Map Study Aids

Map Study Aids for HIS Courses

Some good resources for map study include

Serenity Carson, How Geography Affects History
Europe Maps and Pictures (www.euratlas.com/)
worldatlas.com (can be a little difficult to use)
MapsofWar is very good with some animated, historical maps.
The Political World Atlas is pretty easy to use.
The CIA's World Factbook has some standard reference maps available.
A very large collection of historical maps is the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Shock-ing Geography contains historical maps, with interactive quizzes, and generic maps of the different regions of the world.
Test Your Geography Knowledge contains maps of the actual world and its different regions.
FORVM's Maps of the Ancient World
Expedia Maps
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Periodical Historical Atlas: Historical maps of Europe from 001 AD to 1300 AD
Maps.com
The site, Maps in the News, is especially good for contemporary events.
The Map of Russia is useful.
National Geographic's maps are impressive.
Outline Maps