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| Table of Contents | |||
| 1. Why Learn Geography | 5. Building Skills | ||
| Purpose, Human Geography, Physical Geography | General Knowledge, Map Reading, Compass, Navigation/Orienteering, GPS - GIS | ||
| 2. The World | 6. Fun Activities and Tasks | ||
| World Maps, Country Maps and Info, Special Purpose Maps and Info | Fun, Downloads, Tasks and Exams | ||
| 3. Earth and Space | 7. Videos and Beyond | ||
| Looking Inward - the Earth from Space, Looking Outwards | Videos, PowerPoints, News and Magazines | ||
| 4. Historic Maps and Sources | 8. Miscellaneous Resources | ||
| Historic Sources, Historic Maps, Boundary Disputes | Doing Research, Tutorials, Misc., Translate, Careers | ||
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What is Geography and Why Learn It? | ||
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1. What is Geography? (John Gair, NIDES, SD71, Courtenay, BC, Canada) | ||
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2. What is Geography and why study it? (Vancouver Island University, BC, Canada) | ||
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3. What is Geography? (Association of American Geographers, USA) | ||
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4. Geography 101 (about.com) | ||
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5. Four traditions of Geography (about.com) | ||
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6. Defining the five themes of Geography (mrdonn.org) | ||
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7. The Five Themes of Geography (National Geographic Society, USA) | ||
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8. Why learn geography? - "My wonderful world": 1 minute ad/video (National Geographic Society, USA) | ||
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9. Purpose - National Standards USA (educationoasis.com) | ||
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10. Geography matters: 16 page pdf (gis.com) | ||
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11. Geography basics - landforms and living patterns: 20 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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Human and Cultural Geography | ||
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1. What is Human Geography? (University of Alberta, Canada) | ||
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2. How Geography defines a culture: 18 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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3. Population over time: animation ("World Regional Geography", W.H. Freeman Publishers, USA) | ||
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4. Human impact on the environment (Globalis/United Nations) | ||
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5. Twenty abandoned cities and towns (weburbanist.com) | ||
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6. Using maps to develop hypotheses (Association of American Geographers) | ||
| Human Geography - Data Sources | |||
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Physical Geography: What Is links | ||
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1. Scope of Physical Geography (Michael Pidwirny, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Canada) | ||
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2. Elements of Geography (Michael Pidwirny, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Canada) | ||
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3. Physical Geography overview (Matt Rosenberg, about.com) | ||
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4. Physical Geography (answers.com) | ||
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5. Physical Geography (wikipedia.org) | ||
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6. Physical Geography: 29 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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Physical Geography Links -- Topic under development. Comments and suggestions welcome. | ||
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1. Geography4kids (geography4kids.com) | ||
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2. Using maps to develop hypotheses (Association of American Geographers) | ||
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3a. Making Sense of Evidence - Who made this map and why? (David T. Stevens, George Mason University, Virginia, USA) | ||
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3b. Map analysis worksheet - for above: pdf (Educational Staff, National Archives, USA) | ||
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4. Places & Spaces - Mapping Science (scimaps.org) | ||
2. The World |
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World Maps and Views | ||
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1. The World - as map or as satellite view or as terrain view (Google Maps) | ||
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2. The World - as map or as hybrid view or as satellite view (Yahoo Maps) | ||
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3. The World - as map or as aerial view (Microsoft Maps) | ||
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4. The World - as map or as satellite view or as physical view (National Geographic Map Machine) | ||
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5. Day and night (Fourmilab, Switzerland) | ||
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4. Flash Earth (flashearth.com) | ||
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5. Google Earth (Google) | ||
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6. Microsoft Virtual Earth (Microsoft) | ||
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7. Where is it? - Getty thesaurus of geographical names (getty.edu) | ||
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Outline and Country Maps and Country Information | ||
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1. Outline Maps (Houghton Mifflin Publishers, USA) | ||
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2. Outline Maps (about.com) | ||
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3. Xpeditions Atlas (National Geographic Society, USA) | ||
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4. Outline map sites (Perry-Castaneda Library Collection, University of Texas, USA) | ||
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5. International maps (Atlas of Canada) | ||
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6. Physical/Political map sites (Perry-Castaneda Library Collection, University of Texas, USA) | ||
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7. Country Maps - general and by country (Holt, Rinehart and Winston Publishers, USA) | ||
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8. Geography - by country (Merriam-Webster, USA) | ||
