Keene College
Geo Granite: Is a Nation Always a Region?
This lesson assists students in understanding the differences between political constructs and regions.
Keene College
Keene State College: Regions Change
Students will find real examples of regions that changed and why the change happened. They will then write a story about why a region changed over time, giving the geographic factors (physical and human) responsible for the change.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Encyclopedia: Mantle
An in-depth look at the structure and composition of Earth's mantle, with lots of visuals. Covers lithosphere, Mohorovicic discontinuity, asthenosphere, transition zone, lower mantle, the d double-prime region, mantle convection, mantle...
Other
Virginia Places: What Determines the Boundaries of a Region in Virginia?
Although this site talks about regions in Virginia, it offers excellent information on regions in general, for example, ways regions might be classified; e.g., by population density, geology, watershed, ecosystem, economy,...
Ducksters
Ducksters: United States Geography: Regions
Kids learn about the geographical regions of the United States including the northeast, southeast, Midwest, southwest, and west.
NSTATE
Netstate.com: The Geography of Arkansas
Quick facts about the geography of Arkansas including land area, highest and lowest points, elevations, lakes, rivers, regions, and climate.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Antilocapra Americana Sonoriensis
This site provides a detailed overview of the Sonoran pronghorn. Content includes information on this animal's geographic range, physical characteristics, natural history, economic importance for humans, and current conservation efforts.
PBS
Pbs Newshour Extra: What Are the Factors Behind a Foreclosure?
The objective for this lesson plan is to prepare students for the task of buying a home by providing them with the needed financial literacy skills. These topics are included: calculate affordable housing based on debt to income ratio,...
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Complete List of All the Countries in Asia
Lists the 49 countries in Asia and their capitals, organized by geographical region.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Evolution: Natural Selection
The concept of interdependence in an ecosystem and its effect on the evolution of populations is further explored through a model of a dam. Students build a dam in the middle of the field, dividing the ecosystem in half to illustrate the...
Other
Unmuseum: Virtual Exploration Society: Matthew Henson
Read the exciting account of Matthew Henson's explorations of the Arctic region and his assault on the North Pole.
Other
Virtual Sun: Maya Environment
This site from the Virtual Sun gives a detailed account of the geographical region once inhabited by the Maya People. It describes the landscape, climate, and altitude.
Government of Alberta
Alberta Environment: Focus on Wildlife Management [Pdf]
This article describes what wildlife management is, how information is gathered in order to make wildlife decisions, and some of the history of wildlife management in Alberta.
Other
The Great Plains in Midwestern Culture
Discusses the history of the people on the Great Plains, both the Native Americans and early settlers.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Wyoming Ground Squirrel
Wyoming Ground Squirrels are found in three separate regions of the western United States at elevations above 1,500 meters. Their geographic centers are in southwestern Montana, central and southwestern Wyoming, and southwestern Idaho,...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Mass Exodus From the Plains
This site is from PBS.org explaining the migration of people out of the plains during the dust bowl. Use this article to learn all about the reasons people left and where they went.