GENERAL HISTORY RESOURCES:
Facing History Our mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry.
By studying the historical development of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide, students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives.
GENERAL GEOGRAPHY RESOURCES:
This is a very extensive collection of maps: http://www.davidrumsey.com/
http://online.seterra.net/ "Users can test their knowledge of countries, states, provinces, rivers, lakes, and cities through interactive quizzes, all of which are browsable by continent. Once visitors select a quiz, they will be asked to locate an item (e.g. state, river, city) on a blank map. When users click on the incorrect area, the correct name for that region will be shown - allowing users to learn as they go. Each attempt to fill out a map is timed and graded for accuracy."
http://thetruesize.com An Interesting interactive map of the world. You can move any country
around to show its size relative to other countries or itself at the equator.
The History Faculty - Free video podcasts by professional historians on key historical periods and questions.
Macrohistory and World Report - Trends across the ages, empirical history with maps, book summaries, country profiles, and a timeline from 60,000 BCE to selected news items one or two days old.
1,200 free online courses from top universities : scroll down to the Geography Courses section
Must-Read articles from 2015, by Springer