" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....

"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...

This picture helps show global vegetation levels. Looking at the image it is clear to see that some areas are rich in vegetation while others are not. Vegetation levels are vital for humans living around the world, satellites monitor the...

The Climate Prediction Center provides forecasts and outlooks on short term climatic events including drought, hurricane outlook, la Nina, ozone layer conditions, and heat advisories. Many downloadable videos found under...

The Climate Prediction Center provides forecasts and outlooks on short term climatic events including drought, hurricane outlook, la Nina, ozone layer conditions, and heat advisories. Many downloadable videos found under...

Learn the effects of natural disasters and the difference between natural disasters and man-made disasters. Also explores ten different natural disasters.

This site from Penn State gives a brief overview of all the ancient cultures of the Southwest, but gives emphasis to the Anasazi, their dwellings with a picture of an Anasazi pithouse.

The quality of the food we eat and the water we drink depends upon the quality of our topsoil. By putting a mulch cover on our topsoil, we help to protect this quality. Find out exactly what mulch is, what it can do, and how to properly...

Learners build a physical model to simulate watershed features, then use Google Earth software to tie the model to a real place. By exploring several layers of map-based images and data, students learn the complexity of a watershed and...