Channel 4 Learning
4 Learning: Geography Essentials, Weather Around the World
This resource offers in-depth information on weather and different types of climate including desert, tropical rain forests, and more. Also provides worksheets (Word documents) and images relating to weather.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: New Zealand
Explore the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of New Zealand on this site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Australia
The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Australia can be found on this website.
Other
Worldbiomes.com: Grassland Biome
Directed toward elementary students, this site provides an overview of the grassland biome. Included are the prairies, steppe, and savanna, links to related biome web sites, world map of biomes, and photographs of the grassland biome.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: China Through Mapping
For this lesson, Mimi Norton integrates world geography with the study of Chinese culture and history by engaging her young students in a variety of activities to locate natural and human-made landmarks on maps of China. To build...
US Geological Survey
Us Geological Survey: Glaciers and Ice Caps: Storehouses of Fresh Water
Locate glaciers and ice caps on a world map at this USGS site. Read about the formation of galciers and other interesting facts. Learn about the effects glaciers have on the landscape, and of their importance for our fresh water supplies.
Quia
Quia: World Capitals Matching
Use this website to practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country.
Quia
Quia: World Capitals Concentration
Use this website to practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country in a concentration game type format.
Quia
Quia: World Capitals Word Search
Practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country in a word-search format.
Quia
Quia: World Capitals
Use this website to practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country in a flashcard type format.
National Geographic
National Geographic: To Build an Island
"This lesson gives students a basic overview of the geography of islands. They learn where islands are located throughout the world and will study two very different island groups (the Philippines and the British Isles) to illustrate the...
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Chile Expedition
Thorough, informative site about the country of Chile. Besides factual information, this location also features a journal and photographs of the "World of Wonders" expedition.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Toad Hop
Toad Hop is a multiplayer geography game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race against each other while matching countries and capitals!
Arcademics
Arcademics: Penguin Hop
Penguin Hop is a multiplayer geography game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race against each other while matching states and capitals!
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Geo Game
Test your knowledge of capitals around the world. Play this game to see if you can identify 10 different capitals. Then read other information pertaining to that city.
Other
Gapminder: Dollar Street
In this collection of 30,000 photos from 46 countries, students will be assess "how people really live" around the world. Students can compare bathrooms, toys, and more. Students will explore different cultures, economics, geography,...
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Nepal
Nepal lies between China and India in South Asia. The country is slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Nepal has the greatest altitude change of any location on Earth. The lowlands are at sea level and the mountains of the...
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Argentina Expedition
Thorough, informative site about the country of Argentina. Besides factual information, this location also features a journal and photographs of the "World of Wonders" expedition.
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Patagonia
Thorough, informative site about the region of Patagonia. Besides factual information, this location also features a journal and photographs of the "World of Wonders" expedition.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Couriers in the Inca Empire
Students will discover who the Inca were, where they lived, and how they communicated across the vast stretches of their mountain realm, the largest empire of the pre-industrial world through a variety of activities.
Read Works
Read Works: A Rally Against Poverty
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes a world-wide social movement called "Make Poverty History," an idea that Nelson Mandela helped promote at an international meeting. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece...
Read Works
Read Works: Water Worries
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the world-wide shortage of clean drinking water and ways to conserve water. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
OneWorld UK
One World: Tiki the Penguin: Mountains and Ice
A personal account of a trek up a mountain in Peru and a visit to some Inca ruins. Includes a slideshow of the places visited.
PBS
Pbs Nova Online: Lost at Sea the Search for Longitude
"The quest for a reliable method to find your way at sea was one of the thorniest problems of the 1700s." Find out about the search for longitude at this NOVA site. Includes interactive Shockwave game, learning activities and more.
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