Ready Reference

Ready Reference

Geography and History

Where have we come from?  Where can we go?

 
Australia A - Z
Information about Australian towns, cities and significant sites.
Australian Street Directory
Find a street anywhere in Australia
Biography.com
Search over 25 000 of the greatest lives, past and present.
Britannia.com
British History on the web
EarthRise
Photographs of the earth from space
Flags of the World
Flags from over 200 countries 
The Great Globe Gallery
Extensive collection of different views of the Earth with maps, globes, satellite images, artistic visions, and more, also includes time zones
Maps of Australia and the Pacific
Set of maps produced by the CIA covering Australia, New Zealand, and all the independent countries and dependencies in the Pacific Ocean. 
Mercator Projection of the World
World Outline Map
Nations Online
World Outline Map
Outline Maps
World Countries
PictureAustralia
Search for images of Australia through a database of
the image collections of major Australian institutions
Spartacus Educational
World history on the web
This Day in History
Search dates and events
Travelmate
Plan a trip or calculate the distances between places anywhere in Australia
United Nations CyberSchoolBus
Information about all the countries of the United Nations
WorldAtlas
Maps and activities from around the world perfect for younger students
World FactBook
Information about every country
World Travel Guide
Basic reference information about every country in the world, including area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays
 

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