This page lists a selection of sites of interest to the geography-inclined Civilization II fan. On the left you'll find sites related to Civilization II. On the right you'll find Civilization II map making resources and other geography-related sites. Each of the categories is ordered alphabetically. Some particular favourites of mine are marked up like this.
Civilization 2
- Apolyton Civilization Site
- The oldest, active Civilization community
- Civilization Fanatics' Center
- The largest Civilization community
Utilities
- Carl's Scenarios for Civilization II
- Scenarios and scenario making help and tools
- CivMapGen Homepage
- Home of the ultimate Civ2 map generator
Scenarios
- Catfish's Cave
- Superb graphics and guides for Test of Time
- The Cradle of Civilization
- Civilization II: Test of Time guides and downloads
- Scenario League
- Civ2 scenarios. Also see their forum on CFC.
- Tecumseh's Village
- Test of Time scenarios by techumseh
Map Resources
- Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
- 20th century overview and map links
- Map History / History of Cartography
- Map history and cartography web portal
Interactive Maps
- Google Maps
- Bing Maps
- Interactive world map and directions
- Earth and Moon Viewer
- Customizable maps of the Earth and the Moon
- Mapping History
- Animated historical atlas
- National Geographic Maps
- Interactive access to part of National Geographic's atlas and map collection.
- National Geographic MapMaker Interactive
- World map customizable with markers, drawing tools and themes such as elevation, population density, climate and land cover.
- WWF WildFinder
- Interactive map showing the world's biomes, ecoregions and information about animal species.
Map Collections
- CIA - The World Factbook
- Extensive political, geographical and statistical data
- Global Land Cover Characterization
- World land cover maps and information
- GLOBE Project
- World elevation data
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
- Map collection of the University of Texas
Satellite Imagery
- NASA Earth Observatory
- Land, ocean and atmosphere data and animations
- NASA's Visible Earth
- Large collection of satellite images
Antique Maps
- Cartographic Images
- Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance maps
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Antique map collection with complicated navigation
- Library of Congress Map Collections
- Historical thematic maps of the U.S. and the rest of the world
- The Yale Map Collection
- Online collection of antique maps and globes
Science
- Map Projections
- Introduction to cartography and map projections
- Picture Gallery of Map Projections
- What do map projections look like?
- This Dynamic Earth
- The story of plate tectonics
- This Dynamic Planet
- World map with geophysical data