Curated OER
South Dakota
For this South Dakota worksheet, students read 9 short paragraphs about the early settlement and statehood of South Dakota. Worksheet has no other associated activities.
Curated OER
Mixed Prepositions 4: ESL
In this ESL preposition worksheet, students fill in blanks with correct prepositions, choosing from a drop-down list and checking their answer. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Tooling Around Arizona: Reading Arizona Maps
Students study geography. In this Arizona maps lesson, students develop their map reading skills. They have class discussions and work independently with various copies of Arizona maps to practice those skills. This lesson mentions...
Curated OER
Deforestation
Learners identify the different tropical rainforests in the world using a map. In this ecology instructional activity, students describe the different methods of deforestation. They create a memo and present it to class.
Nations Online Project
Nations Online
This portal site offers quick access to a wide range of information about each country, continent and region of the world.
Other
Nation Master: Country Groups
An interesting site that has sorted countries into groups based on such things as religion, economic factors, common colonial history, or location. They were then compared on the basis of different categories, such as agriculture, crime,...
Other
Nation Master: Country Profiles
Profiles of most of the countries in the world today. Each profile is full of facts, statistics, and rankings against other countries in many different categories.
Other
Flags of All Countries
A comprehensive collection of images of flags of all countries searchable by country name, by continent, by organizations, or by currency. Click on the picture of the flag for further details about the country including a map showing the...
Read Works
Read Works: North America the Continent of North America
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the continent of North America and the countries it contains. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Guide to Country Comparisons
Reference material for students and teachers provides a way to compare a wealth of country statistical data on a variety of topics.
BBC
Bbc News: Country Profiles
Find full profiles of countries around the globe including history, politics, economic background, and more. Audio and video clips are also available.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Maldives: Climate
This discussion of the climate of Maldives from the Country Studies of the Library of Congress explains the effect of the monsoons on the country.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Map of the 7 Continents of the World Game
A quick game where students drag and drop the name of each continent onto the correct location on an interactive world map.
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Complete List of Landlocked Countries in the World
Lists all the countries in the world that are landlocked. Gives area, population, capital, and bordering countries, as well as a map for each of the largest countries. This is followed by a list of other landlocked countries and their...
Made From Media
Made From History: 5 Small Countries With Crazy Histories
Read about five tiny countries who keep reinventing their histories as time goes on.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Asia Continent : Facts and Information
Interesting facts and details about Asia, the largest and most diverse continent.
World Geography Games
World Geography Games: Continents
A simple game where one must identify each continent on a world map as its name is presented.
Science Struck
Science Struck: What Are the 7 Continents
Provides short descriptions of the characteristics of each of the seven continents, along with maps.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Online Version of a Book Published by the Library of Congress
This collection provides online versions of printed books from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. These material were created as part of the Country Studies/Area Handbook Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of...
BBC
Bbc News: Country Profile Australia
A comprehensive country profile focusing on the continent of Australia. Topics include basic facts, early history, colonization and settlement, politics, and economy. A map and links to related topics are included.
World InfoZone
World Info Zone
Detailed, comprehensive information on countries and people all over the world. Great tool for discovering facts on world issues, seeing photos, and just exploring the world in general. Also includes quizzes based on the website's content.
Other
Nation Master
A vast quantity of data has been collected here for comparing countries on, as the site says, 'just about anything.' There are over 300 countries, as well as over 40 groupings of countries based on their commonalities. There are...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: African Countries and the Continent of Africa
Learn about the geography and the countries of Africa. Facts like flags, maps, exports, natural resources, people, and languages are on this website.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Name the Continents
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will allow students to label the continents and the oceans on a world map.