World InfoZone
World Info Zone
Detailed, comprehensive information on countries and people all over the world. Great tool for discovering facts on world issues, seeing photos, and just exploring the world in general. Also includes quizzes based on the website's content.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Seasonal Temperature Pattern Variation in Different Regions of the World
Students use GLOBE climate science visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns.
Nations Online Project
Nations Online
This portal site offers quick access to a wide range of information about each country, continent and region of the world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Earth Science: World Climates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at world climate zones and where they are found and identifies world climate types based on precipitation amounts and vegetation. Provides the definition...
Other
Blue Planet Biomes: World Climates
Have you ever wondered why one area of the world is a desert, another a grassland, and another a rainforest? Why are there different forests and deserts, and why are there different types of life in each area? The answer is climate.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ess2 2: World Climates
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-ESS2-2: world climates.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Rapid Changes in Glaciers and Ice Sheets
The world's glaciers and ice sheets are melting according to this extensive report. It makes recommendations on how to monitor this situation, explains what we know about the past when there was much less ice in the world, describes what...
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World Climate
Find out what the climate is like in thousands of places all over the world. You'll not only get the climate, but the latitude and longitude as well!
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Arctic
Information on the climate, permafrost, vegetation, wildlife, environmental concerns, and ocean in the Arctic Region of the world.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biomes of the World
Investigate the climate zones and biomes of the world.
World Facts US
World Facts: Geography of Bolivia
Here you can learn much detailed information on the geography of Bolivia. Bolivia is divided into three geographic zones: mountains and Altiplano, Yungas and other valleys, and the lowlands. Also discusses the climate and provides a...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Geography of Nepal
Offers geographic facts about Nepal, including descriptions of terrain, land use, and natural hazards. Nepal contains eight of the world's ten highest peaks.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography
A learning module on world geography. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students investigate where their community is located, where...
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: Arctic Climate Changing Rapidly
This article from the Environmental News Service gives evidence of global warming in the Arctic region.
University of California
Ucmp: The World's Biomes
The University of California Museum of Paleontology hosts this site devoted to the study of the earth's biomes, which are the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and adaptations of organisms to...
Other
Science X: Research Illuminates Inaccuracies in Radiocarbon Dating
This article discusses research on the accuracy of radiocarbon dating. It was determined that the standards used for radiocarbon dating may be flawed due to variations to the radiocarbon cycle in different climatic regions of the world....
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Warming of the Polar Regions
While global average temperature has risen above the 1950-1980 average, our planet's polar regions are experiencing warming at a faster rate than other places.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Temperate Climate
Wikipedia article providing a brief description of temperate climates and their characteristics.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Big Wet
This lesson plan surveys the climate of Australia and compares it to the climate of other regions around the world.
World Facts US
World Facts: Geography of Brazil
Great comprehensive resource for learning about the geography of Brazil. Site iscusses the environment and climate at length and provides a link to a detailed map.
World Facts US
World Facts: Geography of Colombia
Great resource for gathering comprehensive information on the geography of Colombia which is divided into four geographic regions: Andean Highlands, Caribbean Lowlands, Pacific Lowlands, and Eastern Colombia. Also delves into the climate...
Other
One World's Journey: Georgia's Environment and Resources
A nice summary of the physical geography of Georgia. Read about the climate, vegetation, and animal life.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environmental Challenges in China
Students learn about the wonderful and fascinating country of China, and its environmental challenges that require engineering solutions, many in the form of increased energy efficiency, the incorporation of renewable energy, and new...
Other
University of Wisconsin Marathon County: Koppen's Classification Map
Keeping vegetation in mind, Koppen's Climate Classification Map is the most widely used system of measuring the combination of precipitation and temperature. This map identifies areas and labels them variations of tropical, dry,...