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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Urbanization and Human Settlements

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine urbanization in major metropolitan areas of the United States in the late 20th and the early 21st...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: The Presidency of Andrew Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
Andrew Jackson was the president for the common man. Under his rule, American democracy flourished as never before- but the economy and the Native American population suffered at his hands.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Baby Boom

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why there were so many babies born in the United States after World War II.
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Texas Demographics Center

Office of the State Demographer: Introduction to Migration in Texas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A report explaining the factors that cause a population to increase, as has been the case in Texas, why migration takes place and why it is important, and the contributions of immigrants to Texas. The focus is on population changes...
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty-eight data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine ways in which remote sensing by satellites gives us useful information about the world....