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Alaska
Dept.of Tourism-Student Guide
Everything you always wanted to know about Alaska . . . and more!
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/tourism/student.htm
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Amazon
Interactive
Play online games and activities...run
a community-based ecotourism project along the Río Napo. Learn
about the Quichua and the South American rainforest they call home.
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
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Arctic Environmental
Observatory
For information on the Arctic Environmental
Observatory and research in the Bering Strait, check out:
http://arctic.bio.utk.edu/AEO/index.html
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Antarctic
Food Pyramid
The students will learn the importance of the
food chain's survival, to protect animals from extinction, through a
song.
http://coe.west.asu.edu/explorer/seeds/team3/ANFOPY.htm
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Caprock
Canyons State Park
Caprock Canyons State Park, 100 miles southeast
of Amarillo in Briscoe County, was opened in 1982.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/caprock/caprock.htm
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Festivals.com - Celebrating
the World of Festivals
Celebrate the World of Festivals!
http://www.festivals.com/
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Fun
School Geography Games
Nestled among dozens of educational games for
upper elementary students are five geography games. On this page, you'll
find Capital Field Trip, Capitals, Flag Flags, Where in the World Is?
and U.S. State Detective ("Where is Illinois? No, that's Wisconsin.")
Fourth, fifth and sixth grades can race against the clock, as they learn
the capitals, flags, countries and states. Younger kids can select the
first or second grade category to play Geography Jumble where they can
rearrange the virtual alphabet magnets to spell geography-related words.
http://www.funschool.com/games.php?section=g6
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Geo
Bee Challenge
"Come on out and play in the new GeoBee
Quiz! Show your geography smarts right here online. Each day we'll post
five new questions from the National Geographic Bee. Some of the questions
are real stumpers, but it's okay if you miss a few you can play as often
as you like." To visit the rest of National Geographic for Kids,
look for the small "KIDS" link in the top
left-hand corner.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
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Grand
Portage State Park
Torrents of wild water plummet 120 feet
over the High Falls down to the Pigeon River in this park on the U.S.
- Canadian border.
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/parks_and_recreation/state_parks/grand_portage/index.html
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Harriman
Expedition
Instructed by his doctor to take a
vacation, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman described his Alaska outing
"as a summer cruise for the pleasure and recreation of my family
and a few friends".
http://www.ak-geo-alliance.org/Harriman.html
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Interactive Field
Trip to Alaska
The story for this electronic field trip is built
around the theme of man's ability and need to carve out a "niche"
for himself in the world around him
http://newmedia.scetv.org/fieldtrip
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Introduction
to the Islands - St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent
state with a stable, democratic government. Formerly part of the British
colony of the Windward Islands from 1871 to 1969, it became a British
Associated State for 10 years prior to full independence in 1979. The
governmental system is based on the British system. English, with a
unique Vincentian / British accent is spoken throughout the islands.
http://www.scubasvg.com/islands/islandsintro.html
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Juan Tejeda,
Conjunto Musician
Conjuto music has a complete record industry,
a growing number of radio stations, and supports hundred of full time
musicians. Yet this truly original music remains a secret to most of
the world. Learn more about it and from a top musician.
http://www-class.unl.edu/adrp/tejeda/index.html
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Learn
more about our Aborignal friends from Australia
Would you like to experience the Dreaming though
artist's eyes? Are you interested in Indigenous current affairs? Or
maybe you would like to travel the rich land that is home to one of
the oldest living cultures? Wherever your interest lies, this section
presents you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and broaden your
horizons.
http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com/culture/home.cfm
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Lewis
& Clark @ nationalgeographic.com
Take a trip with Lewis and Clark
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisclark/index.html
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Library
of Congress-Country Studies
This website contains the on-line versions of
books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division
of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
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Los
Dias De Los Muertos (Days of the Dead)
Every autumn Monarch Butterflies, which have summered
up north in the United States and Canada, return to Mexico for the winter
protection of the oyamel fir trees. The locale inhabitants welcome back
the returning butterflies, which they believe bear the spirits of their
departed. The spirits to be honored during Los Dias de los Muertos.
http://www.holidays.net/halloween/muertos.htm
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Lucía
Chiriboga-Tenguel, the Size of Time
This story takes place in a gigantic piece of real estate of over 70,000
hectares, which extends itself from the Pacific coast up to the edge
of the Andean mountain range, at an altitude of 4,000 meters.
http://zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/chiriboga/default.html
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Map Machine
National Geographic's Map Page
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
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Maruch
Sántiz Gómez
My interest in starting the Chiapas Photography Project in 1992 was
-and remains- to offer indigenous people access to the tools and materials
of photography, to help them develop skills in camera use and darkroom
procedures and to encourage the use of photography for their own purposes.
http://zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/maruch/index.html
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Mexico
Splendors of Thirty Centuries
This is the on-line presentation of a photo-and-text
panel exhibit in 24 panels, based on the great traveling exhibition,
Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries.
