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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Chile 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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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Colombia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Colombia 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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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Venezuela

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Venezuela 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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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Paraguay

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Paraguay 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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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Peru

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Peru 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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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Ecuador

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Ecuador 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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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Uruguay

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Uruguay 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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BBC

Bbc: Landscapes: Map Skills: Grid References

For Students 2nd - 5th
Young map readers will learn the idea of referring to the grid numbers to help find locations or to describe locations on a map.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of a map. There are also many links about related map topics, included on this MathWorld site.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Associative Array

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia description of the abstract data type known by several names, including map, dictionary, associative array, lookup table, and others.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Gulf Coast Area

For Students 9th - 10th
The map here shows the Gulf Coast area of Mexico and the locations of modern and ancient cities and towns, including Olmec sites.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Yuan Dynasty Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Minneapolis Institute of Arts provides a full color map that details the expanse of the Yuan Dynasty from 1280 - 1365 A.D.
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Other

Tomas Kubes: Google Map Generator

For Students 5th - 9th
A free site that customizes Google maps that can be inserted into a website.
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Other

Map Channels: Dual Maps

For Students 6th - 9th
"Dual maps combine Google Maps, Google Street View and Microsoft Bing Maps into one embeddable control" that allows the user to customize to fit their needs.
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Handout
Other

National Atlas of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Atlas of the United States site gives maps and atlases online.
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Website
Other

Time and date.com: The World Clock Time Zones

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has a variety of time resources. You can find a major city and its time. If you click on that city it will give you lots of information.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: A Map of North America (1784)

For Students 9th - 10th
A large and detailed Dutch map of North America as known to the Europeans in 1784.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Map of Va, Nc, Sc, Ga, and Fl (1788)

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1788 map of the the new U.S. states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and the Spanish lands of Florida.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: The United States of North America in 1796

For Students 9th - 10th
A large map from 1796 of the U.S. States and Territories at the time.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: A Map of United States of America (1827)

For Students 9th - 10th
A large and surprisingly accurate map from 1827 of the U.S. States and Territories at the time. Clearly shows borders of states and territories as known at the time.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Map of Southern u.s. (1806)

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed 1806 map of the southern U.S. States and Territories and Spanish Florida showing borders, rivers, mountains and overland trails.
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Lesson Plan
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Learning Directions on a Map (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This site provides a lesson plan in which students will learn to use north, south, east, and west to identify relative locations and provide directions.
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Coloreando Matematicas

For Students 3rd - 5th
In Spanish. Cartographers know that four colors are enough to illuminate their maps thus making their maps clear and easy to understand. Try to color the maps by following the two rules: 1) use the least number of colors and 2) keep in...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: City Map Reading Activity #1

For Students 3rd - 5th
Using a diagram of a labeled map, students follow the directions given to find a certain location.