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Unesco: United States of America: Olympic National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in the north-west of Washington State, Olympic National Park is renowned for the diversity of its ecosystems. Glacier-clad peaks interspersed with extensive alpine meadows are surrounded by an extensive old growth forest, among...
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Ganges Map

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR provides a detailed map of the Ganges River. Identifies major countries and cities on the river and surrounding areas. Highlights the river on the map in yellow. Displays other important geographic features.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Trouble With Topos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn how to identify the major features in a topographical map. They learn that maps come in a variety of forms: city maps, road maps, nautical maps, topographical maps, and many others. Map features reflect the intended use....
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Palestinians

For Students 9th - 10th
Palestinians inhabit an area east of the Mediterranean Sea and south of Lebanon. The Jordan River, Lakes Huleh and Tiberias, and the Dead Sea separate Palestine from Jordan. Christians refer to Palestine as "the Holy Land." Today...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: World Atlas: Myanmar (Burma)

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this map of Burma showing the major cities and the Irrawaddy River running the length of the country. There are also some quick facts listed about the country.
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Latimer Clarke Corporation

Political Map of German Speaking Countries

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland showing major cities and rivers, as well as neighboring countries.
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Other

Cabrillo College: Cahokia

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise, bulleted description of Cahokia, the major trade and population center of the Mississippian Mound Builders on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: The u.s. Rail Network Around 1880

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Annenberg Learner's series on Industrial Supremacy in America includes this map showing the major rail lines east of the Mississippi River in about 1880.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sea to Sky

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students learn about major landforms (e.g., mountains, rivers, plains, valleys, canyons and plateaus) and how they occur on the Earth's surface. They learn about the civil and geotechnical engineering applications of...
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University of Texas: Rwanda: Political Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A small political map of Rwanda showing the major cities, rivers, and neighboring countries. Map is from the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Uruk

For Students 9th - 10th
Nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the world's first major city sprang up in a fertile region of land called Mesopotamia. This article discusses the kings, writing, monumental temples and palaces, specialized occupations,...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Sara

For Students 9th - 10th
"Sara" is the term employed by outsiders to refer to a group of non-Muslim tribes in southern Chad, all of whom speak mutually intelligible dialects. Each tribe is a distinct geographic, political, and endogamous entity. Major tribes are...
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Geographic

Map of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic map of Canada. Includes major cities, coastlines, major lakes and rivers, and bays.
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Other

Map of San Marino

For Students 9th - 10th
This has a map of San Marino with its major cities and rivers.
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Other

Andorra

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a map of Andorra that includes all of the major cities and rivers. Also provides a history of Andorra's government.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
"South China comprises the drainage basins of the middle and lower Yangtze River, the basin of the His Chiang (West River) in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and the mountainous coastal provinces of Fukien and Chekiang. The division between the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1902

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1902 of the Dominion of Canada, showing provinces, province capitals and major cities, railroads, canals, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Symbols on the map indicate the head of navigable rivers (anchor...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British India, 1744 1774

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of British India during the reign of King George II (1727-1760) and British Major-General Robert Clive's campaigns in India (1744-1774). The map shows Calcutta as the capital at the time, and shows the territory of Bengal extending...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1858

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1858 of North America showing the boundaries at the time for Russian America (Alaska), Greenland, British America or New Britain, Canada East and Canada West, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1858

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Africa in 1858, prior to the extensive European colonization of the continent established at the Berlin Conference of 1885. This map shows the European possessions of the Cape Colony, Natal, and Orange River Free State, and the...
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Curated OER

Etc: The Mutiny in Northern India, 1857 1859

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of northern India, subtitled "The Mutiny 1857-1859." At this time, the Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company, also known as Sepoy Mutiny or India's First War of Independence, erupted in the upper Gangetic Plain...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America (Physical), 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
Physical map of South America showing major cities (including cities with a population over one million), major landforms and waterways, including the Andes, the Amazon River and Amazon Basin, the Guyana Highlands, the Parana River, the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Argentine Republic, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1904 of the Argentine Republic, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This map shows capital cities, major towns, ports, rivers, terrain, and coastal features. The map shows mean annual temperatures for selected cities, elevations for...

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