World Maps
The Digital Atlas Project is a freely-available online atlas targeted to students and teachers from around the globe, searching for up-to-date world and regional maps, data, and visualizations for learning geography.
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Though I'm not a fan of the name "3rd World Farmer", this is an excellent simulation for creating empathy for and understanding of the difficulties faced by subsistence farmers the world over. My students love it and come to appreciate how difficult life is for many.
These political, physical, and demographic maps, videos and visualizations will assist you with classroom work, remote learning, doing homework, completing projects, and preparing lessons. The resources on these pages cover many of the curriculum elements for middle years and high school in Canada and the United States, Key Stages 2 and 3 in England, Wales, and Scotland, as well as GCSE, IGCSE, A level, AP, and IB Diploma students around the world.
Become a contributor! Students and teachers pour over thousands of websites, maps, and geography resources every day. If you find a public or creative commons map, diagram, or graphic that would help build a more complete online atlas, then please forward the link to the Digital Atlas Project Team.
Scroll down for more maps, data and visualizations and visit our World Regions and Canada pages. Themes and GeoSkills are gradually being added to, so have a look!
World Map with Subdivisions
(DeviantArt)
Blank Maps of the World (and just about everywhere within it!)
Wikipedia:Blank Maps
3D Paper Globes from 3D Geography
Free High Resolution Political and Physical Maps and data of the World supplied by ShadedRelief.com
Equal Earth Topographic and Environments
19268 × 10630 pixels - 33mb
French & Aus versions + AI files are also available
Equal Earth Political Map
19250 × 10150 pixels - 25mb
Multiple languages + AI files are also available
Large "Wall" Map
17,010 x 9,720 pixels - 34mb
Contiguous United States in Relief
15755 × 10507 pixels - 36mb
plus AI files
Global Overview
What are continents? (3:49)
How many countries are there? (5:25)
WEForum: What are the 10 biggest global challenges?
What are the universal human rights? (TED-Ed: 4:46)
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times (34:09) | UN SDGs Website
Decolonial Atlas - Maps by topic and region of the world.
World Atlas of Global Issues from SciencesPo, Paris
Timelapse
(Time and Google)
Google Earth Engine - Timelapse
ResourceWatch (WRI)
NASA Earth Observations – Global maps available as JPEG, GeoTIFF, CSV and KML files
Earth – Natural Land Cover
Global GeoHazards
Also see: Plate Tectonics, Geo-Hazards: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis and Climate Hazards →
Latest Volcanoes - Smithsonian
World Air Quality Index
NOAA GeoHazards Map of Tsunamis, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
At first, it shows everything. But use the Search buttons to restrict by date and severity.
Carbon Brief - Mapping Events attributable to climate change
Also found under Effects of Climate Change in Global Climate Change
Aqueduct Water Stress Atlas
also Country Rankings (WRI)
Natural Hazards Image Database (NOAA)
The Physical World
World Biomes
Tropical Cyclone / Hurricane Tracks
NASA EO Global Maps
WRI Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas | Country Rankings
Demographics
Also see: Demographics, Geopolitics, Globalization, Resources
Tourism and Urbanization and Megacities →
Population 2018 WorldMapper
Current World Population by Country (PopulationPyramids)
Gapminder.org
Our World in Data
Religion: Dominant Religion in each Country (Wiki)
Subnational HDI
Population Growth | Map
Full Article with charts
from Our World in Data
SDG Tracker | UNDP Site
Languages (Ethnologue)
World Languages
(MapsofWorld)
A World of Languages (VisualCapitalist)
Ten most spoken languages in the World
Migration and Refugees
Ecological Footprint
Global Footprint Network | Wiki
Footprint Calculator
COVID-19 Data
Urban Population Data
→ search and download to spreadsheet
Bright Lights, Big Cities
Interactive urbanization map from the Economist
UN Urbanization Maps
World's Largest Cities
Visualizations
Windy.com
Simply the best visual weather website (and iOS/Android app)
Population
What's my place in the world population?
Refugees
Mapmerizer - Two Cities Side-by-Side
Urban Footprints | Source
City Comparisons
Treepedia - Canopy Cover in Cities
NASA Earth Observatory
Image of the Day
Flag Map of the World
Visual Capitalist: The $88 Trillion World Economy