REGIONS OF THE WORLD: Internet-Based Activities

Europe

South America

Southeast Asia

North America

Sub-Saharan Africa

Europe  

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas: Free blank outline maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Lesson 1: The Sami

The Norwegian Sami People
http://ycdl4.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~agraham//nost202/norwaysami.htm

The Sami Homeland
http://boreale.konto.itv.se/laante.htm

The Sami in Finland
http://web.archive.org/web/20040507210133/http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/English/saameng.html
  Link is to an archive

Bryan and Cherry Alexander Photography: Sami
http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/results.asp?txtkeys1=sami+norway+not+russia

Sami Easterfestival
http://web.archive.org/web/20071007074005/www.saami-easterfestival.org/Home.html
  Link is to an archive

Lesson 2: Sheep Farming in the UK

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas: Free blank outline maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Northumberland Farm: Letham Shank Farm, A Mixed UK Farm
http://www.lethamshank.co.uk/background.htm

Average Annual Rainfall: UK
http://www.hanby.co.uk/Rainfall%20Map.htm

Explanation of the pattern of farming types in England and Wales
http://web.archive.org/web/20030129194114/http://www.geographyjim.org/written.htm
  Link is to an archive

Patterns of farming in England and Wales
http://web.archive.org/web/20041104035143/http://www.geographyjim.org/uk.htm
  Link is to an archive

Landscapes of Scotland
http://www.dwrobertson-photography.com/thumbnails.asp

Delweddau Algieri Images: Photographs of Snowdonia and North Wales
http://www.algieri-images.co.uk

Inland Cornwall Cam
http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/bestofinland/bestofinland.htm

Lesson 3: The Berlin Wall

Iron Curtain Map
http://web.archive.org/web/20060811222722/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/02/maps/
  Link is to an archive

General Berlin city map, 1961
http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/maps/berlinwallmap_02.htm

City Map East Berlin, 1984
http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/maps/berlinwallmap_03.htm

West Berliners waving and watching their relativesin East Berlin
http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/photographs/berlinwall-1961/berlinwall-1961_012.htm

Eyewitness in Berlin
http://www.manchesteronline.c o.uk/ewm/ewberlin/home2.html

1963
http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/photographs/berlinwall-1963jo/berlinwall-1963-008.htm

Checkpoint Charlie
http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/photographs/berlinwall-1963jo/berlinwall-1963-003.htm

Berlin Wall Photographs 1989 and 1997
http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/photographs/berlinwall-1989-1997.htm

Lesson 4: Mediterranean Volcanoes

Volcanoes
http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/

Blank Outline Maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Volcanoes in the Iceland Region
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/volcanoes/volc_images/europe_west_asia/europe_west_asia.html
  Scroll down to "Iceland."

Volcanoes, Volcanoes, Volcanoes
http://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/iceland/volcanoes.html

Volcanoes World Map
http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/find_regions.cfm

Vesuvio (Vesuvius)
http://boris.vulcanoetna.it/VESUVIO.html

Italy's Volcanoes: The Cradle of Volcanology (Etna)
http://boris.vulcanoetna.it/

Mount Etna Ignites
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/02/01/html/ft_20020201.4.html

Volcano World Volcano Index
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/volcanoes/index.html

Lesson 5: Traveling Down the Volga River

Blank outline maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Online Map of Russia with the Volga River highlighted (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Volgarivermap.png

Satellite image of the Volga near its delta
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/newsletter/DynamicEarth/Chapter11/Fig6.htm

World Climate Data
http://www.worldclimate.com/

Worldwide Wanderings: Chronicles: Volga River
http://www.worldwidewanderings.com/chronstor11.htm

Natalya's Personal Photo Collection
http://web.archive.org/web/20080121070138/http://members.aol.com/dam0113/peindex.htm
  Link is to an archive

Volga Cruise
http://sealetter.com/Feb-97/yes996.html

Pictures of the Volga River
http://web.bryant.edu/~langlois/ecology/funpics.html

Culminating Activities:

World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Related Web Sites:

