Geography
We suggest that you use a good world history atlas so that your students can have practice at the skill
of using maps and legends. Click the link below for our recommendation. The
next choice is to use the supporting links that you find
here. Please only let your student look at the teacher map in Map Aids as a
last resort.
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National Geographic: modern maps (source; printable) for every country in the world.
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More great outline maps: easy to use and nice and clear!
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Excellent link for all units! Click here for the Historic Atlas Resource.
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Janet S. has recommended an excellent site for reviewing geography. Click here and scroll down to "Educational Software from Owl & Mouse". They have map games for each continent, and so much more. All the continent games are free downloads. It makes it fun for the children to learn the shape of the continent, each country on the continent, the capitals and where each country belongs. Check it out!
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Great historical map site recommended by Dana W.
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Interative Historic Atlas.
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Robert Cox has done a superb job making this great site which will be lots of help in all four of our year-plans.
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Lisa has sent another neat site: MegaMaps. Print up maps from the size of a single page to 7 feet across!
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Imperial History of the Middle East: Who has conquered the Middle East over the course of world events? View this 90-second flash presentation!
States:
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Use this site as you are making your deck of state cards. 50states.com
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
Week 1: When John Adams Was President
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A helpful site for geography terms.
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Find most of the labels for this week's assignment here.
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Map showing dates that each state entered the union
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Here is a pdf. file to download if you need a blank world map.
Week 2: Napoleon: The Man and His Career
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Full map of Europe in year 1800
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Germany and Italy before Napoleon. This site contributed by Michelle.
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French Empire at its greatest extent, c. 1810
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From USGS: Map projections
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From National Geographic: introduction to latitude and longitude
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Another lesson on map reading. Scroll to the bottom for a worksheet for practicing finding longitude and latitude (pdf file).
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Here is a pdf. file to download if you need a blank world map.
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Blank pdf. map of Europe for you to label.
Week 3: Early Industrial Revolution
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Labeled map of the British Isles
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Another good map of the United Kingdom
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Identify the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa here.
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Blank map of the British Isles
Week 4: Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
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Map showing the Louisiana Purchase, Oregon Country, holdings of Spain, Illinois Territory, Michigan Territory, Indiana Territory, and the Mississippi Territory
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Another map of the Louisiana Purchase, showing the modern U.S. states
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One more to help you find labels for your assignment
Week 5: Jefferson and the Supreme Court
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Week 6: Madison and the War of 1812
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The Northern Frontier in the War of 1812
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USMA maps to use this week. Highly recommended!
Week 7: Reshaping Europe and South America
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World Factbook: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
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From Enchanted Learning: South America
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From Enchanted Learning: Flags of South America
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From Enchanted Learning: South American Animals
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Animals from South America
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South America Map Puzzle
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Map of South America
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Blank outline maps of South America
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Map of Europe at the time of the Congress of Vienna. Link contributed by Donna.
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Map of Napoleonic Europe This Map includes Napoleon's conquests and battles.
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Click here for a site that has several maps that will aide in your studies of the Congress of Vienna.
Week 8: South America in Transition
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From Enchanted Learning: South America
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From Enchanted Learning: Flags of South America
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From Enchanted Learning: South American Animals
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Animals from South America
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South America Map Puzzle
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Blank outline maps of South America
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Map of Europe at the time of the Congress of Vienna. Link contributed by Donna.
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Map of Napoleonic Europe This Map includes Napoleon's conquests and battles.
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Click here for a site that has several maps that will aide in your studies of the Congress of Vienna.
Week 9: Monroe and the American Hemisphere
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Natural resources of Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, and the Guianas
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Map of Napoleonic Europe This Map includes Napoleon's conquests and battles.
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Your choice of a blank map of South America, or one with labels. Contributed by Cindy in KS.
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Map of Europe at the time of the Congress of Vienna. Link contributed by Donna.
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Map of Napoleonic Europe This Map includes Napoleon's conquests and battles.
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Click here for a site that has several maps that will aide in your studies of the Congress of Vienna.
Want to suggest a resource or online site? Email Dana.
Week 10: John Quincy Adams and Political Realignments
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Map of Texas Rivers
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Map of Texas
Week 11: Jacksonian Democracy
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Map showing the Five Civilized Tribes
Week 12: Revolutions in Texas & Europe
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From Wikipedia: Climate of Texas
Week 13: President Jackson
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Really neat map of the War of 1812. Click on "play" in order to view the battles.
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Blank outline map of the War of 1812 (pdf file)
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Use this map or this one to find locations of various Native American tribes
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Chart showing lots of good information about Native Americans. Excellent!
