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Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Towns in the Northeast

For Students 3rd - 5th
"All communities are different. They have different locations, different attractions, different people, different businesses, and different schools." This site is about some of the cities in the Northeast section of the United States....
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Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Postcards From the Southwest

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Southwest region of the United States is filled with beautiful landscapes and marvelous cities. Use this site to see and learn about some of the wonders of the Southwest. You'll look at postcards from an imaginary trip. Then you can...
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: How Cities Grow: Buenos Aires, Argentina

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery place, Buenos Aires,...
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Graphic
Olaf Vernunft

Deutschland Panorama

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge, interactive site with links to hundreds of pictures and panoramas of places in Germany. It includes over 100 cities, towns, and regions with many panoramas of each of those. This site is only in German, but is very easy to...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Additional Poems by h.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site houses full texts of numerous poems by the American poet Hilda Doolittle. Among the poems are "Sheltered Garden," "Sea Poppies," and "Cities," to name just a few.
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Lesson Plan
United Nations

United Nations: Cyber School Bus: What Makes Cities Grow?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit explores the factors that influence the growth of cities. Read more to understand the patterns of migration and settlement in cities.
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Article
Other

Hoover Institution: "Broken Cities" by Steven Hayward

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the loss of population in urban centers. Its main focus is the policies of the 1960's.
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Website
Other

Scotland.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
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Website
Other

Santa Ana De Coro, Capital Del Estado De Falcon

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage from coroweb.com for the capital city of the State of Falcon, Venezuela - Santa Ana de Coro. This site provides abundant tourist, historical, cultural, and geographical information. It is appealing and very interesting. It offers...
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Website
Other

Urbanization

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how the development of industry has impacted the growth of urban areas. Take a look at a case study and read more information about this shift in population settlement.
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Website
Other

Researching Historic Buildings in the British Isles

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about life in the cities of England in 1775. The site also contains links to transportation and entertainment information.
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Interactive
Channel 4 Learning

4 Learning: Geography Essentials, Your Local Area

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site lets you explore how cities are formed by businesses and people, how traffic affects a city, and gives the teacher worksheets and links to further learning.
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Activity
Other

Kent School District: Webquest Puget Sound Cities

For Students 3rd - 5th
An educational WebQuest focused on the Puget Sound Cities. Your task is to convince the Sega Corporation that your city is the best place for their new operating facility.
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Interactive
Other

Vibrant Recycling

For Students 3rd - 6th
n Vibrant Recycling you must collect and recycle the wastes thrown correctly, through the help of fun bins at various levels throughout the game.
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Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: The Rise of Cities in the 18th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
Cities expanded rapidly in 18th-century Britain, with people flocking to them for work. This article explores the impact on street life and living conditions in London and the expanding industrial cities of the north.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Mexico in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics...
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of El Salvador in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics...
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Costa Rica

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Costa Rica in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Guatemala

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Guatemala in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Honduras

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Honduras in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics...
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Nicaragua

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Nicaragua in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Panama in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics...
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Caribe: Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Cuba in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics addressed....
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Caribe: Republica Dominicana

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of the Dominican Republic in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the...