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9. Country info (infoplease.com) | ||
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10. World factbook - reference maps (CIA, USA) | ||
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11. World factbook (CIA, USA) | ||
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12. Country of the world (theodora.com) | ||
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13. Country flags (about.com) | ||
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14. World flags and symbols (world-flags-symbols.com) | ||
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15. World geography information (infoplease.com) | ||
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Special Purpose Maps and Information | ||
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1. Ocean Maps (Holt, Rinehart and Winston Publishers, USA) | ||
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2. Polar regions and ocean maps (Perry-Castaneda Library Collection, University of Texas, USA) | ||
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3. United Nations country and regional maps: see left side of window (The United Nations) | ||
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4. World Heritage list (UNESCO, The United Nations) | ||
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5. United Nations mission maps: see right side of window (The United Nations) | ||
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6. United nations World Food Programme (The United Nations) | ||
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7. 2009 Hunger Map (World Food Programme) | ||
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8. World hunger on the rise (pbs.org) | ||
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7. Displaced persons (Human Rights Watch) | ||
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8. Refugees and internally displaced persons (CIA Factbook, USA) | ||
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9. Conflict induced internally displaced persons (idmc.org) | ||
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10. Trafficking in persons (Department of Justice, Canada) | ||
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11. Child trafficking (UNICEF Canada) | ||
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12. Human trafficking (humantrafficing.org) | ||
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13. Trafficking in persons (CIA Factbook, USA) | ||
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14. Stolen kids... (CNN.com) | ||
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15. Children of conflict - child soldiers (The BBC, UK) | ||
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16. Some facts about child soldiers (child-soldiers.org) | ||
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17. Child soldiers - 2008 Global Report (childsoldiersreport.org) | ||
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18. Children and armed conflict (The United Nations) | ||
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19. Military use of children (wikipedia.org) | ||
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20. H5N1 - avain influenza: death rates from 2003 forward (World Health organization, United Nations) | ||
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21. Avian Influenza maps (Perry-Castaneda Library Collection, University of Texas, USA) | ||
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22. West Nile virus maps (Perry-Castaneda Library Collection, University of Texas, USA) | ||
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23. Canada - West Nile virus information and maps (Health Canada) | ||
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24. United States - West Nile virus information/maps (Centers for Disease Control, USA) | ||
3. Earth and Space |
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The Earth from Space | ||
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1. The Blue Marble (Visible Earth - NASA, USA) | ||
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2. The Earth at Night - city lights (Visible Earth - NASA, USA) | ||
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3. Day and night (Fourmilab, Switzerland) | ||
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4. Real time satellite tracking (NASA, USA) | ||
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5. NASA's view of Earth: archival views of Earth (NASA, USA) | ||
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6. Eyes on the Earth: overview of satellites 'looking' at the Earth (NASA, USA) | ||
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7. Earth from space - online exhibition (Smithsonian Institution, USA) | ||
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8. World weather view (Fourmilab, Switzerland) | ||
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9. Weather - forecasts from around the world (World Meteorological Organization) | ||
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10. Weather - severe weather warnings (World Meteorological Organization) | ||
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11. Weather - world weather (The BBC, UK) | ||
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12. Current weather (The Weather Network) | ||
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13. Climate time machine (NASA, USA) | ||
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14. World climate index (climate-charts.com) | ||
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15. Ocean maps (Holt, Rinehart and Winston Publishers, USA) | ||
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16. Maps of oceans (How Stuff Works) | ||
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17. Ocean views: misc. resources including animations and videos (NASA, USA) | ||
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18. The geography of oceans (How Stuff Works) | ||
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19. Ocean currents: misc. video clips (How Stuff Works) | ||
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20. El Nino and La Nina (Environment Canada) | ||
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21. Extreme weather - El Nino (David Suzuki Foundation, Canada) | ||
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22. El Nino (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA) | ||
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23. Tectonic plates (worldatlas.com) | ||
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24. Moving and shaking - plate tectonics (National Geographic Society, USA) | ||
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25. Active volcanoes, plate tectonics and the ring of fire (US Geological Society, USA) | ||
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26. Plate tectonic animations (scotese.com) | ||
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Looking Outward | ||
