Reference sources

Wikipedia is probably the worlds largest online compendium of all kinds of information.

Dictionaries and other language references - use these dictionaries to help check on words:

    Merriam-Webster dictionary

    The Urban Dictionary - check words you may not find in the ordinary reference dictionaries.

    Word reference will provide an online translation of words into various languages 

    Online dictionary

    Thesaurus

    Synonyms and Antonyms

Maps and driving directions:

    Bing maps look at places virtually anywhere from a variety of perspectives 

    Google maps is another program to use to view places with a variety of perspectives 

    Map Quest provides help with driving directions - 

Search by description or key word:

    Google is the largest and most comprehensive search engine to find anything on the internet 

    Bing is the Microsoft version of Google  

    Yahoo is yet another internet search engine

Countries of the World find information about countries around the world, including population, holidays, history, etc.