World Maps
If you want to roam
around a country, buy a map in your home country. If possible get one with both
the name of the city in your language, and below it the name of the city in the
local language. You can then point at the city in the natives language. It will
work a lot better than trying to say the word. If you cannot find a map like
this, but the one in your language for reference, but English is always the
best, then when you get to the country buy one in the local language. Better to
have a big map on one page, then an Atlas with a lot of pages. Easier to layout
your trip.
Andy's Favorites
SIMPLE
- Great Reference.: University
of Texas at Austin
Cia Factbook from
Cia.gov Good simple map with facts and data.
Worldatlas.com Quick
Maps - Easy to use and for the novice.
Atlapedia.com
ADVANCED
Geonames.org Researcher and Expert planning maps
PDF - Requires Adobe Acrobat
Download onto a thumb or flash drive...
PDF by CIA - Planning map, - Plan a world trip with this map good
Un.org
United Nations PDF Files
FUN
Distance: This is just too cool. It will tell you the miles between 2
points on the earth. Also tell you the longitude and latitude of your home city
or the one you want to visit. Indo.com/distance/
Tropics,
What is tropical or where is the beach?
Nationalgeographic.com I use this more when I have time.
World66.com/myworld66/visitedCountries Make a map of countries you have
visited.
Andy on Essential Knowledge of World Maps
Maps are the core of travel, you need a map.
If you wish to learn where all maps start the United States Government
creates maps, then most of the world copies from them.
Agiweb.org
To buy a CD Rom for the world
Agiweb.org This site is where you
start to learn,
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency of the United States -
Cia.gov
--- Large University Libraries may be able to explain.
CIA Factbook Downloads
Cia.gov
USA
Mapquest.com