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1. Neave Planetarium (neave.com) | ||
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2. Solar system exploration (NASA, USA) | ||
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3. Windows to the Universe (ucar.edu, USA) | ||
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4. Celestia download (shatters.net) | ||
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5. Stephen Hawking's Universe (PBS-TV, USA) | ||
4. Historic Sources and Maps |
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Historic Sources | ||
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1. "More than just a map" (Louisiana State Museum, USA) | ||
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2. Getty theseraus of geographical names (getty.edu) | ||
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3. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas, USA) | ||
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4. Gallery of globes and map projections (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland) | ||
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Historic Maps and Timelines | ||
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1. World history maps (fsmitha.com) | ||
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2. Historic maps for students - Greece, Egypt, Rome (University of North Carolina, USA) | ||
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3. IAM maps - Ancient Mediterranean, Northern Europe, and British Isles: scroll down (University of North Carolina, USA) | ||
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4. Antigue maps (University of Flordia, USA) | ||
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5. David Rumsey map collection (davidrumsey.com) | ||
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6. Evidence of Early Humans (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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7. Geography of Mesopotamia (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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8. Geography and climate of Ancient China (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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9. Geography and climate of India (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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10. Indian Empires - trade and travel (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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11. Ancient Greek geography (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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12. History and timelines for Ancient Rome (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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13. Islamic Empires - geography and climate (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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14. Islamic Empires - trade and travel (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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15. Europe and North Africa - 600 60 1400 C.E.: PowerPoint presentation (Stewart Savard, School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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16. The changing face of Europe (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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17. Europe by century - 500 to 1400 C.E.: PowerPoint presentation (Stewart Savard, School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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18. Medieval maps (Fordham University,New York, USA) | ||
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19. The geography and environment of Mongolia (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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20. Renaissance geography (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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21. Renaissance trade routes (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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22. European exploration and colonial conquest (School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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23. Historical outline maps - United States (Houghton Mifflin Publishers, USA) | ||
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24. Historical maps of the Americas (University of Texas, USA) | ||
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25. Early maps of Newfounland and Labrador: see maps on left (Memorial University, Canada) | ||
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26. Centre for Newfoundland Studies - digitized maps (Memorial University, Canada) | ||
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27. Early Canadian maps (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) | ||
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28. Canada - geography page or history subtopic or "North" subtopic (eLibrary, School District 71, BC, Canada) | ||
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Boundary Issues | ||
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1. International disputes (CIA Factbook, USA) | ||
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2. Maritime claims (CIA Factbook, USA) | ||
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3. Current maritime border disputes (Google Earth Community) | ||
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4. How the Arctic is divided (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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5. Canada and Russia in Arctic boundary dispute: also check news items below this story (geology.com) | ||
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6. Unsettled border disputes: pdf - student simulation background paper (Academic Forum for Foreign Affairs, Austria) | ||
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7. Frontier and boundaries (Wilson R.M. Krukoski, info.lncc.br) | ||
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8. International Court of Justice (United Nations) | ||
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9. Permanent Court of Arbitration (pca-cpa.org) | ||
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10. Territorial disputes (wikipedia.org) | ||
5. Building Skills |
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General Knowledge | ||
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1. MapZone: go to MapAbility (ordnancesurvey.co.uk) | ||
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2. Exploring maps - poster #1 and poster #2: pdfs (US Geological Survey, USA) | ||
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3. A brief history of maps (Emporia State University, James S. Aber) | ||