An Introduction to the Sami People
http://boreale.konto.itv.se/samieng.htm

Newsmuseum: The Berlin Wall
http://www.newseum.org/berlinwall/

Volcano World 4-Kids
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/kids/index.html

VisitEurope.com
http://www.visiteurope.com/home.aspx

South America 

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas: Free blank outline maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Lesson 1: Chile's Geographic Diversity

National Geographic Terrestrial Ecoregions map
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html

A Personal Journey
http://ww w.culturesontheedge.com/gallery/exhibits/pablo_corral/index_pop.html

Chile Photographs: Torres del Paine
http://www.lastfrontiers.com/images.php?r=13

Chile Photographs: Lakes/Chiloé/Carretera
http://www.lastfrontiers.com/images.php?r=12
http://www.lastfrontiers.com/images.php?r=186
http://www.lastfrontiers.com/images.php?r=185

Chile Photographs: North
http://www.lastfrontiers.com/images.php?r=183

Gary Cook Photographs of Chile
http://www.garycook.co.uk/SouthAmerica/Chile/thumbnails1-1.html

Lesson 2: Iguazu Falls

QuickTime Test
http://www.greatestplaces.org/medias/media_html/qtvr.html#falls

QuickTime program
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

About Angel Falls
http://peacefulblossom.blogspot.com/2005/10/angel-falls-venezuela.html


Highest Waterfall: Angel Falls
http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/earth-records/4-highest-waterfall

Angel Falls
http://www.venezuelatuya.com/canaima/saltoangeleng.htm

Iguaza Falls
http://www.greatestplaces.org/book_pages/iguazu2.htm

The Majesty of the Waterfalls
http://www.winona.edu/geology/fieldtrips/Hawaii/FieldTrips/waterfalls.html

Lesson 3: The Pantanal

Wetlands
http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/wetlands/index.htm

"Brazil Wetlands Get Protected Status"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/882352.stm

National Geographic Terrestrial Ecoregions map
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html

Waterrealm.com
http://web.archive.org/web/20050305012111/http://www.waterrealm.com/index.html
  Link is to an archive

About the Pantanal
http://www.pantanal.org/Mainpant.htm

Lesson 4: The Land of the Inca

Culture of the Andes
http://www.andes.org/fam_frnd.html

National Geographic: Ice Treasures of the Inca
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/mummy/

PBS: Ice Mummies of the Inca
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/peru/

Destination Peru
http://www.destination360.com/south-america/peru

Peru Photographs: Cuzco/Machu Picchu
http://www.lastfrontiers.com/images.php?r=29
http://www.lastfrontiers.com/images.php?r=31

The Inca Trail (Day 1 of 4)
http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/SouthAmerica/Peru/IncaTrail/IncaTrail1.html

The Inca Trail
http://web.archive.org/web/20040215210428/http://www.shsd.org/NewSite/middleSchool/Szostak/Inca+Trail.htmm
  Link is to an archive

Lesson 5: Ecotourism in the Galapagos

Lindblad Expeditions tour to the Galapagos
http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Search46.asp?Destination=294

Ecotourism Simulation Game
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html

Lonely Planet: Ecuador and the Galapagos Island
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ecuador/the-galapagos-islands

Lindblad Expeditions Journey Description
http://web.archive.org/web/20011110204729/http://itins.expeditions.com/tour.asp?ItinID=67
  Link is to an archive

Pictures From the Galapagos
http://leler.com/galapagos/

Where's the 'Eco' in 'Ecotourism'? – Galapagos Islands
http://web.archive.org/web/20000421231754/http://www.americas.org/events/travel/tourism_turns_green.htm#GALAPAGOS
  Link is to an archive

Related Web Sites

About.com: Visit South America
http://gosouthamerica.about.com/

Adventures in South America
http://www.fluid7.demon.co.uk/adventures/home.htm

Galapagos Photo Gallery
http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/galapagosislands/l/blpixindex.htm

Southeast Asia 

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas: Free blank outline maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Lesson 1: The Religions of Southeast Asia

World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Besakih, Bali
http://www.wright-photo.com/besakihO.htm

