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Careers New Zealand: Gardener
Although based out of New Zealand, this site provides quality information on the occupation of gardening. Information includes typical tasks and duties, personal requirements needed for the job, education requirements, typical working...
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Black Inventor Online Museum: George Washington Carver
BlackInventor.com profiles George Washington Carver, inventor, teacher, and scientist whose discoveries greatly changed American agriculture.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Jeremiah M. Rusk
General Rusk, born in Morgan County, Ohio, June 17th, 1830; died in 1894. He divided his time between farm work and the acquisition of a common-school education till he attained his majority, and in 1853 removed to Wisconsin and engaged...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America, 1898
A map of South America in 1898. The map shows capitals and major cities, railroads, terrain, rivers, and coastal features, and includes an insert map of the Isthmus of Panama. "The chief industries in South America are herding,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charlemagne
(742-814) Christian Emperor. Time of rule was known as Carolingian Renaissance during which he built palaces and churches, and promoted Christianity, education, agriculture, the arts, manufacturing and commerce
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Arizona, 1904
A map of Arizona from 1904. "Arizona was organized as a territory in 1863. Area, 112,290 square miles; population, 122,212. Of these 26,480 are Indians. About one-third of the white population are foreign born. Chiefly a mining Territory...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Attack on Quebec, 1690
A facsimile of a map showing the British attack on Quebec in 1690. The map shows the St. Lawrence River, the fortifications of the city, including the coverage and range of cannons, the 34 vessels of the British fleet and the British...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South China, 1971
"South China comprises the drainage basins of the middle and lower Yangtze River, the basin of the His Chiang (West River) in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and the mountainous coastal provinces of Fukien and Chekiang. The division between the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1898
A map showing Europe in 1898. "Europe is composed of twenty or more independent states or countries, in nearly every one of which the people differ from those of others in language, customs, and standards of living...In Europe [there...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vegetation in Europe, 1898
A map showing Vegetation in Europe as of 1898. "The great agricultural regions are (1) the northern lowland from the Atlantic eastward through southern Russia, and (2) the broad fertile valleys of the Danube, the Po, the Rhone, and the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Economic Map of Europe, 1915
A map from 1915 of Europe showing the principal agricultural and mining districts in the region. The map shows principal cities, railroads, and rivers, and is keyed to show areas of wheat, barley, wine, silk and flax production. The...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Economic Map of Europe, 1910
A map showing the chief industries and industrial districts, coal fields, agricultural and fishing districts, major cities, navigable rivers and principal railways throughout Europe in 1910. Chief industries are indicated by letter, with...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Industrial Map of Europe, 1915
A map from 1915 of Europe showing the principal industrial districts in the region. The map shows principal cities, railroads, and navigable rivers, and is keyed to show the chief industrial districts, agricultural and stock-rearing...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Chestnut Blight, 1904 1922
A map of the United States from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (1923) showing the range of chestnut forests and extent of chestnut blight in the Northeast from 1904 to 1922.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Idaho, 1904
A map from 1904 of Idaho showing the capital of Boise City, counties, towns, railroads, mountain systems, lakes, and rivers. "Idaho was created as a Territory in 1863. Admitted to statehood in 1890. Gold discovered in 1860. Area, 84,290...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Products of India (I), 1912
A map from 1912 of India, showing the major agricultural production regions for millets and pulses (grain crops), cotton, coffee, opium and tobacco. The map shows major cities, rivers, and terrain that effect cultivation and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Iowa, 1904
A map from 1904 of Iowa showing the State capital of Des Moines, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. "Iowa (Hawkeye State) - The first white settlement was made in 1788. Admitted to the Union in 1846. Area, 66,025 square...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Kansas, 1904
A map from 1904 of Kansas showing the State capital of Topeka, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. "Kansas (Garden of the West) - Organized as a Territory in 1854; made a State in 1861. Area, 82,080 square miles; population,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nebraska, 1904
A map from 1904 of Nebraska showing the capital of Lincoln, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. "Nebraska - Territory organized in 1854; admitted to statehood in 1867. Area, 15,378 square miles, and population 1,067,000....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Indian Territory, 1904
A map from 1904 of the Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory prior to statehood (November 16, 1907), showing the territorial capital of Tahlequah, reservation boundaries, railroads, and rivers. "Indian Territory had a area of 31,154...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Tierra Del Fuego, 1915
Map of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America, including Punta Arena (the southernmost city of the world), predominant mountain peaks (Mt. Hope, Mt. Darwin, Mt. Sarmiento), the Strait of Magellan, local natural resources...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Utah, 1904
A map from 1904 of Utah showing the capital at Salt Lake City, counties and county seats, principal cities and towns, railroads, mountains, rivers, and the Salt Lake desert region. "Utah was organized as a Territory in 1850. Area, 84,970...