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South America Map

For Students 6th - 12th
In this South America political map worksheet, learners examine the country boundaries. The map also labels each of the countries and their capitals.
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Europe Labeled Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this Europe political map worksheet, students examine the national boundaries. The map also highlights each of the nation's capitals with a star. The countries and capital cities in this map are labeled.
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South America Outline Map

For Students 6th - 12th
In this blank outline map learning exercise, learners explore the political boundaries of South America and the nations there. This map may be used in a variety of classroom activities. The map is labeled with the country names.
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South America Outline Map

For Students 4th - 10th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students explore the political boundaries of South America and the nations there. This map may be used in a variety of classroom activities. The location of the capital cities are denoted with...
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European Country Map

For Students 4th - 10th
In this Europe political map worksheet, learners examine the national boundaries.  The country names are labeled on the map.
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Australia Map: Labeled

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Australia outline map worksheet, students make note of the political divisions of the 5 provinces and territories of the nation. This map is labeled.
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Australia Map: Labeled

For Students 4th - 12th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students explore the political boundaries of Australia and its provinces and territories. This map is labeled and may be used in a variety of classroom activities.
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South America Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this South American political map worksheet, students examine both national boundaries and national capitals.
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Americas: Political Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this North America and South America outline map worksheet, students examine the political boundaries of the 2 continents.
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Put the Mountains on the Map

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students discuss what they know about the regions where snow leopards live. They observe the worksheets to see if they can identify any of the mountain ranges and then use atlases to check and complete the country identification worksheet.
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Using Local Geography to Make Maps

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research, create, and present a scale representation of the county in which they live.
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Fall Around the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What is autumn like in Shanghai? How much rain falls during September in Sydney? Is Moscow cold in October? Take a virtual trip around the world with a research assignment on autumn in different countries. After learners answer questions...
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Mexico: Culture, Language, and History

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Study the culture, language, and history of Mexico in this collection of lessons. Create maps of Mexico's geography, study Spanish language phrases, and create a fiesta, along with a Mexican Marketplace scene.
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Nature and Place Names in Arkansas

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the way that many place names in Arkansas came to be. By looking at Arkansas highway maps, they find names that come from the characteristics of each of the state's six geographical divisions. This interesting...
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East Asia Country Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Get your young historians thinking about East Asian culture and history during this partner research project, in which they analyze a variety of East Asian aspects to prepare for a presentation. After an initial "what do we already know"...
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Country Project

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Give your young learners the chance to discover more about countries in their world community with a research project. Class members write reports on an assigned country and include such major features as geography, important historical...
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Stack the Countries™

For Students 5th - 10th
This resource does an excellent job of engaging and educating people on world geography. It includes informational flashcards as well as games. Though the graphics are designed for elementary players, people of all ages will...
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Geocaching

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Using GPS units, small groups participate in a scavenger hunt to find an object that you have hidden. They use coordinates for stopping points along a pre-planned path to get to the final cache. This is a terrific activity to include in...
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The African American Population in US History

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
How has the African American population changed over the years? Learners use charts, statistical data, and maps to see how populations in African American communities have changed since the 1860s. Activity modifications are included to...
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Solving the Puzzle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a map showing the United States borders at a specific period in history and produce three questions to be answered by examining the map. They also write a productive paragraph explaining who, what, when, where, how/why a...
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Be the Kiwi

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Compare the North and South of New Zealand. Exploritive minds identify which island is better to live on, taking into consideration such things as social, political, and economic aspects. They research an argument to present and debate...
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Tour Of South America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore South America. For this geography lesson, students research landmarks of historical or national significance and use their findings to create slideshows.
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State or Region Project

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Invite your youngsters to learn about a state or region through their choice of a creative project. The resource lists 15 project options that range from a 3-D map of the area, to a puppet show about the region. Pupils can also propose...
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Deserts of the World

For Students 4th - 6th
The major deserts of the world are labeled on this geography worksheet. An excellent map of the world showing where the deserts are located, is used along with a list of the 12 major deserts of the world. Very good!