Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Towns in the Northeast
"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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Harcourt: School Publishers: Postcards From the Southwest
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...
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: How Cities Grow: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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,...
Olaf Vernunft
Deutschland Panorama
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...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Additional Poems by h.d.
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.
United Nations
United Nations: Cyber School Bus: What Makes Cities Grow?
This unit explores the factors that influence the growth of cities. Read more to understand the patterns of migration and settlement in cities.
Other
Hoover Institution: "Broken Cities" by Steven Hayward
This article discusses the loss of population in urban centers. Its main focus is the policies of the 1960's.
Other
Scotland.com
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
Other
Santa Ana De Coro, Capital Del Estado De Falcon
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...
Other
Urbanization
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.
Other
Researching Historic Buildings in the British Isles
Learn all about life in the cities of England in 1775. The site also contains links to transportation and entertainment information.
Channel 4 Learning
4 Learning: Geography Essentials, Your Local Area
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.
Other
Kent School District: Webquest Puget Sound Cities
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.
Other
Vibrant Recycling
n Vibrant Recycling you must collect and recycle the wastes thrown correctly, through the help of fun bins at various levels throughout the game.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: The Rise of Cities in the 18th Century
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.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Mexico
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...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: El Salvador
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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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Costa Rica
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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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Guatemala
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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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Honduras
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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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Nicaragua
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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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Norte: Panama
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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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Caribe: Cuba
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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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Caribe: Republica Dominicana
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...