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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: Nicaragua

For Students 9th - 10th
Useful guide that is full of information about the Central American country of Nicaragua. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the fact sheet...
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Other

El Salvador's Coffee

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you'll find a history of coffee exportation and plantation life in El Salvador. You can also find a general overview of El Salvador including government, geography, religion, labor, and culture.
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Other

Asia Society: Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive storehouse of all types of information on Asia, both current and past: maps and statistics, Asian food, travel guides, photographs, articles, timelines, and more. Asia Source is the work of the Asia Society, a national...
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University of Massachusetts

U Mass Amherst: Du Bois Central

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources about W.E.B. DuBois, founder of the NAACP, who committed his life to opposing racial and social injustices. Includes photographs, papers, information on the Niagara Movement, exhibits, timeline, and a biography...
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Other

Where There Be Dragons: Learning Adventures Abroad

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers students and adults learning opportunities through off the beaten path, small group expeditions to counties in Asia, Central America and South America. Trips are rugged,, creative and engaging journeys that combine...
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Mex Connect

Mexico Connect: Pre Classic Period of the Olmecs

For Students 9th - 10th
The Formative Period (1500 BCE-300 CE) of Mesoamerican culture is surveyed with an overview of the Olmec culture. Includes discussion of Olmec stone head sculpture, art, building, writing, and other achievements.
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: El Perro De Monte

For Students 9th - 10th
This culture explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about bush dogs, a rare animal living in Central and South America. Additional links are provided for more information on this topic. Great reading...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: African Ethnography

For Students 9th - 10th
The Anthropology Division's African collection is extensive in terms of geographic coverage. It includes North Africa, West Africa, and Madagascar, although its greatest concentration of material is from central and southern Africa. The...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Belize

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover much information about the Central American country of Belize. Topics include history, politics, geography, economics, demographics, and culture with links to further information. Very complete and detailed.
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Geographyiq

Geography Iq: Guatemala

For Students 9th - 10th
It's easy to explore the Central American country of Guatemala through "Facts at a Glance." Discover information about geography, culture, economy, government, climate, and more.
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Latinos

For Students 9th - 10th
Latinos, also referred to as Hispanics, lived in North Carolina in relatively small numbers until the 1980s, when many people of Mexican and Central American descent began coming to the state in search of seasonal farm work. By the end...
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Other

Ohio Historical Society: Historic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter the Europeans into the woods and plains of central North America. How did this effect the people that were here already? Who was here, and what happened when worlds collide? Click on the thumbnail images for more information on the...
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AllRefer

All Refer: Reference: Panama: Introduction & Country Profile

For Students 9th - 10th
Good resource for studying about the Central American country of Panama. Learn significant facts about its geography, culture, economy, government, and more. You can even view a map and a flag.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Guatemala

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Guatemala's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its Central American location and a video of a bat falcon, a resident...
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Panama

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Panama's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its Central American location and a video highlighting the race to save...
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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Costa Rica

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided is a brief profile of the Central American country of Costa Rica with emphasis on culture, its leaders, and its news media. Links to a timeline of key events in history.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Belize: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the Central American country of Belize.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Costa Rica: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the Central American country of Costa Rica.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Toltec

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers great information on the Toltecs, a Pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Distribution of Native Americans, 1500

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1906 of North America central Canada to northern Mexico showing the distribution and territories of the Native Americans around 1500. The boundaries are based on linguistic stock and not tribal territories. "Anthropologists of...
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Curated OER

Hesquiaht Woman From the Central Nootka Tribe, British Columbia, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Guatemala

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia furnishes useful information about the Central American country of Guatemala. Content includes history, politics, geography, economy, culture, maps, and so on.
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California Digital Library

Loc: The Chinese in California 1850 1925

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent overview of the Chinese experience in California complete with historical photos and primary documents. Site provides information on San Francisco's Chinatown, the anti-Chinese Movement, and Chinese laborers.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Mexico: El Tajin, Pre Hispanic City

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in the state of Veracruz, El Tajin was at its height from the early 9th to the early 13th century. It became the most important centre in north-east Mesoamerica after the fall of the Teotihuacan Empire. Its cultural influence...