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Map of the Trail of Tears
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Blank outline map of the US (pdf file)
Week 14: European Society/Australia
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Blank map of Australia
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Nice National Geographic map of Australia
Week 15: Overview of American Expansion
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Railroad maps collection.
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Need to know how the U.S. looked by the eve of the Civil War? Click here.
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Blank outline map of the US (pdf file)
Week 16: Manifest Destiny
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Nice map showing territories acquired in the 1800s and what states they became: click here.
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Santa Fe Trail maps: scroll down for several from which to choose
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Map of the Old Spanish Trail
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Map of the Mormon Pioneer Trail
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Blank outline map of the US (pdf file)
Week 17: The Mexican-American Wars
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This Smithsonian site has maps that show what North America looked like during the Mexican-American Wars
Week 18: The Gold Rush and European Unrest
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Links to several maps for learning about the Pony Express
Want to suggest a resource or online site? Email Dana.
Week 19: China and Japan
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Blank outline map of China
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All the outline maps, geographical information, and map labels you'll need for a study of China. Contributed by Robin M.
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The same site at Enchanted Learning offers more information about China. Excellent!
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Outline map of Japan
Week 20: Crimean War and Italy
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Great information to help your students with mapwork for Italy. Scroll down to find another link for a blank outline map.
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World Atlas This link contributed by Brenda.
Week 21: A Nation Dividing
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Very clear map showing slave and free states.
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Blank outline map of the United States. This is a pdf file.
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This is a really neat animated atlas that you can use anytime while studying the rest of this year-plan. Don't miss it!
Week 22 and 23: Civil War
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WOW! Wonderful, clear maps of Civil War battles, state by state. GREAT resource for kids (Upper Grammar and up).
Week 24: Reconstruction
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Use this map to find the states readmitted after the Civil War.
Week 25: Plains Indians
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Blank outline map of the United States. This is a pdf file.
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After searching the net, this is about the only map I could find that shows the territory of the Plains Indians. Click on the map to see the words, so you'll know where various tribes are located.
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Links to maps of Indian tribes
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Map of battles, posts, and tribes Link contributed by Jennifer.
Week 26: Unification of Germany and Prussian Wars
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Another helpful map showing the unification of Germany
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This map gives dates, which is another helpful resource
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Several maps, showing the progression of the states from 1812 to 1990
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A blank map of Germany, ready for printing and labeling.
Want to suggest a resource or online site? Email Dana.
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Maps, pictures, and other information about West Africa.
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Also mentioned on the Y3 History Links for Unit 4, this comprehensive site contains links to pages on all countries of Africa. Detailed modern maps are included, as well as more geographical, industrial, population, and health information than you'll ever need! All students and teachers.
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Great map showing the territorial holdings of imperialized Africa on the eve of WWI. This is a great resource for Dialectic and Rhetoric students who are doing their map work for Week 28.
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Blank outline map of Africa
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Here is a labeled map of Africa and Southwest Asia. (pdf file) This link contributed by Pam.
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Interactive map of Africa. Really cool!
Week 29: Victorian England
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Fun site: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire. Interesting graphical representation of the Empire in 1937; also LOTS more facts for geography than you'll ever need. Text is Dialectic and up; maps are great for all (be sure to scroll down through the site to see all the maps).
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Simple map showing the British Empire during Victoria's reign
Week 30: American Culture & Impressionism
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This site has an excellent, clickable map detailing the Jim Crows laws.
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Blank outline map of the United States. This is a pdf file.
Week 31-32: Immigration
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Excellent site! Look through this timeline to see from where many immigrants deported.
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Another really, good site showing immigration throughout US History. Click on the timeline for more information.
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Download this blank world map. (pdf file)
Week 33: Ellis Island, Inventors, Trust Busters, and Labor Issues
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Just for fun...aerial view of Ellis Island
Week 34: Populists, Progressives, & "Muckrakers"
Week 35: Scientists, the Salvation Army, & Charles Spurgeon
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Review geography terms. Click here.
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Another helpful site for these terms.
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Review latitude and longitude. Click here for a helpful lesson plan.
Week 36: Boxer Rebellion, Boer War, & Spanish-American War
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Blank China outline map
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Scroll down at this site to see places where the Boxer Rebellion took place.
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Map of South Pacific islands
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This might be not-so-easy to label, but here is a blank outline map of Oceania for your South Pacific islands.
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Blank outline map of Hawaii
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Another fun map/quiz for Hawaii