Ubud
http://www.wright-photo.com/ubudO.htm

Buddhism in Thailand
http://www.thailandlife.com/a_buddhism.html

Burma: Sule Pagoda (left) and Mosque, Rangoon
http://myanmarmuslim.net/e107_images/newspost_images/sule_pagoda_and_mosque_yangon-rangoon_myanmar.jpg

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur: The Masjia Jame Mosque
http://www.netuse.co.uk/clients/salawaat/images/mas%20jami%20isfahan.jpg

Indonesia-Madura
http://russia.shaps.hawaii.edu/cseas/seapics/05/img0028.jpg
  Page no longer available

Aidan O'Rourke: Philippines Photographs
http://www.aidan.co.uk/search_results.php?submit=Search&keyword=PHILIPPINES%2C+church

Lesson 2: Indonesia's Climate

Wallace's Line
http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/zoogeog/walline.html

Expeditions Trip: Indonesia
http://www.expeditiontrips.com/indonesia-travel.asp

An Introduction to Indonesia
http://www.geographia.com/indonesia/

World Climate
http://www.worldclimate.com/

IndonesiaPhoto.com
http://www.indonesiaphoto.com/index.php

Lesson 3: Orangutans

Orangutan
http://www.orangutan.net/images/maplarge.gif

The Red Ape
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/orangutans-just-hangin-on/
introduction/2266/

Four Corners—The Timber Mafia
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2002/timber_mafia/resources/resources_facts.htm

Lesson 4: Singapore and Kuala Lumpur: The Old and the New

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Snapshot Asia-Singapore
http://www.snapshotasia.com/Singapore.htm

Johnvey.com—Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia
http://johnvey.com/photos/14/0

Malaysia-The Way Forward
http://web.archive.org/web/20040307105615/http://www.i-connect.ch/uimonen/malay.htm
  Link is to an archive

Lesson 5: Pictures of Vietnam

Cities of Vietnam
http://www.vivien-und-erhard.de/english/travel/vietnam/index.htm

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Best Photos Vietnam
http://www.bestphotosvn.com/bfvn/photographer.php

Map of Vietnam with links to various cities
http://vietnam-tour.com/pages/sites.html

Vietnam Photos (mainly Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon), February 2004
http://www.csupomona.edu/~scabraham/VietnamGallery.htm

Related Web Sites

Asian Religions and Cultures (Wikipedia)
Religion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_asia
Culture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Asia

Ask Asia
http://www.asiasociety.org/education-learning

Indonesia—Country Study
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/idtoc.html

Balikpapan Orangutan Society—USA
http://www.orangutan.com/

Ecoworld
http://www.ecoworld.com/

Lonely Planet—Destination: Vietnam
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/vietnam

North America  

Lesson 1: The Landscapes of Canada

Terrestial Ecoregions of the World
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html

U.S. National Parks Service
http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm

Parks Canada
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/index.aspx

Lesson 2: Mexico's Diversity

Blank outline maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Clickable map of Mexico
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/mx(.html

Landscapes:

Copper Canyon (Chihuahua):
http://www.calnative.com/photos/c_album.html

Oaxaca
http://www.questconnect.org/Oaxaca_Mexico.htm

Sonoran Desert Naturalist
http://arizonensis.org/sonoran/index.html

Baja Gallery/Gonzaga Bay
http://web.archive.org/web/20060706175317/http://www.calandscapephotography.com/baja.html
  Link is to an archive

Chiapas landscapes
http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/NorthAmerica/Mexico/Chiapas/ChiapasLandscapes.html

Cultures:

Oaxaca
http://www.questconnect.org/Oaxaca_Mexico.htm

Discovering Mexico
http://web.archive.org/web/20010808050020/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mexico/a007.html
  Link is to an archive

Mexico Photo Page
http://historicaltextarchive.com/mexphotos/photos.html

Lesson 3: Inuit Life

The North Divides
http://web.archive.org/web/20010213225616/http://radio.cbc.ca/nunavut/people.html
  Link is to an archive

Map of Canada
http://www.canadainfolink.ca/blankmap.htm

Inuit Population Map
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/peopleandsociety/population/aboriginalpopulation/abo_2001/pm_abpop_01

