Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa man who made history when he reached the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, is the focus of an informative article. Class members read about Norgay's perspective on the way up the mountain, the...

Read about the geography and natural resources of Ohio in your study of this state. Discusses geology, rock and mineral resources, geologic time, and glaciation.

Find out how geography is much more than simply location in this article about Mississippi's geography.

So how do you organize so many groups and of such diverse natures when studying Native American art? This article discusses how to organize Native American art by geography and chronology.

The geographical and political history of the west was linked with the process of defining boundaries, ownerships, and histories. Between 1682 and 1912 there was French Louisiana, Spanish Louisiana, back to French Louisiana, then...

An example of derived demand as it relates to the transportation industry.

Overview of the Knights of Labor with maps showing the expansion of the Knights by color-coded time period, the number of local assemblies in each LA county, and more.

Cultural geography is the study of cultural components and how they relate to the geography of the places where people live and travel. This article explains how geography influences culture. Included are activities, and a quiz at the...

A text based article presenting the basic facts and figures relating to the country of Japan. Included are geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and national issues.

Find out how Alexander Von Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography.

Overview of the Middle East covers topics such as history, geography, demographics, and countries.

Provides an overview of China with emphasis on history. Click on any of the tabs above the maps to learn about its geography, flags. symbols, and more.

Hofstra University offers an excellent image and several paragraphs of information on the Appian Way, a road that set the standard for road construction throughout Roman territory.

Presents a description of the geography of South America, the 4th largest continent, with maps and photos.

This section of Discovering Lewis & Clark examines the 'Great Falls' which the expedition had to portage around during the westward leg of their 1805-06 exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

Features images and a vivid description of "Fort Mountain" or Square Butte as it is now called. Also, includes the observations of Meriwether Lewis from July of 1805.

This site provides links to the 26 national parks and 11 natural monuments in Venezuela. Each national park and natural monument has a brief description.

Learn about the potential effects of a water shortage on the state of California.

The NDAP has many people upset, but those most upset are the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and environmentalists. Understand what the problem is with this underground pipeline. Find comprehension questions and vocabulary identification.

Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Chile. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.

Discusses the state of literature and written history in the 1800s as they related to the development of a national identity, and the role Romanticism played. With the passage of time, more serious literature emerged and authors began to...

Features a description of Oceania that although the smallest continent includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Micronesia. Click on any tab about the map to learn much information about its geography, symbols, natives, and...

Learn some history of Angola then click on links to facts about geography, symbols, flags, tourism, and much more.

Features a description and history of the Syrian Arab Republic with links to information on its geography, symbols, flags, and more.