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Geography of the United States
Students examine the population growth of the United States. In this Geography lesson, students construct a map of the fifty states. Students create a graph of the population of the USA.
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From Sea to Shining Sea
Students study the geography of the United States of America. Students write letters, create travel brochures, make maps, graph population numbers, read fiction and nonfiction selections, complete KWL charts, and watch films.
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Latin America: Places and Regions
Seventh graders create a Latin American portfolio in the form of a country presentation using PowerPoint software. They use their knowledge of geographic concepts to interpret maps, globes, charts, diagrams, and timelines.
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Life on the Border
Students discuss different types of boundaries. They research the United States/Mexico border and answer questions about their findings. They create collages, posters, or multimedia presentations showcasing various areas of concern...
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Zip Codes
Students discover how a zip code is used. In this zip code lesson, students use the parts of a zip code to find where a letter is going, then find the first number of zip codes based on geographic regions.
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Who's The Boss?
Upper elementary and middle schoolers research and analyze some different types of governments. Democracies, Monarchies, and Dictatorships are some of the types that are looked at. Learners use the Internet to gather information that...
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Developing a Gateway to the West
Students identify various topographical features that contribute to the growth of a city. They identify how military strategies contribute to the growth of a city.
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NAFTA Trade Unit
Students research the geography, economics and government of Canada and how that affects US/Canadian trade relations. For this NAFTA lesson, students play a game, read about Canadian history, and creat a graph.
University of Texas at Austin
Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Mexico Maps
This site provides a wealth of maps relating to the country of Mexico.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Political and Military History: Map 14: u.s. Mexican War, 1845
Lessons for learners in K-12 depicting North America prior to the United States and Mexico War, 1845. Students explore the mid-century political and cultural context in which the U.S. experienced growth and expansion.
University of Oregon
Mapping History Project: Mexican Cession: Political Boundaries
Click on this map to see the boundaries of Mexico, Texas, and the United States before the Mexican Cession, and then click again to see the land ceded to the U.S. after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Be sure to click to see the key...
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Perry Castaneda Map Collection: Latin America Map
This political map of Latin America and South America is in color and features major cities.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Political Divisions of Mexico, 1916
A map from 1916 of Mexico showing the political divisions of states and territories (Quinana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula, Tepic on the Gulf of California, and Baja California) at the time, including the state capitals and the Federal...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America, West Indies, 1882
A map from 1882 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies showing the political boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, mountain systems, coastal features, and islands of the region. The map is color-coded to show the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, 1901
A map from 1901 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies showing the political boundaries and Mexican States at the time, capitals and major cities, railways, mountain systems, coastal features, and islands of the region. Inset...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, 1906
A map from 1906 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies showing the political boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, mountain systems, coastal features, and islands of the region. An inset map shows the entire North...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America, West Indies, 1888
A map from 1888 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies showing the political boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, railways, mountain systems, coastal features, reefs, and islands of the region.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, 1883
A map from 1883 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies showing the political boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, railways, mountain systems, coastal features, reefs, and islands of the region.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico and Central America, 1910
A map from 1910 of Mexico and Central America showing political boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, rivers, terrain and coastal features, reefs, and neighboring islands (Cuba and Jamaica). A map note shows the Panama Canal...
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Etc: The West Indies and Mexico, 1898 1906
A map from 1907 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies (Greater Antilles to Puerto Rico) between the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the Third Pan-American Conference in 1906. The map shows the political boundaries in 1906,...
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Etc: West Indies and Mexico, 1898 1906
A map of the West Indies and Mexico between 1898 and 1906, showing political boundaries at the time, capitals, major cities and ports, railroads and canals, rivers, terrain, islands, and coastal features of the region. Inset maps detail...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Central America, 1916
A map from 1916 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, showing physical features and political boundaries at the time. The map uses color-contouring to show land elevations from sea level to over 5000 feet. The map shows...