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/splendors/
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National Atlas
The National Atlas of Canada is responsible for the development and
maintenance of an authoritative synthesis of the geography of Canada.
Products, in both digital and conventional form, include base maps,
and thematic maps that reflect the social, economic, environmental and
cultural fabric of Canada. Customized map services are also provided.
http://atlas.gc.ca/english/
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National
Geographic Online
Explore the World of National
Geographic Online:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
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Odyssey Home
Want to discover new places? Join
millions of others for this online field trip!
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/index.html
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Oklahoma Travel Guide
This is the first stop in your upcoming tour of
Oklahoma. By clicking through these pages, any visitor can plan a successful,
enriching, fun and memorable vacation in the Sooner State. Here, you
can take a virtual visit to Oklahoma, finding the best places to visit,
sleep over or have dinner. Let your mouse roam to the menu below, and
discover Oklahoma.
http://www.travelok.com/
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On-Line Adventure-The
Conquistadors
Retrace the adventures of Spanish Conquistadors
five hundred years after they traveled to the Americas in search of
fame and fortune -- initiating a centuries-long era of imperialism and
launching a debate about human rights that continues to this day.
http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/
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Postcard
Geography
This is a class to class exchange of postcards
(snail mail or electronic). This project creates opportunity to foster
global friendships and can be a gateway to class to class exchanges
of all kinds. This is the tenth year this project has been conducted.
It is well established and provides an excellent "entry level"
project for teachers and classes new to the internet.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/leni1.html
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Quia's
Top Twenty Geography Activities
Quia is a subscription site with tools for
creating interactive games and learning activities such as concentration
puzzles, quizzes, flash cards, and word searches. Although it costs
to create the activities, playing them is free. This page lists the
twenty most popular Quia geography quizzes and activities. Topics include
U.S. State Capitals, European Countries/Capitals, World Currencies,
and Capitals of Spanish Speaking Countries.
http://www.quia.com/dir/geo/
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SLMS
- Antarctic WebQuest
Antarctica. A cold and inhospitable place. A desert covered by ice nearly
two miles thick in some inland areas. Bitter cold winds, with gust over
100 mph, freeze the continent solid. Too cold for most animals to live,
yet along the coast the seas surrounding Antarctica are teaming with
life. Penguins, seals, krill, and killer whales all coexist within this
exotic and alien world.
http://www.monterey.k12.ca.us/~snlornzo/quests/antarctica.html
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St. Roch II Voyage of Rediscovery
School has been in session in Canada's
Arctic for the past couple of weeks and now Canada's southern schools
are in session too. It is hoped that the "Learn On Board / Apprenez
à bord" program will become an exciting part of your students'
day during the weeks to come.
http://www.stroch.org/
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Star
Journey
National Geographic Star Chart: Scan summer skies with our map of the
heavens
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/stars/chart/index.html
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The Rain
Forest - Index
Hi! Welcome to our web site. The rainforest
is full of life. It is also one of the most important environments in
the world. About 75% of the world's animals and plants live there. This
makes it even more important. If the rainforest was cut down, well,
say goodbye to half our resources.
http://tqjunior.advanced.org/5393/index.html
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The
Pipestone Petroglyphs
Pipestone National Monument, bordering the town of Pipestone in southwestern
Minnesota, preserves and interprets the historic catlinite quarries
which, for hundreds of years, served as the source of a soft red claystone
that Native Americans carved into pipes and other objects. These famous
quarries have often been described in travelers' accounts since 1832,
when they were first known to have been visited by non-Native Americans
(Prescott 1852; Parker 1966).
http://www.tcinternet.net/users/cbailey/PipeTom.html
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24
Hour Museum
The 24 Hour Museum is the UK gateway to museums,
galleries and heritage attractions. It is quality controlled which means
that only museums and galleries registered with the Museums & Galleries
Commission, or non profit-making galleries, historic houses and heritage
attractions are included on this site.
