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World Map and Globe - Lesson 15 Mountains of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate major world mountain ranges. In this geography instructional activity, students identify major mountain ranges on 6 on of the 7 continents on a large world physical map.
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World Map and Globe - Lesson 15 (K-3)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover mountain ranges and their locations in the world. In this physical map lesson, students locate and identify major mountain ranges of the world on a large physical map.
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The Great Continental Drift Mystery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students stud the concept of Pangaea by using Wegener's clues to construct a map of the continents joined together. They determine how fossil distribution can be used to enhance the study of continental drift. They locate the...
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Reading: The Trans-Siberian Railway

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Trans-Siberian Railway worksheet, students read for comprehension and assessment. Students choose eight multiple choice answers.
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Weather Olympics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the effects of topography on climate patterns. For this earth science lesson, students research weather patterns and make inferences of how the land forms may create different climates. Students compare Celsius...
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Legends in a local region

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students locate information about a legendary person or place, locate legends in their locale, create a description and drawing of their legendary person or place, exchange their description with another student, and recreate the other...
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Reading: The Trans-Siberian Railway

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading for information instructional activity, learners read a passage about traveling from Moscow to Beijing on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Students answer 8 multiple choice questions.
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GEOGRAPHY GOES TO THE DOGS

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students use countries and dogs from around the world to answer the questions.
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Geography Worksheet

For Students 8th - 10th
In this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 14 short answer questions by using maps and atlases. The maps and atlases are not included.
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Any Latitude:facts About the Ural Mountains, Boundary Between Europe and Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the Ural Mountains, the stretch of land separating Europe and Asia. Take in breathtaking pictures as you read.
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Mountain Professor: The Ural Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
Read here about the 1500-mile spread of the Ural Mountains.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mountain Ranges of Asia, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
An orographic map of Asia from 1885 showing the major mountain systems, plateaus, and plains, rivers, lakes, and coastal features of the region. This map is color-coded to show general elevations, with green representing lowlands and...
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Khan Academy: What Is Asia?

For Students 9th - 10th
"Asia" is a term invented by the Greeks and Romans, and developed by Western geographers to indicate the land mass east of the Ural Mountains and Ural River, together with offshore islands such as Japan and Java. Culturally, no "Asia"...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of Europe, showing the political boundaries at the time, capitals and other major cities, mountain and terrain features, lakes, rivers ,islands, and coastal features of the region. The physical division between Europe and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Physical Europe, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A physical map of Europe from 1916 showing color-coded elevations and water depths for the area extending from Iceland to the Ural Mountains in Russia Proper, and the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean Sea. Land elevation colors range...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1888

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing country boundaries of Europe as they existed in 1888, including major cities, rivers, and landforms. This map highlights the significance of the use of natural boundaries (rivers and mountains) over cadastral (surveyed or...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Land Elevations of Asia, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1906 showing the general land elevations of Asia. This map is color-coded to show lands below sea level in purple, lowlands in green, areas above 1,000 feet above sea level in yellow-buff, and above 4,000 feet in red-buff. The...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Physical Map of Europe, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A physical map of Europe from 1916 showing color-coded elevations and water depths for the area extending from Iceland to the natural boundary between Europe and Asia (Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea), and the Arctic Circle to the...
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Wikipedia: Topaz

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia provides a general overview of the gemstone topaz. Liinks are provided for additional information on related subjects.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe (Physical), 1868

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1868 of Europe, showing the physical features, climate, and commercial resources of the region. Mountain chains are represented by lines of varying thickness, with the broader the line, the greater the elevation. The highest...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Russia, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of western Russia showing the political divisions within the country at the time. The map is color-coded to show the boundaries of European Russia, including the territories of Finland, the Baltic Provinces, Poland, White...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Virgin Komi Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
The Virgin Komi Forests cover 3.28 million ha of tundra and mountain tundra in the Urals, as well as one of the most extensive areas of virgin boreal forest remaining in Europe. This vast area of conifers, aspens, birches, peat bogs,...