This site, written by an amateur astronomer with 30 years of study and interest, explains the equinox with photos and charts.

Detailed information about guerezas, a Columbus monkey found in Africa near the equator: geographic range and habitat, physical features, behavior, reproduction and mating, communication, andn positive and negative economic impact.

Students correlate graphs of vegetation vigor with those of temperature and precipitation data for four diverse ecosystems, ranging from those near the equator to the poles, to determine which climatic factor is limiting growth.

If you are looking for a hurricane, head to the tropics just north and south of the equator.

Using worksheets, images, videos, and internet resources, students will be able to learn the names and locations of the seven major global biomes in the correct order from polar regions to the equator.

The red-necked phalarope is a shorebird that spends summers in the Arctic and northern Canada, and winters mainly south of the equator. They are found mostly in coastal waters but can also be seen in some inland waters. Facts about the...

Even with disruptions like weather fronts and storms, there is a consistent pattern to how air moves around our planet's atmosphere. This pattern, called atmospheric circulation, is caused because the Sun heats the Earth more at the...

This "kite science" site offers information on wind and the atmospheric conditions that cause it. From "Principles of Aeronautics."

This Brandeis University webpage features a brief critical biography of the life and work of Robert Louis Stevenson, photograph of the author, and a selected bibliography.

Find out about the basics of latitude and longitude with this comparison chart. Then read the article and watch the video to dig a little deeper into the topic.

Map showing the location of the Congo State within the African continent, with the equator and Congo River indicated. The Congo State, controlled by Leopold II of Belgium, was established in 1885 as a corporate state similar to the...

For this activity, students create a small model of the Earth using a styrofoam ball and a skewer. They then explore the relationship between the Earth and the Sun (a flashlight) to understand why it is hottest at the Equator, and why we...

This lesson features a world map with labeled countries, a global map, and an interactive map of the seven continents.

Provides interesting facts about latitudes and longitudes including how they are measured, why they are important, and the Halley meridian and Bradley meridian.

Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Latitude & Longitude.

This lessons explores the different ways we can view our world along with the different parts of a map or globe.

This website starts at the very beginning and explains how round globes are transferred to flat maps. Then they explain the use of longitude and latitude.

Kids learn about the Green Anaconda snake, massive reptile of the Rain Forests. Heaviest snake in the world.

In this lesson, students learn to determine the latitude and longitude of locations within the United States, while making observations about climate and the ways in which these measurements can be useful. Includes maps and discussion...

Tropical rainforests are found along the Earth's equator. They possess a very special climate and are an integral part of the planet's natural system. Climate, plant and animal life, and indigenous peoples are discussed. Additionally,...

A relief map of Australia and the Australasian islands south of the equator.

A base map from 1872 illustrating instructions for drawing South America. The map shows the equator, major rivers, mountain systems, and includes two east-west cross-sections showing the central and southern Amazon Basin and Andes.

Relief map of Africa showing the major river, lake, and mountain systems on the continent. Also shown are surrounding waters, island groups, and the latitudes of the Equator, Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn.

Map of Southern Africa and Madagascar in 1906 showing the European land claims established at the Berlin Conference of 1885 from approximately the Equator south to the Cape of Good Hope.