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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: River Dolphins of No Return

For Students 9th - 10th
Robin Meadows's article, "River Dolphins of No Return," focuses on the four types of dolphins worldwide that live only in rivers (Amazon River dolphin, Yangtze River dolphin, Indus and Ganges river dolphins).
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Read Works

Read Works: Legend of Ganga Ji

For Teachers 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides the lHindu egend of Ganga-ji and its connection to the Ganges River (River Ganga) in India. Vocabulary support, a questions sheet, and an additional answer sheet are...
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Read Works

Read Works: Legend of Ganga Ji

For Teachers 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this informational text, Dr. Ganesh, a sociologist from the University of Mumbai, shares the Legend of Ganga-Ji and this story's historical significance to the Ganges River region. A question sheet...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Ganges River Delta

For Students 9th - 10th
This NASA satellite image shows the Ganges River Delta. The Ganges River flows through India and Bangladesh. For more information on rivers, check out the ten longest rivers in the world or our fun river facts for kids.
Article
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Manholes on the Mo

For Students 9th - 10th
Lewis writes about an encounter that Sergeant Ordway and Private Willard had with a gang of sawyers on the night of August 4, 1806, somewhere downstream from the mouth of the Milk River.
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Other

River Systems of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Find statistics about the many river systems of the world. Includes facts such as length, drainage area, cities, notable tributaries, and more. Also provides links to sites about some of the rivers.
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Curated OER

Ganges Map

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR provides a detailed map of the Ganges River. Identifies major countries and cities on the river and surrounding areas. Highlights the river on the map in yellow. Displays other important geographic features.
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Other

Internet Geography: Rivers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover rivers with this informative personal site containing helpful information and an easy-to-understand map illustrating the parts of a river. Learn about the negative effects of a river and some case study examples.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...
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The British Museum

The British Museum: Ancient India Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
With the help of an online glossary students can take a trip through ancient using maps, or take a virtual pilgrimage. One can also learn about about Indra and the cloud-cattle.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Bangladesh: Political Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A political map of Bangladesh showing its major cities, the boundaries of its divisions (provinces), roads, and, most spectacularly, the rivers flowing across this country.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Small Map of India

For Students 3rd - 8th
See India's major cities and rivers in this easy-to-read map from the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Bangladesh: Small Map of Bangladesh

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this small map of Bangladesh, you can clearly see the rivers, major cities, and outline of the country.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Shaded Relief Map of India

For Students 9th - 10th
On this relief map of India from the Perry Castaneda Collection, you can easily see the major physical features of India along with the major cities and the states.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Bangladesh: Relief Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on this relief map of Bangladesh to get a close up look of the major rivers that flow across this flat country and form the mouths of the Ganges. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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Other

Harper College: South Asia Physical Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a map quiz of the physical features of South Asia. It contains lists of land bodies, rivers, and water bodies to be matched to a map of South Asia. It can be used as a study tool.
Website
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Fundamentals of Buddhism: Pre Buddhist Background

For Students 9th - 10th
A site detailing Buddha and the fundamentals of Buddhism. Provides a brief history of India in relation to the growth of the spiritual movement.
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Read Works

Read Works: Abraham

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the life of a wild elephant named Abraham. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Website
InterKnowledge Corp.

Geographia.com: An Introduction to India

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Geographia.com treats the subject of India in a factual presentation of India's location, geography, climate, culture, people, and history. The format is easy to follow, but not necessarily attractively displayed.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Elevations of the Asian Continent, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
An orographic map of Asia from 1912 showing average elevations and land features of the region. The map uses color-contouring to show land elevations from depressions below sea level to above 12,000 feet. Offshore fathom contour lines...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Bangladesh: The Sundarbans

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India’s Sundarbans World...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British India, 1744 1774

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of British India during the reign of King George II (1727-1760) and British Major-General Robert Clive's campaigns in India (1744-1774). The map shows Calcutta as the capital at the time, and shows the territory of Bengal extending...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Lucknow, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
A city plan from 1912 of Lucknow, India, on the Gumti (Gomti) River, a tributary of the Ganges River. The plan shows the major thoroughfares, railways and railway stations, hospitals, military installations, government buildings, and...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Animals of Asia, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A pictorial map from 1906 illustrating the various animals that live in regions of Asia. "The white bear, the seal and many sea birds are found near the Arctic shore. In the cold parts of Siberia tribes of yellow people keep herds of...