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Maps and Flags of the World The World Gazetteer 
* current population figures for cities, towns and places of all countries 
* largest cities of the world
* images of national flags
Altapedia
contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
View above Earth Outline Maps
Fun with maps
(coloring project)
Betsy Ross Homepage

How to Cut a 5-Pointed Star in One Snip
Get your scissors and a piece of paper! Look here to learn how five-pointed stars are cut. 
More maps amd flags of the world
Nation Master
http://www.nationmaster.com/

The Nation Master is an excellent resource for finding out any number of current details about just about any country in the world. For easy 
reference, the main Web page features the most frequently requested stats, such as televisions and military expenditures per capita. Nation Master also allows visitors the option of creating their own graphs in order to effectively compare different nations. The site also has links to national profiles. Additionally, the site has a search engine, and a place where visitors can read short facts on the different countries. Apart from being interesting to browse through, the site will be helpful for students looking for basic statistics on the world's different countries.

The American Flag:
  • is a symbol for our country and the people who live in our country.
  • is known by some nicknames such as Old Glory, Stars and Stripes,  Star-Spangled Banner

  • has 50 stars representing our 50 states and 13 stripes representing the first 13 colonies. When the United States first became a country there were 13 states. 
  • has several rules:
    • Fly the flag at every school. 
    • Fold the flag in a triangle shape to store it. 
    • Keep the flag from touching the ground.
    • Take the flag down in bad weather.
Go to the Flag Factory to make a flag!
See also
Geography Page


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