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Read Works

Read Works: North America the Continent of North America

For Teachers 5th Standards
[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.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Geography of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out a crossword puzzle game about the geography of North America. Learn about geography and have fun at the same time.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: Geography of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids try out this fun crossword puzzle game about the geography of North America. Learn about geography and have fun at the same time.
Interactive
World Geography Games

World Geography Games: Countries of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of the countries of North American with this interactive.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from North American geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Capital Cities of North America

For Students 1st - 9th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the capital cites of the countries of North America.
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World Atlas

World Atlas: North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Features maps and a description of the geography and history of North America with links to information on its countries, famous people, flags, symbols, and much more.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography: North America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Media-rich site that explores North America. The first part of this workshop focuses on the general human behavior in urban settings looking for and interpreting those patterns. The second portion draws attention to urban issues such as...
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That Quiz

That Quiz: Practice Test: Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a practice test which allows users to test their geographical knowledge of the Americas.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Flags of North America

For Students 1st - 9th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the flags of the countries of North America.
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Read Works

Read Works:north America:comparing Data From Different Countries Around the World

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A chart with land and population data from Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Japan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: North America Jamaica: A Beautiful Island With a Dark History

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Jamaica and its history of slavery. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: North America Things You Should Know About Mexico

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A list of facts about Mexico. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: North American

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about North American countries and geography. The flags, maps, exports, natural resources, and languages of North American are found on this website.
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Other

Didactalia: Interactive Map: Capitals of the United States

For Students 1st - 9th
Interactive map and game to identify capitals of the U.S. states.
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Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Regional and World Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps of major areas of the world can be downloaded here. The maps have excellent detail and are in color.
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Other

Seterra: North and Central America: Countries Map Quiz Game

For Students 6th - 8th
Test your knowledge and see if you can place all the countries in North America in their correct spot!
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: World Geog: North America: The United States and Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
World Geography learning module on the United States and Canada explores similarities and differences in the population, climate, resources and evolution of the two countries.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Archaeology in Arctic North America

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource regarding the Arctic region and a look at some of the recent archaeological projects there. The introduction offers a short look at the geography and history of the area.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Restoring Women to World Studies [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In much of the social studies-especially courses focused on world history, geography, and culture-there has been a long-standing awareness that the experience of women has been left out of the narrative. Recent changes in state,...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Geography

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site from Enchanted Learning, you can take a quiz, printout a map of the United States of America, and see where the Middle East is located in the world. Links are also provided for additional information.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Maps of Cities and Towns

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking for old maps of somewhere in the United States? Check out this huge collection of maps! Search by the name of a city or town, another keyword, subject, title, or geographic location.
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Kidport

Kidport: United States of America Geography

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site contains a fun way to learn about the states within the United States. Click on the state that you want to learn more about and it provides facts, geographic landmarks, points of interest, major industries, a quiz and more.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Canada, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.