Here you will find a collection of maps of Afghanistan from the Perry-Castaneda Collection. There are political maps, relief maps, cultural maps, historical maps, and links to maps on other sites.
Here you will find state and city maps (including outline and topographical maps) of Alabama. Also includes historical maps and maps of Alabama's National Parks.
The University of Texas at Austin provides an extensive collection of maps relating to Canada. Links are given for maps of Canada on many other web sites.
Click on these maps of Central African Republic to see a political map, relief map, and a small, clear map. Find the major cities, highways, and neigboring countries. From the Perry Castaneda Collection. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).
Features a vast collection of a variety of different maps all representing the state of Colorado. View state maps, city maps, historical maps, National Park maps, and more.
Includes two maps of the state as well as several topographic maps of cities in Connecticut and one historic map of New Haven in 1920.
Excellent series of maps from University of Texas at Austin - Provides political and shaded relief maps of France and a multitude of historical maps and maps of overseas territories overseas. Also includes maps of several large cities.
This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a clear and concise presentation of French adjectives that precede the noun (bon, beau, vieux, etc.) Helpful acronym for remembering - Beauty, Age, Numbers, Goodness, and Size (BANGS). Site has short, easy to use written and listening comprehension exercises.
Fantastic, comprehensive site organized into 13 chapters. Each chapter contains vocabulary, grammar, video clips with interviews and dialogues, written exercises linking to French magazines and periodicals. Also pertinent cultural information, presented via video, using the target language. Great for lesson plans; each "Chapter," provides in-depth language skill building and opportunities for interaction.
This concise overview of French nouns inncludes a general definition, examples of gender and number, count vs. mass and common vs. proper.
Concise introduction to French Adjectives. Defines adjectives in general and describes agreement and placement of adjectives in French. Has good examples, and contrasts with adverbs.
Very useful intro to adverbs in general - defines adverbs, contrasts with adjectives, explains how to form in French.
Brief yet thorough explanation of conjunctions - both coordinating and subordinate. Lists, defines and gives examples.
Concise overview of French determiners. Includes definite, indefinite, and partitive articles, as well as demonstrative (ce,cet,cette, ces)and possessive(mon, ma, mes)determiners. A great introduction to the grammatical concept.
Basic introduction to the formation of the negative in French. The site has good examples of different constructions (ne pas, jamais, rien etc.)
Brief intro to French Prepositions - Compares to English to highlight differences (with examples).
Wonderful overview of French pronouns. Defines and describes (with excellent examples) all the different kinds of pronouns. Very clear and easy to understand.
Excellent overview of French verbs! Defines a verb, introduces the concepts of infinitives, conjugations (with sample), common auxiliaries and modals, transitive vs. intransitive and the formation of present and past participles - all in a clean, easy to understand one-page format.
Comprehensive grammar site by the University of Texas - entertaining yet very detailed. Has audio, downloadable mp3's, interactive quizzes-everything you could want to enhance understanding of the French language. Can be utilized by students at a variety of levels of language competence. Uses popups. Requires Adobe Flash.
This is a complete glossary of cartographic terms pertaining to maps of the United States.