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All About Spain: Todo Sobre Espana
An extensive index of information about Spain and Spanish culture. It contains photo tours, city guides, a traveler's yellow pages, and a country and culture section filled with useful information. In Spanish and German also.
Other
Congo Geography
This site offers a geographical overview of Congo. An interactive map allows to explore different regions of Congo. You may also take the quiz to test your knowledge on Congo.
Keene College
Geo Granite: Describing Places
At this site, explore the concept of regions, learning that regions can be defined in countless ways, depending on a person's perspective.
Keene College
Geo Granite: Let's Find a Region
Students examine a map of a town, state, or country to see how it is divided into smaller areas. They then look for physical features that cause the area to be called a region. Finally they will compare their findings with another area...
Middle East Policy Council
Mepc: Teach Mideast: Comparing Maps of the Middle East
A lesson plan to explore the Middle East region via maps and classroom discussion to better understand the Middle East. An Internet connection is needed to utilize the links provided.
ArgentinaXplora.com
Argentinaexplora.com: Naturaleza
Spanish content; this site gives a broad overview of all of the different regions of Argentina and the natural characteristics of each.
InterKnowledge Corp.
An Introduction to Namibia
Brief description of Namibia, including people and geography, with an emphasis on parks and wildlife preserves; includes photographs.
PBS
Pbs Bhutan & the Himalayas: A Wealth of Life
PBS provides a general overview of the geography of Bhutan and the Himalayas, highlighting Bhutan's natural regions as largely unexplored. Includes linked pages to the various climatic zones of the Himalayan region.
Other
Bienvenue Quebec
This website offers a tour of Quebec City and region. Click on the pictures to step inside a region or site of the attraction.
Keene College
Geo Granite: Is a Nation Always a Region?
This lesson assists students in understanding the differences between political constructs and regions.
Keene College
Keene State College: Regions Change
Middle schoolers will find real examples of regions that changed and why the change happened. They will then write a story about why a region changed over time, giving the geographic factors (physical and human) responsible for the change.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke": Student Web Activity
Students will work online using the Coca Cola Company Web site to learn about global economics. They will find the regions where Coca-Cola Company operations take place, and what economic conditions have a negative impact on sales. They...
Ohio Test Prep
Ohio Test Prep: Module 4: Geography Skills
Test preparation material for the Ohio tests in Social Studies provides video tutorials, practice interactives and assessment on geographic tools, latitude and longtitude, and regions.
Other
La Republica Dominicana: Todo Un Pais De Sensaciones
This is a site for exploring many aspects of life in the Dominican Republic. Available in French, Italian, Spanish, or English. Links lead to information on the country and its regions, its cultural roots, ecological resources, news and...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: African American Population Shifts
After completing this mini-unit, students will understand some of the economic, educational, and lifestyle reasons why African Americans have moved from one place in the United States to another.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Building a Dog Kennel Day 3
Third graders will be able to use strategies to solve real-world problems involving area and perimeter.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 5: Colonial Regionalism
This sample task contains a set of primary and authentic sources about the development of regions in the Thirteen Colonies.
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: Regions: How They Form and Change
Help your students discover what makes up a physical region and a cultural region by encouraging them to explore different ethnic cultures.
Keene College
Geo Granite: Local Area What Is a Region?
This lesson helps students understand how the natural physical characteristics of river valleys create regions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Texas Regions
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify 7 major Texas regions. The flipchart has links to the Texas Parks and Wildlife website with characteristics of each region. There are 20 Activote assessment questions at the end...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Texas Regions
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are introduced to the 7 major regions of Texas. Links to the Texas Parks and Wildlife website provide information on each region. 20 Activote questions are at the end of the lesson.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Regions of Kentucky
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Flipchart is an overview of the physical characteristics of the 6 regions of Kentucky.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Look at the Regions
[Free Registration/Login Required] Tour the regions of the United States through pictures of the various areas.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Maps of the United States
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of physical and political maps of the United States broken up by region.