Welcome to Mr. Culler's Geography web-page. If aliens did happen to steal your geography book then you are in luck, these pages will provide you with much of the information you need. I have included my PowerPoint presentations for each chapter and copies of worksheets and study guides.
Our new textbook has an online textbook feature. If you would like to have access to this - you will need to contact me and I will give your son or daughter a username and password for the site. The web-site for this textbook is found at www.myngconnect.com.
Please if you have not done so yet, sign up for Remind. It is free to join and an easy way to keep open lines of communications between my class and you at home. Once you have signed up, I will send out text messages to keep you informed on upcoming projects, test and quizzes. Just text to 81010 and in the message put @mrculler .
Every Friday we review the current events of the world from the past week. To help you to stay on top of these stories I am providing all students with access to news sources.
NEWSEUM - With so much going on in the news today, it is interesting to see what other papers are focusing on. In the link NEWSEUM you will find front pages from newspapers through out, Pennsylvania. You can also search for front pages from papers around the world, Europe, Asia, Africa, California, Ohio, there are so many choices.
Here is a list of internet sources with valuable information on the countries and cultures of the world.
Cultural Atlas - The Cultural Atlas is an educational resource providing comprehensive information on the cultural background. This resource simply provides general guidelines and insight to improve cross-cultural understanding.
Dollar Street - Shows how people really live. It uses photos as data so people can see for themselves what life looks like on different income levels. Dollar Street lets you visit many, many homes all over the world. Without travelling. Can be a great site to get pictures for you Google Slides presentations.
Nationsonline - Here you will find in-depth information for each country. Every page is about a nation, its people, its cities, and its attractions.
SIRS Discovery - Should be helpful with capital city research
Click on the link above
Then: Resource tab
Then: Power Library Teens
Then Library Card: 20000010214076
Scroll Down to SIRS DISCOVERY
Type in the topic of your search: EX Paris, France
On the right side of the screen under SOURCE TYPE select BOOKS
AtoZ World Food - Select you region and find your country... national cuisine, staple foods, special occasion food and recipes
Click on the link above
Then: Resource tab
Then: AtoZ World Food tab
Then: 20000010214076
Cultural Grams - by far the most useful of all the sites!
Username: FAMSBULLDOG
Password: bulldog
A to Z the World (trying to access this site from home - "PLEASE ENTER LIBRARY CARD NUMBER TO CONTINUE" enter Bulldogs
A to Z the World Cultures (trying to access this site from home - When it says "PLEASE ENTER LIBRARY CARD NUMBER TO CONTINUE" enter Bulldogs
Encyclopedia of the Nations - a complete source for detailed information about one hundred ninety three countries in the world, information about the United Nations and the associated agencies, and World Leaders.
World Population Review - World population demographics (ethnic groups, languages spoken, religions)
World Data - provides various data on such things like percent of languages spoken, percent of religion practiced, capital cities, and climate.
World Atlas - aims to provide informative content surrounding the realm of geography that is both factually accurate and enjoyable to read.
Languages in Europe - Choose a language to explore the countries it is spoken in or choose a country to explore its languages
Factmonster- (It has online: almanacs, atlas, dictionary and encyclopedia along with country profiles)
Food by Country - (describes food eaten daily and during holiday's and celebrations)
Atlapedia - ( contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.)
CIA World Factbook Link (under library heading - click World Factbook)
Every Culture - (Detailed, illustrated articles on more than one hundred world cultures.)
Maps of World - (flag info) - (Includes a lot of information on country flags)
Global Edge - (Your source for statistical data for 201 countries around the world. Find out more about their history, economy and political conditions.)
Cultural Crossing Guide - A community built resource for cross-cultural etiquette and understanding