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United States -- Geography

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View Resource Bureau of Land Management: Public Land Statistics

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages over 264 million acres of public land, most of which is located in the western United States. The BLM works diligently to get information on these lands out to a variety of stakeholders, including other government agencies, private landowners, and other organizations. This website brings together the BLM's formal land statistics and reports. Visitors can...

https://www.blm.gov/about/data/public-land-statistics
View Resource Cartographic Boundary Files

The Cartographic Boundary Files Web site from the US Census Bureau contains "generalized extracts from the Census Bureau's TIGER geographic database for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS) or similar mapping systems." The files are mainly from the 2000 census and contain such things as Congressional Districts, School Districts, Urbanized Areas, and more. The Descriptions and Metadata link...

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography.html
View Resource Highpointers.org

Highpointers.org offers information on the highest mountain peaks in each state, Puerto Rico, and Washington DC. Data includes the name and height of the mountain and additional climbing information such as the vertical climb in feet. Clicking on the individual states brings up other information about the peak and any available pictures. Although created for mountain climbers, other non-climbers...

https://highpointers.org/us-highpoint-guide/
View Resource Test Your Geography Knowledge

Provided by Web site creator Lyndsey Mania and Lizardpoint.com, the Test Your Geography Knowledge interactive quiz gives students a fun way to learn geography. Users choose a region of the world; click on the state, country, ocean, or other feature requested; and are told whether they’re right or wrong and their total score. A simple yet effective learning tool for kids.

https://lizardpoint.com/geography/index.php