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4. Mapping history (British Library, UK) | ||
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5. The truthfulness of maps (Terry G. Jordan, The Human Mosaic, W.H. Freeman Publishers, USA) | ||
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6. Maps - types, symbols, terms: 18 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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7. Maps and globes: 48 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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8. Photos in geography (BBC, UK) | ||
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9. Graphing skills (BBC, UK) | ||
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Making and Reading Maps | ||
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1. Basic map skills (BBC, UK) | ||
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2. Reading maps (tv411.org) | ||
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3. Measuring distance: pdf (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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4. Relief and contour lines: pdf (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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5. What are contour lines (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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6. Map reading made easy: 8 page pdf (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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7. Map scale (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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8. Map symbols (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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9. Longitude and latitude (mrdowling.com) | ||
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10. Latitude and longitude (National Geographic Magazine) | ||
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11. Basic geography - longitude and latitude (socialstudiesforkids.com) | ||
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12. Explaining longitude and latitude (University of Wisconsin) | ||
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13. Latitude and Longitude (NASA: U.S. Government) | ||
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14. View the Earth using latitude and longitude (Fourmilab, Switzerland) | ||
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15. Play "Find your longitude" (NOVA at pbs.org, USA) | ||
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16. From flat surface to globes - map projections (Denis J. Dean, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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17. Map projection overview (Peter H. Dana, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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18. Common map projections (Denis J. Dean, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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19. Coordinate systems overview (Peter H. Dana, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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20. Map projection: video (National Geographic Maps, USA) | ||
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Using a Compass | ||
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1. Compass directions - 16 point compass: Microsoft Word document (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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2. Compass bearings (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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3. Map and compass basics (wildernessadventures.com) | ||
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4. How to use a compass: PowerPoint (Wigan Scouts, UK) | ||
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5. The history of the sextant (Lecture by Peter Ifland, University of Coimbra, Portugal) | ||
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6. The astrolabe - a user's guide (Richard Covington, Saudi Aramco World) | ||
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7. Tools of navigation (The Mariner's Museum, Newport News, Virginia, USA) | ||
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Navigation, Orienteering and Geocaching Section under development. Comments and suggestions welcome. | ||
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1. History of navigation (navis.gr, Greece) | ||
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2. Introduction to navigation: focus on Captain James Cook (BBC, UK) | ||
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3. Navigation (encarta.msn.com) | ||
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Orienteering Section under development. Comments and suggestions welcome. | ||
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1. What is orienteering? (Orienteering Association of Hong Kong) | ||
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2. About orienteering (Canadian Orienteering Federation) | ||
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3. Orienteering - the sport of a lifetime (US Orienteering Federation, USA) | ||
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Geocaching Section under development. Comments and suggestions welcome. | ||
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1. What is geocaching? (US Geological Society) | ||
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2. Geocaching around the world (geocaching.com) | ||
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3. Geocachers' creed (geocreed.info) | ||
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GPS - Global Positioning System | ||
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1. What is a GPS? How does it work? (Library of Congress, USA) | ||
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2. How GPS receivers work (howstuffworks.com) | ||
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3. What is GPS? (trimble.com) | ||
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4. Global positioning system overview: pdf (Peter H. Dana, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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5. Having fun with GPS: pdf (Anton Ninno, monitoringtimes.com) | ||
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6. Which is better GPS or Orienteering?: 10 minute video (pbskids.org) | ||
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7. Satellites - our eyes in the skys: 10 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
| GIS - Geographic Information System | |||
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1. What is GIS? (esricanada.com) | ||
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2. What is GIS?: 2 minute video (esri.com) | ||
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3. What is GIS? (gis.com) | ||
