Students examine life in Cambodia and Vietnam from 1975-1979, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. They discuss how an otherwise peaceful society could allow such events to take place and write a short paper and complete a culminating project.

Students prepare for a fake peace talk between India and Pakistan.

In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about the most livable cities in the world. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.

High schoolers examine China's economy. In this economics lesson, students investigate economic facts and indicators for the U.S. and China in order to compare and contrast these two large economies.

A detailed 2001 political map of Afghanistan including the edges of surrounding countries.

This political map shows the countries and capitals of the Middle East and South Asia as well as other countries in Asia.

This political map of Turkey from the Perry-Castaneda collection shows Turkey reaching from Asia across the Bosporus to Europe.

On this map you can see the republics of the Caucasus, tiny compared to their neighbors in Central Asia, nestled between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

This map of Europe shows Turkey's place in both Europe and Asia.

A map from 1919 of Asia showing the political boundaries at the time. This map shows the extent of the Russian and Ottoman empires in Asia, the British possessions of India, Straits Settlements on the Malay Peninsula, northern Borneo,...

A map of Asia from 1888 showing country boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, rivers, canals, lakes, deserts, terrain, and coastal features.

This resource provides several country, city, historical and thematic maps detailing the country of Sri Lanka. PDF (requires Adobe Reader)

A map of Asia from 1872, showing physical features including mountain systems, deserts, lakes, rivers with direction of flow, coastal features, and ocean currents, political boundaries and foreign possessions at the time, and commercial...

A map using comparative map projections of Asia, as part of a hemisphere and on a Mercator's projection, to illustrate European misconceptions of land claims during territorial colonialism. In the 19th century, European powers were...

Find out what the political world map looked like after World War II in 1945. Enlarge the map so you can see what countries belonged to the UN, which were still dependent territories, and which did not belong to the UN.

A map from 1868 of Asia showing physical features and natural resources of the region. The map shows political boundaries of the time, with capitals, major cities, and ports. The map shows mountain systems with black lines of variable...

A map from 1906 showing the general land elevations of Asia. This map is color-coded to show lands below sea level in purple, lowlands in green, areas above 1,000 feet above sea level in yellow-buff, and above 4,000 feet in red-buff. The...

A map from 1910 showing the political boundaries and the distribution of population density of Asia at the time. This map uses gradated shading to shows areas of population densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to...

A map of Asia from 1910 showing country boundaries at the time, foreign possessions, major cities, rivers, lakes, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the extent of the Russian Empire and Turkish Ottoman Empire in Asia, the...

A map of Asia from 1870 showing country boundaries at the time, major cities, mountain systems, rivers, lakes, deserts, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details the area of Palestine, and an outline map of Pennsylvania at the...

A map of Asia from 1922 showing country boundaries at the time, major cities, rivers, lakes, and coastal features. This map does not reference the Russian territory, but shows Siberia. China is not referred to as an empire, but includes...

Excellent PBS site that reports on current events in Pakistan. Be sure to use the menu on the right hand side which includes a timeline of Pakistan divided into these major themes: Independence, Nuclear Ambitions, Fighting Terrorism, and...

A reference map of ancient Greece showing the Greek political territories of Peloponnese, the southern Balkan Peninsula, islands of the Ionian and Aegean seas, and coastal Asia Minor. A numeric reference key shows the location of the...

A map from 1882 showing the physical features of Asia. This map is color-coded to show high lands in buff tints and low plains in green. Mountain systems, tablelands, and plains are shown, as well as major rivers, lakes, and coastal...