale. Autodesk MapGuide Release 2.5 is optimized for the Netscape Navigator and Microsoft® Internet Explorer browsers.

Autodesk MapGuide Plug-In for Internet Explorer   v. 3.0   by Autodesk, Inc.   Size: 1.5 M    Win95, WinNT    13-Mar-98   Autodesk MapGuide™ is the first dynamic interactive map interface available on the web. Autodesk MapGuide delivers real mapping and GIS (geographic information system) functionality using the World Wide Web as a distributed network, allowing you to connect to, view, interact with, select, and retrieve information through richly detailed maps. Autodesk MapGuide displays vector-based maps composed of multiple layers of information. Our maps are not the GIF or JPEG raster images that you may find on the Web.  They are dynamic, interactive maps that change based on your interaction with them. With Autodesk MapGuide, you can zoom in on items of interest and the map in front of you automatically redraws to display new and more detailed information matching the new view scale. Autodesk MapGuide Release 2.5 is optimized for the Netscape Navigator and Microsoft® Internet Explorer browsers.

A Washington DC Tour   v. 1.0   by Anthony Beaudion   Size: 1.18 M    Win95    04-Feb-98   A Photographic Slide Show of our (author's) Nation's Capital. White House, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and More.

Geo Skills  by Gary Radley   Size: 2117 K    Win95    11-Dec-97   These Windows programs allows the user to increase their knowledge of Geographic processes such as Weather, Coastal Processes and basic Mapping skills.

GR Explorer  by Gary Radley   Size: 2403 K    Win95    11-Dec-97   These Windows programs allows the user to increase their knowledge of Australian, European and World features and places through both inquiry and question asking. A Hangman type game (using a bug moving towards a spider) is included to reinforce the knowledge gained from the main program. Sounds and animations are used to give positive reinforcement to levels achieved.

Exploring the States   v. 2.0   by Jackson and Tull   Size: 4.4 M    Win95, WinNT    09-Jun-97   Exploring the States implements multi-disciplinary teaching approaches using NASA technologies to enhance existing curriculum. Exploring the States uses images from NASA Landsat satellites and AVHRR to explore all 50 states with pictures and math. . The simple instructions (switches and buttons) guide students through three sections; Exploring the States, Naming the States and Traveling the States. The satellite images offer a unique way to capture students interest in a very basic subject matter . Our goal is to provide children the opportunity to learn about our Earth through observations and to be shown the benefits of space exploration. Audience: Grades 3 - 8.

Exploring the Earth   v. 2.3   by Jackson and Tull   Size: 4.4 M    Win95, WinNT    09-Jun-97   Exploring the Earth implements multi-disciplinary teaching approaches using NASA technologies to enhance existing curriculum. This module is a vocabulary and geography lesson from space using images from Landsat and other NASA and NOAA probes. It also uses simple instructions (switches and buttons) to guide students through land, sea and air features visible from space. The information presented is very basic, but it is made interesting by actual photographs of surface images and by trivia questions on each subject. Our goal is to provide children the opportunity to learn about our Earth through observations and to be shown the benefits of space exploration. Audience: Grades 3 - 8.