40 Maps that Explain the World

The Washington Post.com has an amazing article that contains 40 incredible maps that could be very helpful to students.  To see the article and all the maps click HERE!

Here are a couple of my favorites...

Where the world's people live, by economic status

 How humans spread across the world

When the Mongols took over the known world

How countries compare on economic inequality

Where the world's 30 million slaves live

North America's languages, before colonialism

Starbucks and McDonalds Map

To get a better look at this map click HERE!

I found this map on the Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance website.
The Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance (RIGEA) was established in 1991 to increase and improve the teaching of geography in Rhode Island schools.  Its membership consists of K-12 teachers, but membership is open to everyone.  RIGEA is supported by money raised in Rhode Island and through grants from the National Geographic Education Foundation.  The Alliance is part of a network initiated by the National Geographic Society, which now includes all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada.

Education Levels Around the World