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/trail_fr.htm
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U.N Cyber
School Bus
Compare data for all U.N. Member States,
up to 28 statistics at a time! Find out anything from capital cities
to rainfall to current number of women in parliament.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/res.html
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Voyage to Hawaii
Long before European explorers sailed to
Hawaii the natives of Hawaii were already sailing the high seas. Not
only did they have the knowledge of how to sail and navigate between
the Hawaian islands, but between other islands in the Pacific Ocean
as far away as New Zealand as well. And they could do this without the
aid of compasses, maps, or the ability to write. These native islanders
had a deep understanding of the way the ocean currents and the stars
moved and they used this knowledge to find their way across a vast ocean.
Come explore with us as we learn how they did it.
http://www.niti.net/hawaii/hawaii.html
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Walkin' Jim Stoltz
Jim Stoltz, known far and wide as Walkin' Jim,
sings his songs with a definite sense of having been there. Indeed,
he has. It all began innocently enough, walking the Appalachian Trail
from Georgia to Maine. That was in 1974. After a year and a half spent
walking from the Atlantic to the Pacific, folks just naturally started
referring to him as "Walkin' Jim."
http://www.walkinjim.com/index.html
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Where
Is That?
"The game where your mind is your map."
Choose from seven maps and five levels of difficulty. Level one starts
with multiple choice questions ("Is this France, Russia or Germany?")
Level five means spelling the country or state AND its capital city.
Want to play against a buddy? Hats off to Funbrain for including a two-player
version, where each player can choose his own level of difficulty. And
this marvelous game is Java-free, so it's compatible with older browsers
and WebTV.
http://www.funbrain.com/where/
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Where
In The World?
Start your geography lesson by choosing a region
of the world, and studying the interactive maps which name each country
as your mouse passes over it. When you're ready for the games, each
region has three to choose from: Find Game ("Where is Finland?"),
Quiz Game ("This country is famous for its clocks.") or Word
Game (a hangman-like word guessing game). My favorite click is Quiz
Game; but remember you must choose a region before you'll see the game
choices.
http://users.bigpond.net.au/gradley/index.html
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Why
is My Loyalty Questioned?
"Why is My Loyalty Questioned?" has
been asked by people different times during America's history. They're
surprised that others might wonder if they are loyal to the country
that they choose to live in and have always loved and supported. After
the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, Japanese Americans were
discriminated against as they were put into relocation camps simply
because of the ethnic background. Later, they proved their loyalty by
volunteering to defend America, the very country that mistreated them.
http://surfsafely.com/
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Xpeditions
It is my pleasure to present Xpeditions to the
teachers, students, and families, studying geography worldwide on the
Web. National Geographic has a long history of bringing the world into
our living rooms using images, text, and television specials. We are
delighted to continue providing access to the world, and everything
in it, over the Internet.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is America's
first and foremost National Park. Established in 1872 by the United
States Congress "for the preservation of" its many wonders
and "for the enjoyment of the people," and now encompassing
2.2 million acres, Yellowstone is a treasure.
http://www.yellowstone.net/
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Yukon
Beringia Interpretive Centre
Welcome to the Yukon Beringia Interpretive
Centre. You are about to embark on a prehistoric journey, a voyage into
the past when woolly mammoths and scimitar cats used to roam Beringia.
These large mammals of an age long ago are recalled in the First Nations
legends of monsters and the creation of the world from a flooded land.
http://www.beringia.com/
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Yukon
Native Language Centre
The Yukon Native Language Centre is a training
and research facility which provides a range of linguistic and educational
services to Yukon First Nations and to the general public. It is located
in the Commons wing of Yukon College, Ayamdigut Campus, Whitehorse,
Canada. The Centre is administered by the Council of Yukon First Nations
with funds provided by the Government of Yukon.
http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/ynlc/
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Yukon Quest
Educational Activities
The 2001 Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race will begin
February 11 in Whitehorse, YT. The fastest racers will probably finish
about 10 days later in Fairbanks, AK. Yukon Quest teacher resources
and educational activities (for students of many ages) can be found.
http://home.gci.net/~deewilcox/index.html
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