REFERENCE
Almanacs
- Reference books with useful and interesting
facts relating to countries, sports, entertainment, and more.
Infoplease:
All the Knowledge You Need - An all-in-one encyclopedia,
almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and biography reference!
(http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html)
Guinness
World Records - The global leader in world records.
(http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/)
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Dictionaries
Dictionary.com - Provides information from a number
or respected dictionaries. (http://dictionary.reference.com/)
Merriam-Webster
Online - Find an online dictionary, thesaurus,
audio pronunciations, word games, and more language resources.
(http://www.m-w.com/)
OneLook
Reverse Dictionary - Describe a concept and find
a list of words and phrases that fit the concept. (http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml)
RhymeZone
- Type in a word to find words it rhymes with,
synonyms, antonyms, definitions, and more" (http://www.rhymezone.com/)
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Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia.com
- Provides users with articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia,
Sixth Edition, enhanced with links to newspaper and magazine
articles as well as pictures and maps. (http://www.encyclopedia.com/)
Wikipedia
- This reference website can be written or edited by anyone
with access to the internet! It should not be considered the
definitive source for information but a great place to start.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Maps
and Atlases
Atlapedia
Online - Contains
full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts
and statistics on countries of the world. (http://www.atlapedia.com/)
The
World Factbook - Lists population, government,
military, and economic information for nations
recognized by the United States. (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/)
MapQuest -
Find driving directions and maps for driving. (http://www.mapquest.com/)
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Quotations
Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations - One of the best-known sources
for quotations; searchable by key word and by author. (http://www.bartleby.com/100/)
The
Quotations Page - Contains over 26,000 quotations
online searchable by author or subject. (http://www.quotationspage.com/)
Quoteland.com
- "Quotations on every topic, by every author, and in every
fashion possible" (http://www.quoteland.com/)
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