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Views of the American West: True or False?
Young scholars explain that a landscape painting may or may not accurately represent a specific place. They identify techniques that create the illusion of three-dimensional space on a flat surface.
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International Institute of Archaeology an Anthropology
Learners research early humans and their cultures. They conduct Internet research, discuss their findings with their group, evaluate the information provided by artifacts, and create a report to present to a simulated archaeology institute.
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Volcano Above the Clouds
Students develop a travelogue to describe the distinct ecological regions of Mount Kilimanjaro. They describe the health issues that may affect climbers, and any necessary equipment or safety precautions that the team may need at each...
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Lewis and Clark: The Language of Discovery
Students replicate some of the trailblazing methods of Lewis and Clark on a fifteen-minute "writing journey" through the school or neighborhood.
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The Rocky Shore
Pupils compare a realistic landscape painting with a photograph of the same place.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Physical Map of Africa, 1910
A physical map of the African continent showing general color coded land elevations and water depths. This map shows rivers and prominent landform features, including highland regions, plateaus, mountains, and desert oases.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Africa Physical, 1915
Physical map of Africa showing major landforms and waterways, including the Atlas Mountains, Mount Kilimanjaro, the Saharan, Libyan, Arabian, and Kalahari Deserts, The Upper and Lower Guinea Coasts, the Congo Basin, Lake Victoria, and...
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Maps.com: Africa South of the Sahara
This interactive quiz assesses your knowledge of the countries of Africa south of the Sahara.
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University of Texas: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Political Map
A political map the the Democratic Republic of the Congo that shows the province boundaries, major cities and highways, neighboring countries, and significant physical features. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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University of Texas: Uganda: Political Map
A political map of Uganda showing its major cities and highways, district boundaries, neighboring countries, and physical features. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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University of Texas: Rwanda and Burundi: Relief Map
A relief map of both Rwandi and its neighbor, Burundi, showing the mountainous regions, major highways, and water physical features. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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University of Texas: Togo: Political Map
This political map of Togo shows its major cities, highways, and neighboring countries along with some physical features. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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Harper College: North Africa/ Sw Asia Map Tutorial
Quiz yourself on the physical geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa by using this tutorial to Check your knowledge of landforms, bodies of water, and rivers in this area of the world.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Geopolitical Map of Africa, 1902
A physical map of the African continent showing general elevations color coded as highlands above 2,000 feet in buff tints, lowlands in green tints, and the offshore continental shelf in light blue.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Physical and Political Map of Africa, 1879
Map of pre-colonial Africa, showing the predominately native countries and territories of the African continent in 1879. The counties include the Barbary States of Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Tripoli and Fezzan, the Egyptian territories of...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Political and Physical Africa, 1901
A map from 1901 of the political and physical features of Africa. The map uses color-contouring to show highlands above 2000 feet in buff tints, lowlands in greens, and the submerged part of the continental plateau in light blue. The map...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Physical Africa, 1916
A physical map of the African continent showing general elevations color coded as lands below sea level in purple, sea level to 1000 feet in green, 1000 to 2000 feet in yellow, 2000 to 5000 feet in light orange, and over 5000 feet in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1870
A physical and political map of Africa prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, which established the European colonial territory claims on the continent. This map shows the African states of Morocco, Algiers (Algeria), Tripoli, Egypt,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Natural Regions of Africa, 1920
A map from 1920 of Africa and Madagascar showing principal physical features and natural regions. The map is color-coded to show lowlands, uplands and plateaus, the Kongo basin, the older, worn down mountains, and young, rugged...