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4. What is GIS? (US Geographical Survey) | ||
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5. Geographic Information Systems overview (Kenneth E. Foote, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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6. GIS in your life: shockwave video (esri.com) | ||
6. Fun Activities |
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Fun | ||
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1. Play GeoNet (Houghton Mifflin Publishers) | ||
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2. Magic Map (mape.org.uk) | ||
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3. Geography Bee (National Geographic Society) | ||
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4. MapZone: go to MapTivity (ordnancesurvey.co.uk) | ||
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5. Food Force (United Nations Cyber School Bus) | ||
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6. Flag tag (United Nations Cyber School Bus) | ||
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7. Map games (map.com) | ||
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8. Geography games (Brad Bowerman, quia.com) | ||
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9. Earth's physical features (quia.com) | ||
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10. Long and Lat map game (kidsgeo.com) | ||
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11. Get lost compass game (NOVA pbs.org) | ||
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12. Test your geography knowledge (lizardpoint.com) | ||
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13. Time Ticker - time around the world (timeticker.com) | ||
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14. Landscapes - map skills (BBC - Scotland, UK) | ||
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15. The Lost army of Fu Shi (BBC, UK) | ||
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Downloads | ||
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1. NASA World Wind (NASA, USA) | ||
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2. Google Earth (google.com) | ||
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3. Microsoft Virtual Earth (microsoft.com) | ||
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4. MapMixer Beta (yahoo.com) | ||
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5. Seterra 3 - learn geography (Marianne Wartoft, Sweden) | ||
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6. EarthNavigator 5.0b -via c/net | ||
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7. Cmap: download Tools not Server (ihmc.us) | ||
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8. Audacity (sourceforge.net) | ||
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9. Google SketchUp 6 and video tutorials (Google) | ||
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10. Photostory 3 (Microsoft) | ||
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11. Motion chart (google.com) from Hans Rosling - best stats you've ever seen (ted.com) | ||
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Tasks and Exams | ||
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1. You think!: starting points in classroom discussions (World Bank) | ||
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2. Classroom activities (Canadian Council for Geographic Education) | ||
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3. Five themes of Georaphy quiz (quia.com) | ||
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4. Working with population and age pyramids (Statistics Canada) | ||
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5. Geography study pages (BBC, UK) | ||
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6a. Making Sense of Evidence (George Mason University, Virginia, USA) | ||
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6b. Document analysis worksheets - for above (Educational Staff, National Archives, USA) | ||
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7. Xpeditions: activities (National Geographic Society) | ||
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8. Beyond the map (Maritime Museum of BC, Canada) | ||
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9. Drake's Circumnavigation - requires Google Earth (activehistory.co.uk) | ||
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10. Making sense of the Mayan collapse (NASA, USA) | ||
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11. Geodemography (W. H. Freeman and Company, USA) | ||
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12. Making globalization visible (W. H. Freeman and Company, USA) | ||
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13. Geography 12 - past provincial exams 06/07 and answer key (BC Ministry of Education, Canada) | ||
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14. Geography 12 - past provincial exams 05/06 and answer key (BC Ministry of Education, Canada) | ||
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15. World Geography - past exams and answer keys (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) | ||
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16. AP Human Geography (collegeboard.com) | ||
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17. Australian history, geography, civics, and citizenship (Government of New South Wales, Australia) | ||
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18. Mock exam for UK GCSE Geography (BBC, UK) | ||
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7. Videos and Beyond |
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Videos and Images | ||
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1. National Geographic videos (video.nationalgeographic.com) | ||
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2. CBC Digital Archives - "Environment" (CBC, Canada) | ||
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3. Spinning Earth - in daylight (NASA, USA) | ||
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4. Exploring the World's Geography: 23 minute video requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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5. Our Earth as Art (NASA, USA) | ||
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6. Visible Earth: videos and animations some files are EXTREMELY large (NASA, USA) | ||
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7. BBC video clips for topic "Geography": 152 video clips - can be slow to load (BBC, UK) | ||
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8. Video clips from Antarctica (British Antarctic Survey) | ||
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9. The Daily Dozen: stunning daily photos from around the world (National Geographic) | ||
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10. Geography in the 21st Century (pupilvision.com) | ||
