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World Atlas http://www.worldatlas.com/
Yahooligans http://yahooligans.com/around_the_world/regions
World Almanac http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/nations.html
Lonely Planet http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations
The World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Geographia http://www.geographia.com
Online encyclopedia http://encarta.msn.com/Default.aspx
 
AFRICA
1. PBS Kids Africa http://pbskids.org/africa
2 African Voices:
History and peoples
http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices
3. Around the World: Africa http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Regions/Africa/
4. World Factbook http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/ni/index.html
5. World Almanac http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/nations/nigeria.html
6. Africa http://www.hmnet.com/africa/1africa.html
7. Pictures of Africa http://africafocus.library.wisc.edu
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BRAZIL
1. Cool Planet: Brazil http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_america/brazil/history.htm
2. World Factbook: Brazil http://www.yahooligans.com/reference/factbook/br/index.html
3. Geographic Guide

http://www.geographicguide.com/brazil.htm

4. Zona Latina

http://www.zonalatina.com/Zlchild.htm

5. Brazil Introduction

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501669-brazil_introduction-i;_ylt=AjnlP0jGShh6V8IHwRNm4pHwFmoL

6. Places in Brazil

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0%2C12405%2C104343%2C00.html

 
7. Embassy Of Brazil

http://www.brazil.org.uk/category.php?catid=18

8. Brazil

http://www.mrdowling.com/712-brazil.html

9. Zoom...Brazil

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Brazil/

10. Map Of Brazil

http://atlasgeo.span.ch/fotw/flags/br(.html

11. Brazil Fact Page

http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/brazil/l/blfactpage.htm

12. Factmonster

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0808783.html

13. Brazil

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~sergiok/brasil.html

14. Cool Planet

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/world/brazil/

15. Canela Indians

http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/canela/

16. Map Of Brazil http://media.maps.com/magellan/Images/BRAZIL-W1.gif
17. ThinkQuest

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002194F/mainpage.htm

18. The Kayapos http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/Anthro/Anth210/kayapo.htm

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CHINA

  Many facts on China https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/ch.htm
  Many facts on China   http://www.chinaembassy.org.in/eng/szyss/default
  Housing interior http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/home/3intrhme.htm
  Clothing http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01780/clothing/index.htm
 

Marriage Family

http://www1.china.org.cn/english/Life/57071.htm
  Families and the history http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/china/people.htm
  Food http://www.shanghaifinance.com/food/chinesefood.php
  Chinese Traditions http://www.123chinesenewyear.com/traditions/
  Music http://www.chinapage.com/sound/mp3/music.html
  Map http://www.chinapage.com/map/map.html
  Map http://www.history.com/maps.do?type=view&catId=0&letter=C&mapId=1080
  Lanuage http://www.chinapage.com/learnchinese.html  
  Lanuage http://chineseculture.about.com/od/chineselanguage/Chinese_Language.htm  
  Games http://www.chcp.org/games.html  
  Games http://www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-jump-rope.htm
  Games http://www.mahjongmuseum.com/
  Pictures of Animals http://www.muddlepuddle.co.uk/The World/Country pages/Animals of China.htm   
  Chinese New Year http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html
     
  Virtual Tour of Great Wall http://www.thechinaguide.com/great_wall_of_china/index.html
  Virtual China: Great Photos from all over China http://www.kiku.com/electric_samurai/virtual_china/index.html
  Time for Kids: China http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/main/0,28132,536982,00.html
  Forbidden City: Virtual Tour http://www.chinavista.com/beijing/gugong/!start.html
  Yellow Mountains: Virtual Tour http://www.chinavista.com/travel/huangshang/hotspring.html
  History for Kids: China http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/
  Pandas http://www.cnd.org/Contrib/pandas/
  China: CIA Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
  China: Photos and Facts http://library.thinkquest.org/20443/general_info.html
  The Culture of China http://library.thinkquest.org/20443/culture.html
  Chinese Folktales http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/china.html
 
  Chinese Folktales http://pages.interlog.com/~fccs/culture.htm
 
  Chinese Folktales http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01397/folkt.htm
 
  Chinese Folktales: Lesson Plans and Links http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2003/mgil/Chinese_Folktales.htm
  Chinese Language http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/real_chinese/start/
  Chinese Translator http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/
  Chinese Abacus http://www.mandarintools.com/abacus.html
  Kids Connect: China http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/307/27/
  Language Guide http://www.languageguide.org/mandarin/
  Old Man Yu Moves the Mountains http://pages.interlog.com/~fccs/mount.htm
  What is Culture: ThinkQuest http://library.thinkquest.org/18802/gazette.htm
  China: Geography http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/geo/land.htm
The following two sites are for teachers participating in the GMHP Grant.
  GMHP Global Message Board http://www.gke.com/forums/index.php
  Project Site for Teachers in GMHP Grant http://www.gke.com/gmhp/
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FRANCE

1 Just for Kids: Embassy of France http://www.info-france-usa.org/kids/histgeo/base.asp?main
2 Cool Planet: France http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/
journey/france/daylife1.htm
     