École Kiluutaq (Kiluutaq School)
http://www3.sympatico.ca/kiluutaq.school/home.htm

Inuit Life in Nunavik
http://kativik.net/ulluriaq/Nunavik/inuitlife/

Lesson 4: Refugees in the United States

Refugee Voices
http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1288

Overview of the U.S. Resettlement Process
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/about/history.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/about/whoweserve.htm
Or: http://web.archive.org/web/20040412121833/http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr/programs/overviewrp.htm
  Link is to an archive

U.S. Immigration Statistics by State page
http://ca.rand.org/stats/popdemo/immmetroUS.html
Web site requires a free registration.

Guidebook for Refugees
http://www.cal.org/co/publications/welcome.html

Journey ends—and begins—for Somali Bantu refugees
http://web.archive.org/web/20070609085116/http://www.ersden.org/news.htm
  Link is to an archive

Lesson 5: Suburbanization in the United States

Sprawlwatch
http://www.sprawlwatch.org

Chicago Traffic Patterns
http://www.gcmtravel.com/gcm/maps_chicago.jsp

Earthshots: Dallas
http://earthshots.usgs.gov/Dallas/Dallas

Naperville, Illinois
http://www.naperville.il.us/

Arvada, Colorado
http://arvada.org/

Alpharetta, Georgia
http://alpharetta.ga.us

Thousand Oaks, California
http://ci.thousand-oaks.ca.us/

National Geographic's Urban Sprawl
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/07/01/html/ft_20010701.3.html

Related Web Sites:

National Atlas of Canada Online
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/sitemap/index.html

Ethnic Diversity in Mexico
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1932-ethnic-diversity-in-mexico

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Canada's National Inuit Organization)
http://www.itk.ca/

U.S. Committee for Refugees
http://www.refugees.org/

Urban Sprawl Blues
http://www.plannersweb.com/sprawl/urbansprawlblues.html

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Sub-Saharan Africa  

Lesson 1:

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Okavango—Africa's Savage Oasis
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/okavango/
  Page is no longer available

Okavango Delta
http://www.greatestplaces.org/book_pages/okavango.htm

The Okavango...Botswana
http://www.zambezi.co.uk/safari/botswana/okavango.html

National Geographic Terrestrial Ecoregions page
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html

Jacana Camp
http://web.archive.org/web/20031211093503/http://www.wilderness-safaris.com/jacanacp.asp
  Link is to an archive

Lesson 2:

Lemur Conservation Foundation's Web site
http://www.lemurreserve.org

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Madagascar—Biodiversity and Conservation
http://www.mobot.org/mobot/madagascar/

Madagascar—A World Apart
http://www.pbs.org/edens/madagascar/

NOVA—Explore Madagascar:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/madagascar/explore/

Madagascar Fauna Group
http://www.savethelemur.org/

Lesson 3:

Cora Connection: Discover The Mandinka Kora
http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/hearKora.html
Test the computers to see if they play audio files.

West Africa, the land and its people
http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/geo.html

Griots, griottes go electric, yet preserve ancient roles
http://www.psu.edu/ur/archives/intercom_2000/Jan27/griots.html

Sundjata
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Sundjata/Sundjata.html

Cora Connection
http://www.coraconnection.com/

Manding Griot Ensemble—Dialiya
http://www.memoryofafricanculture.org/ge.htm

Lesson 4: Ethiopia

National Geographic Xpeditions Hall
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/

National Geographic Map Machine
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine

PBS Africa—Ethiopian Highlands
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/ethiopia/ethiopia_overview.html

Oxfam Cool Planet—Ethiopia
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/world/ethiopia/

Cultures on the Edge
http://www.culturesontheedge.com/gallery/archives/phil_borges/index.html

National Geographic Terrestrial Ecoregions page
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html

Lesson 5:

National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

National Geographic Terrestrial Ecoregions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html

Related Web Sites:

African Voices
http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/

Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/AfricaFocus/

Gifts and Voices Activity Room
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/malagasy/activity.html

Africa: From Ethiopia to the Great Lakes
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/

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