Students explore the different habitats in the Balkan peninsula. In this ecology lesson plan, students research about a species and create a 3D diorama of its environment. They present project in class and share their research findings.

Extremely throrough and informative, this presentation details many aspects of European geography and demographics, including natural resources, climate, topography, and population distribution. This slideshow would be an excellent...

For this world religions map worksheet, students note the 12 regions of the world and the religious beliefs practiced by the majority of people in those regions.

Ninth graders understand the state of the world around the year 1000 AD as it pertains to the Byzantine Empire. They analyze and discuss the characteristics of the Byzantine Empire.

A political map of Albania showing its major cities and highways, district boundaries, and neighboring countries. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of Albania clearly showing its mountainous terrain and its rivers. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A political map of Bosnia-Herzegovina showing the major cities and highways, the Inter-Entity Boundary Line, and its neighboring countries. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of Bosnia-Herzegovina showing its rivers and mountainous terrain. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A political map of Bulgaria showing its major cities and highways, province boundaries, and its neighboring countries. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of Bulgaria which shows its mountainous terrain. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of Croatia showing its long coastline and mountainous terrain. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

The CIA World Factbook presents detailed information on Bulgaria, part of the Balkan Peninsula. Topics include geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Also featured is...

A political map of Croatia showing its major cities and highways, county boundaries, and neighboring countries. Note that the map is from 2001 so will show Yugoslavia as a neighboring country. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Slovenia. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...

A map of the Hellenes settlements in 550 BC before the Persian Wars, including the southern Balkan Peninsula, the islands and coastal regions of the Mare Aegaeum (Aegean Sea), the southern tip of the Italian Peninsula and Sicily. This...

A map of Ancient Greece, circa 1500 BC, showing the territories of the Peloponnese peninsula and southern Balkan peninsula, including the southern portions of Macedonia and Epirus. The map shows important cities of the time, rivers,...

Map of Greece and Asia Minor showing the Athenian Empire at its greatest extent, around 450 BC. This map is color-coded to show the territories of the members of the allied states, and the dependent and tributary states, and has numeric...

A reference map of ancient Greece showing the Greek political territories of Peloponnese, the southern Balkan Peninsula, islands of the Ionian and Aegean seas, and coastal Asia Minor. A numeric reference key shows the location of the...

Provides an overview of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.

The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Bulgaria, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.

A look at the geography of Montenegro from the Montenegrin Association of America. Includes a topographical map and pictures of the areas covered.

Offers a virtual travel guide and country profile of Serbia, background overview, and numerous links to key information on the nations's culture, tourism, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and much...

Portrays a country profile and travel guide to Bulgaria, background overview, and numerous links to extensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, tourism, population, news, government, and much...