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Britannica High School
Digital Encyclopedia - includes articles on many topics! -- (Blue tabs at top of page reduce number of available articles -- 3=high school, 2=middle school)
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CIA World Factbook
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One of the most reliable sites for basic facts, figures, and comparisons between countries.
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BBC News Country Profiles
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Similar to CIA World Factbook but published by the BBC.
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NationMaster
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Compiles data from sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN and OECD, and makes it easy to compare data from one country to another.
Additional Resources
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Google Maps
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Quick easy way to locate countries & cities around the world. Switch from street view to satellite to get idea about population centers and landscape
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Google Earth
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Get a birdseye, and 360 view with photographs and other magical abilities of any location in the world
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U.S. Department of State
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Up-to-date overview of every country with information about travel, visas, threat warnings, etc.
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InfoPlease Countries Index
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"Infoplease is a reference and learning site, combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several almanacs loaded with facts."
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Culture Crossing
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A guide to cross-cultural etiquette, communication, and understanding
Citation Support & Instructions
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Noodle Tools
Use NoodleTools to create citations simply and easily.
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Proper citations in a presentation
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Examples of some possible ways teachers may require or accept citations as part of a slideshow type presentation.
This is not an all inclusive list of potential options. Always refer to specific teacher instructions when available.