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Liberty Map v. 1.0 by Horazio Vilches
Size: 1.0 m WinXP, Vista 20-Mar-2007

Liberty Map is an interactive map of the United States of America. The user is asked to identify all 50 state names /capital cities / largest cities (most populous) by double clicking the red question mark on the map that corresponds to the name shown at the top, left corner of the screen. Commands : Spacebar : skip to next location. Numbered arrow keys : move the map. +/- : Zoom in / zoom out.

Tides v. 4.8 by Paul Lutus
Size: 1.4 m Windows 17-Oct-2005

Tides is a very easy-to-use tide/current prediction program. It predicts tides and currents using a large database of US and worldwide locations; It graphs its predictions and even animates them! Tides will also create sound files that provides the "sound of the tides". In comparison tests, Tides' predictions are in good to excellent agreement with a sampling of published and on-line tide tables however for complete accuracy you should consult an authorized tide-table.

Google Earth v. 1.0 Beta by Google
Size: 10.07 m Win 2K, Win XP 27-Jul-2005

Google Earth, a 3D interface to the planet powered by Keyhole - Explore, Search and Discover, Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps, and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips. With Google Earth you can fly from space to your neighborhood--just type in an address and zoom right in, search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions, tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings, save and share your searches and favorites and even add your own annotations.
NOTE: Google Earth is a broadband, 3D application that not all computers can run. Windows-based desktop PCs older than four years may not be able to run Google Earth and Windows-based notebook PCs older than two years may not be able to run it.

USAPhotoMaps v. 2.60 by Doug Cox
Size: 314 k Windows 28-Mar-2005

USAPhotoMaps downloads aerial photo and topo map data from Microsoft's free TerraServer Web site, saves it on your hard drive, and creates seamless maps from it. You can - Scroll and zoom, See the latitude/longitude, Add waypoints, routes, and text, Jump to any waypoint or latitude/longitude in the U.S.A.

About Honey Bees v. 1.00 by Albert Needham
Size: 2.4 m Windows 23-Feb-2004

"About Honey Bees" is a free, educational, electronic book about Honey Bees, nicely illustrated with close-up photos. It will tell you all about honey bees, who lives in the beehive and what their duties are, what the hive is made of and looks like inside, what swarming is about, and much more. Great learning tool for adults and children. This is a self executable Windows Program.

Seterra v. 2.7 by Marianne Wartoft
Size: 699 k Windows 12-Dec-2003

Seterra is a challenging, multi-lingual, geography program with 70 different exercises, a colorful and addictive way to learn geography. Learn about countries, capitals, flags and cities all over the world. Examples of exercises: countries in Europe; American states; American state capitals; French cities; cities in Mexico; countries in Asia, and more. Seterra runs in English, German, French, Spanish or Swedish. Each exercise has a high score list to keep track of your progress.

Exploring the Earth v. 2.3 by Jackson and Tull
Size: 4.4 m Win95,Win98,WinNT,MAC 17-Oct-2002

This program uses space images, vocabulary words and geography trivia to teach students about our Earth. The software provides insight into 4 vocabulary subjects; land, water, atmosphere and space. In addition, students can learn about the continents, oceans, chart Antarctic sea ice growth, track a hurricane and see the Sahara's desert growth over a decade.

Exploring the States v. 2.0 by Jackson and Tull
Size: 4.4 m Win95,Win98,WinNT,MAC 17-Oct-2002

Learn to name the states using satellite images and this easy-to-use software program. Exploring the States is a popular and fun way to memorize and test your knowledge on state names and capitals. The satellite images are also used to instruct students on area of estimation. The estimation exercises consist of calculating area and population numbers. A final section is used to teach children to answer questions using compass positions.

Vectis v. 1.0 by Tigereye
Size: 4.1 m Win95,Win98 17-Oct-2002

Vectis is an interactive journey round the Isle of Wight which is a small island in the English Channel off the South coast of England. 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.

Exploring Europe v. 1.0 by Jackson and Tull
Size: 4.4 m Win95,Win98,WinNT,MAC 17-Oct-2002

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 & South America v. 2.0 by Jackson and Tull
Size: 4.4 m Win95,Win98,WinNT,MAC 17-Oct-2002

GeoNet Game v. On Line by Houghton Mifflin Company
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

THE WORLD NEEDS YOUR HELP! The Grunndargh, a group of aliens traveling through our Solar System, have disovered Earth -- and they want to take over! They claim that humans don't know enough about our own planet to run it well. Luckily, the Grunndargh have agreed to a compromise. If enough people prove they know a lot about Earth, the aliens will leave us alone. A galactic mediator named Orbit has offered to help in the dispute. The aliens say we can do a better job with issues such as pollution, trade, immigration, use of natural resources, and conflicts between peoples. They say we don't know enough geography to solve these problems! That's right -- geography! Because geography is more than just knowing the location of places.

European Geograpy Tutor v. 1.0 by AHA! Software Inc.
Size: 445 k Win95,Win98,WinNT 17-Oct-2002

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.

African Geography Tutor v. 1.0 by AHA! Software Inc.
Size: 433 k Win95,Win98,WinNT 17-Oct-2002

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.

States and Capitols v. 1.0 by William Daniels
Size: 36 k Windows 17-Oct-2002

When Kids and Dads get together to make a program to help the kids the result is a neat program that really is useful for KIDS!! This one will make learning all about the States great fun, it will teach you the Capitol of each state as well as its nickname, motto, flower, tree, bird and song. Who says learning has to be boring??

Animal Facts v. On Line by Quia
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Search the Internet to find the answers to the questions about animals! You're given two links to web pages that have lots of interesting information on creatures found in the Animal Kingdom and 10 questions to answer. You can read the questions first and there's guidance on how many words there are in the answer. Five chances to get them all right or you can give up and see the answers.

World Countries v. On Line by Quia
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Four countries to put in order of geograhic size, largest first! Five chances to get it right. There's lots of countries in the world, how many times will you have to play to see them all??

Countries and Capitals of the World v. On Line by Quia
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Play an unusual game of Hangman! Capital Cities are your clues the answeres are their countries. Click the letters to play, guess the answer at any time, or maybe you know the answer straight away :))

Sea and Sky! v. On Line by J.D. Knight
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Welcome to Sea and Sky! Come with us now and explore the splendors of the sea and the wonders of the universe. Seasub Cousteau takes you to explore the fascinating creatures that live in the extreme depths of the ocean where light does not penetrate. Monsters of the Deep is located in the Ocean Realms section of the Sea. Click on the picture of the submarine to start.

United States Geography Tutor v. 1.0 by AHA! Software Inc.
Size: 429 k Win95,Win98,WinNT 17-Oct-2002

Want to brush up on the names and locations of the 48 contiguous states of the USA? This program from the Family Games Web Center will help you. United States Geography Tutor presents a scrolling map of the US along with a list of states; as your mouse pointer passes over the map, the state 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 States mode, you are asked to click a state on the map given its name. In Identify States mode, you are asked to click the name in the list corresponding to the state that is highlighted on the map. Both quizzes run through the entire list of 48 states in random order. A running score is displayed. Any errors are highlighted in the state list for later review.

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