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PBS

What if There Were No States? | America From Scratch

7th - 12th Standards
Imagine there's no state borders, no California, no Pennsylvania, no Florida. This might be easy to imagine but very hard to do. A short PBS video asks the question, discusses the challenges, and suggests some alternatives to states that...
Instructional Video18:21
Geography Now

Geography Now! Mexico

8th - Higher Ed Standards
While Mexico often gets bad press for its drug cartels, the video is a limited version of the multi-faceted country. It's ranked by the UN as one of the hardest-working countries in the world based on hours and is home to bountiful...
Instructional Video12:58
Geography Now

Geography Now! Canada

8th - Higher Ed Standards
It's the second largest country in the world, and it has the largest bay that freezes over—oh, Canada! In addition, it shares with the United States the longest continuous border on Earth. A detailed video profile discusses these...
Instructional Video
Macat

An Introduction to Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel

9th - 12th Standards
Could geography really be the most logical explanation for the success rate of any given population? Jared Diamond makes his anthropological contention in his 1997 publication Guns, Germs, and Steel. A short explores his main points and...