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University of Calgary

European Voyages of Exploration: 15th & 16th Centuries

For Students 9th - 10th
This award-winning website from the University of Calgary's History Department is both impressive and extensive. It focuses on Portuguese and Spanish expeditions of the 15th and 16th centuries (the sitemap provides a good outline of...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Atmosphere | Nasa Online

For Students 9th - 10th
The Earth is surrounded by a thin envelope of gases called the atmosphere. More than 500 active volcanoes erupt around the world affecting the Earth's atmosphere and global climate.
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NOAA

Noaa: Global Monsoons

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive world map allows you to view factors associated with monsoons. Monsoon data displayed includes factors such as precipitation, wind speed, soil moisture, and ocean temperatures. Links to monsoons associated with specific...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Portugal: Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
The 987-ha site on the volcanic island of Pico, the second largest in the Azores archipelago, consists of a remarkable pattern of spaced-out, long linear walls running inland from, and parallel to, the rocky shore. The walls were built...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Summer Monsoon in India, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1910 of the Indian subcontinent and the Central Asia region showing the typical rainfall distribution patterns during the summer monsoons, keyed to show areas of rainfall ranging from very light to, according to this text, the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South American Rainfall, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 showing mean annual rainfall in South America. The map shows the equatorial rain belt in July and in January, the direction of prevailing winds and their effect on rainfall patterns. The map shows regions ranging from...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rainfall in South America, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 showing mean annual rainfall in South America. The map shows the equatorial rain belt in July and in January, the direction of prevailing winds and their effect on rainfall patterns. The map shows regions ranging from...