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GERMANY
1. ThinkQuest http://library.thinkquest.org/26576
2. World Factbook http://www.yahooligans.com/reference/factbook/gm/index.html
3. Germany http://userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de/adressen/brd.html
4. Germany:CIA Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gm.html
     
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INDIA
1. World Factbook: India http://www.yahooligans.com/reference/factbook/in/index.html

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ITALY

  Map of Italy http://go.grolier.com/
  Grolier Online Encyclopedia http://go.grolier.com/
  Flag of Italy http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/it.html
  World Factbook: Italy http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/it.html
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JAPAN
1. Kids Web Japan http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/index.html
2. Virtual Japanese Culture http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/virtual.html
3. Journey to Japan http://cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/libraries/elementary/japan
4. Activity: Hanging Japanese Fish...Koi http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/japan/koi
5. World Factbook: Japan http://www.yahooligans.com/reference/factbook/ja/index.html
6. What is Ikebana? http://www.ikebanahq.org/whatis.html
7. Bonsai Tree Care. http://www.bonsaigardener.org/
8. Japanese Calligraphy http://www.japanesecalligraphyinzenspirit.com/history.htm#what
9. Bento Box http://www.airandangels.com/bentobox/intro.html
     
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KENYA
1. World Factbook: Kenya http://www.yahooligans.com/reference/factbook/ke/index.html
2. Introduction to Kenya http://www.geographia.com/kenya
3. Kenya Information http://www.africanet.com/africanet/country/kenya/default.htm
4. Kenya Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ke.html
5. World Almanac for Kids: Kenya http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/nations/kenya.html
6. Swahili Language and Culure http://www.glcom.com/hassan/swahili.html
7. Kenya http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/kenya/africa_front.html
8. Kenya Beasts http://www.kenyabeasts.org.uk
9. Kenya http://www.africanet.com/africanet/country/kenya/default.htm
10. Kenya: Schools http://pbskids.org/africa/myworld/cannon.html
     
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MEXICO
1. Mexico for Kids http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html
2. Kids Konnect http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/322/27/  
3. CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html  
4. Country Studies: Mexico http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mxtoc.html

 

5. Mexico: Tooter for Kids http://www.tooter4kids.com/Mexico/index.htm
6. Diego Rivera http://www.diegorivera.com/index.php
7. Cesar Chavez http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/hispanicamerican/chavez/
8. Mexican Food http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_cuisine

Mexican Food: Goshen Intermediate School
9 Mexican Clothing http://gvctemp17.virtualclassroom.org/fashion/multicultural/multicultural.html

http://www.lamariposaimports.com/fashionlamariposa.htm  (pictures)

10. Languages of Mexico http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/kids/about/html/indigenous/lenguas.html

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Mexico-LANGUAGES.html

11. People of Mexico http://www.texmextogo.com/mexico/people.html
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THE MAYANS
1. Mayan Kids http://www.mayankids.com
2. Welcome to Maya Adventure http://www.smm.org/sln/ma/
3. The Maya Civilization http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/ldumois/maya/mayanindex.html
4. The Mayan Calendar http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html
5. Journey Through Tikal http://www.destination360.com/tikal.htm
6. The Maya Astronomy Page http://www.michielb.nl/maya
7. Civilizations in America: The Mayas http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/MAYAS.HTM
8. Mystery of the Maya http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mminteng.html
9. Mayan Art http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/arthistory/mexico.htm
10. The Rainforest http://www.rainforesteducation.com
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Nigeria
1. Nigeria http://www.tanzania-web.com/www.africanet.com/africanet/country/nigeria/home.htm
2. Yahooligans Reference http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/ni/index.html
3. World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
4. Nigeria http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAK-cse-results.aspx?cx=016804054128436124193:imkyd1unbmk&cof=FORID:9&sa=Search&q=Nigeria#1066
5. Kids Zone http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/kidzone.html
6. BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064557.stm
7. Welcome to Nigeria http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/NR/exeres/39373B2E-425D-47A2-A46B-C05FBD57292A.htm
8. Nigeria www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/nigeria/nigeriaov.html
9. Factmonster http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0835652.html
10. Time Magazine http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/story/0,6277,57475,00.html
11. Excite http://www1.excite.com/travel/travelguide/destination/0,20310,Africa-486,00.html
12. MSN Encarta http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761557915
13. Nigeria http://www.mrdowling.com/611-nigeria.html
14. Pictures www.pictures-of-nigeria.com/Gallery1.htm
15. Hopes on the Horizon http://www.pbs.org/hopes/nigeria/index.html
16. International Foundation http://www.ifnc.org/

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South Africa

1. South Africa http://www.geographia.com/south-africa/
2. World Almanac for Kids http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/nations/southafrica.html
3. South Africa Facts http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sf.html
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Sudan
1. World Factbook: Sudan http://www.yahooligans.com/reference/factbook/su/index.html
2. Sudan Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/su.html
     
Teacher Resource
1. Peace Corps: Teaching About Culture http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/index.html
     
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