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The History Cat

The History Cat: Geography: Places: Amazing Amazon

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the rich flora and fauna of the Amazon rainforest and the characteristics of the different layers of vegetation from the forest floor up to the canopy.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Geography: People: A Tale of Two Koreas

For Students 4th - 8th
Compares what life is like in North Korea to life in South Korea.
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Worldbiomes.com: Tundra Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Directed toward elementary students, this site provides an overview of the tundra biome. Included are the arctic vs. alpine tundras, links to related biome web sites, world map of biomes, and photographs of the tundra biome.
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Worldbiomes.com: Desert Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Directed toward elementary students, this site provides an overview of the desert biome. Included are the many kinds of deserts, links to related biome web sites, world map of biomes, and photographs of the desert biome.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: World Deserts

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about the geography of the world's deserts such as the Sahara, Arabian, Gobi, and Mohave on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: World Lakes

For Students 1st - 9th
On this site investigate the geography of the world's lakes such as Baikal, the Great Lakes, and the Caspian Sea.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: World Rivers

For Students 1st - 9th
Study the world rivers like the Nile, Amazon, Yangtze, Mississippi, Lena, Yellow, and Congo Rivers on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: United States Geography for Kids: New Hampshire

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn facts and geography about the state of New Hampshire including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Oceans

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about the world's five great oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic on this site.
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Kids World Travel Guide: Continent Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides interesting and fun facts on the continents of the world.
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Kids World Travel Guide: Argentina

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here are some interesting Argentina facts which were chosen and researched by kids, especially for kids. Includes history, maps, geography, attractions, animals, people, language, and food.
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Kids World Travel Guide: Australia

For Students 1st - 8th
Here are some interesting Argentina facts which were chosen and researched by kids, especially for kids. Includes history, maps, geography, attractions, animals, people, language, and food.
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Quia

Quia: Geography World: Earth's Surface Matching Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Match the vocabulary term with the definition to reinforce and practice your vocabulary terms. View the list of terms before beginning to become familiar with the words and improve your score. Users must enable JavaScript.
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The Museum of the World

For Students 3rd - 6th
Students can explore this iconic museum with exhibits dedicated to everything from Egyptian mummies to the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Geostories: The Geography of Jazz

For Students 5th - 9th
Explore this Geostory as it traces the roots of jazz from its humble beginnings in the southern United States to becoming one of the most widely recognized musical styles in the world.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Real World Investigation: Elevation Changes [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math and geography are the focus of this internet investigation. Learners must plan a road trip to several cities and plot the elevations of those cities using a line graph. Acrobat Reader required.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Practice Geography Answers: World Currencies

For Students 1st - 9th
This site contains answers to a quiz about world currencies.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Global Knowledge Where in the World Am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the division of the hemispheres, northern and southern, and eastern and western. The Equator and Prime Meridian are defined, as well as latitude and longitude. Students are given...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Comparing Education Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about Ken and Joab, two boys who are starting first grade. Ken attends school in Japan, while Joab lives in Kenya. Students compare and contrast the circumstances surrounding the two boys' experiences at school.
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Boggle's World Esl: Word Searches

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of more than 40 printable word search activities designed for ESL students. Searches are organized by level of difficulty (easy, intermediate to difficult) and cover a wide variety of themes, e.g., colors, verbs, the five...
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Quia

Quia: Geography World: Earth's Surface

For Students 3rd - 8th
Wonderful crossword puzzle containing clues about various landforms. After finishing the puzzle, a new puzzle will appear introducing some new clues.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Geography: People: San Bushmen of the Kalahari

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the way of life of the Bushmen or Khoi and the threats they face to their traditional way of life.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Geography: People: Taureg Nomads of the Sahara

For Students 4th - 8th
Read about the characteristics of the Taureg, a nomadic people who inhabit the Sahara region. Their lifestyle is described and what they do to survive in the extreme heat of the desert.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Geography: Places: Atacama Desert

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the Atacama region of Chile and why this area is so dry.

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