Mr. Thompson

Internet Links

Great Site for practice map quizzes!
http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FS

A one stop research site.  Tons of information.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home

This site is great for finding out facts/information about different 
countries.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

This is a great information site for current events.
http://www.cbsnews.com

This is another great information site for current events.
http://www.foxnews.com

This is a great site to find out information about American History
http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/pol-gl.htm

This is the site that I used to show real satalite pictures of the Grand
Canyon in class.  You can use it to find ANYTHING on the Earth (look for your
house).
http://earth.google.com/

This is an online encyclopedia.  The login name is louisiana.  The password 
is
highshcool (no space).
http://www.louisianaschools.net/worldbook/

English to Swahili dictionary
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/swa.html

This is a map game that you can use to practice on map quizzes for any region
http://www.funbrain.com/where/

Blank maps to study for the map quizzes are found here
http://www.uvm.edu/~jdavis6/regional/regional.html

This is a link to a game that will quiz you for the map quizzes
http://www.ilike2learn.com/

One of the best sites I have every seen.  You can choose any type of 
information that you want and the computer will make a graph and map 
comparing different countries.  Some examples of the information that you 
can choose are education, crime, military, sports, or population.
nationmaster.com

Great for learning about other cultures
http://www.nationalgeographic.com

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