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PowerPoints Page under development. Comments and suggestions welcome. | ||
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1. Five themes of Geography (Todd Horton, Nipissing University, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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2. Geographical terms (Saskatchewan School, Canada) | ||
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3. Mapping (World of Teaching, UK) | ||
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4. Geography PowerPoints (World of Teaching, UK) | ||
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5. Free PowerPoint templates from/via Microsoft: World Country report or option 2 | ||
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6. Free PowerPoint templates from Brainy Betty | ||
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News and Magazines | ||
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1. National Geographic news (news.nationalgeographic.com) | ||
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2. Geography in the news (Royal Geographic Society, UK) | ||
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3. Geography newsroom (geographynewsroom.co.uk) | ||
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4. BGS - in the media (British Geographical Society, UK) | ||
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5. Canadian Geographic Magazine (canadiangeographic.ca) | ||
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6. National Geographic Magazine (ngm.nationalgeographic.com) | ||
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7. National Geographic Kids (kids.nationalgeographic.com) | ||
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8. Australian Geographic magazine (australiangeographic.com) | ||
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9. Africa Geographic magazine (africageographic.com) | ||
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10. List of Geography Magazines and Journals (about.com) | ||
8. Miscellaneous Resources |
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Doing Research | ||
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1. How to do research: the CMS approach see left side of page (Avi Luxenburg, Comox Valley School District, BC, Canada) | ||
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2. The research process (Oregon School Library Information System, USA) | ||
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3. Primary vs. secondary sources (Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA) | ||
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4. Using Citation Machine (Avi Luxenburg, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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5. Writing sentences (actden.com) | ||
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6. Writing paragraphs (actden.com) | ||
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7. Writing essays (actden.com) | ||
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8. How to write an essay (Avi Luxenburg, Comox Valley School District, BC, Canada) | ||
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9. Guide to writing a basic essay (Kathy Livingston) | ||
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10. Science Fair project guide (sciencebuddies.org) | ||
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11. Science Fair - the display (Science Fair Foundation of BC, Canada) | ||
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12. Exhibits for Science Fairs (Ohio State University, USA) | ||
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Tutotials | ||
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1. Using Cmap (Avi Luxenburg/Tara Colborne, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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2. Using Audacity (Avi Luxenburg/Tara Colborne, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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3. Using Google Sketchup (Avi Luxenburg/Tara Colborne, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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4. Using Photostory 3 (Avi Luxenburg/Tara Colborne, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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5. Turning Microsoft Word into a talking word processor (Paul Hamilton, SETBC) | ||
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6. Boolify - search engine (boolify.org) | ||
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7. eLibrary - all tutorials (eLibrary.sd71.bc.ca) | ||
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8. eLibrary - all tools (eLibrary.sd71.bc.ca) | ||
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Miscellaneous Resources | ||
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1. EarthNet glossary (Government of Canada) | ||
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2. Learning geographical terms: 10 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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4. Canadian Geographic - the Cartographer's Table (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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5. GeoConnections Discovery Portal (Government of Canada) | ||
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6. World clock (poodwaddle.com) | ||
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Translate | ||
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1. Babel Fish (Yahoo) | ||
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2. Google Translate (Google) | ||
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Careers | ||
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1. Possible jobs using geography skills: commercial site - gives ideas (geographyjobs.ca) | ||
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2. Careers in Cartography (Canadian Cartographic Association) | ||
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3. Careers for Geoscientists: video (earthscientistworld.org) | ||
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4. What does a Geologist do? (geology.com) | ||
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5. Geography on the Job (Canadian Council for Geographic Education) | ||
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6. North Island College - Geography Courses (NIC, BC, Canada) | ||
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7. Vancouver Island Univeristy - Geography Courses (VIU, BC, Canada) | ||
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8. Vancouver Island Univeristy - Geology Courses (VIU, BC, Canada) | ||
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Created by Stewart Savard August 2008. |
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| Contributions by: John Gair and Keith Krocker (NIDES, SD71, BC, Canada) | |||
