Links for past units
Diversity Day
Syrian Monuments Citizens before/after
Ancient Maya
-Choose a city or location from ancient Mayan civilization. Find its latitude and longitude. Enter into calculator. Change date to a year during the Maya period.
Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World
Go to page 26o
Especially section on The Mayan Priest-Astronomers
World Cultures
South America:
Colombia
4. Republic of Colombia Government Online (Spanish only--use Google Chrome for an online translation)
6. New York Times : Colombia news
7. US Dept of State : Colombia profile
8. This Is Colombia blog
10. Colombia Tourism
11. Lonely Planet : Colombia (tourism)
12. Human Rights Watch : Colombia
13. The Guardian : Colombia news
14. National Geographic Travel : Colombia
15. Latin America Herald Tribune (news about Latin America)
16. World Bank : Colombia (economy)
17. Colombia Reports : "Bogota Mayor Fights for Animal Rights"
18. United Nations Refugee Agency : Colombia
19. Nature Conservancy : Colombia
20. Kwintessential Language, Culture, Customs & Etiquette
21. Encyclopedia.com : Colombia
Ecuador
4. Republic of Ecuador : The Presidency (if you can't access some of the pages in English, try using Google Chrome so you can translate it)
6. New York Times : Ecuador news
7. US Dept of State : Ecuador profile
8. Ecuador Ministry of the Exterior, Commerce, and Integration
10. Ecuador Tourism
11. Lonely Planet : Ecuador (tourism)
12. Human Rights Watch : Ecuador
13. The Guardian : Ecuador news
14. National Geographic Travel : Ecuador
15. Latin America Herald Tribune (news about Latin America)
16. The World Bank : Ecuador (economy)
17. Fundación de Protección Animal (Animal Protection Foundation)
18. Lead Adventures Animal Welfare volunteer projects
19. Nature Conservancy : Ecuador
20. Kwintessential Language, Customs, Culture & Etiquette
21. Encyclopedia.com : Ecuador
Europe:
Greece
4. Hellenic Republic : Ministries of Government
5. BBC : Greece Country Profile
8. Hellenic Republic: Open Government
9. Athens News (Greece's major English-language news source)
10. Visit Greece official tourism portal
11. Tourism : Lonely Planet Greece profile
12. Human Rights Watch : Greece
13. Arkive : species of Greece
14. European Union : Greece profile
17. Hellenic Republic : Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports
18. OECD Better Life Index : Greece (quality of life/lifestyles)
Romania
4. Government of Romania (at the bottom of this page are links to specific government ministries, such as agriculture, economy, and education)
5. BBC : Romania Country Profile
6. New York Times : Romania news
8. Romania Ministry of Foreign Affairs
9. Romania Insider (daily news from Romania)
10. Romania Tourism
11. Tourism : Lonely Planet Romania profile
12. Human Rights Watch : Romania
13. Arkive : species of Romania
14. European Union : Romania Profile
15. Encyclopedia.com : Romania
Africa:
Egypt
4. Egypt State Information Service
5. BBC : Egypt Country Profile
6. NY Times : Egyptian Revolution and Aftermath
8. Tourism : Lonely Planet Egypt Profile
9. EgyptToday: The Magazine of Egypt
11. Kwintessential : Language, Culture, Customs & Etiquette
13. Arkive : Endangered animals of Egypt
14. National Geographic : Egypt Travel
Ghana
5. BBC : Ghana Country Profile
8. Touring Ghana (official tourism website)
9. GhanaWeb (news, business, entertainment, community)
11. Kwintessential : Language, Culture, Customs & Etiquette
13. Arkive : Endangered animals of Ghana
14. National Geographic : Ghana Travel
Asia:
Turkey
4. Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
5. BBC : Turkey Country Profile
6. Turkey's Official Tourism Portal
7. Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs
8. Turkish Cultural Foundation
11. Encyclopedia.com : Turks (Turkish People)
13. IFAD : Rural Poverty in Turkey
14. Encyclopedia Britannica : Turkey
15. OECD Better Life Index : Turkey (quality of life/lifestyles)
Georgia
4. Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
5. BBC : Georgia Country Profile
6. Tourism: Lonely Planet Georgia Profile
8. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
9. Rustavi 2 Broadcasting (Georgia's largest television network)
10. Encyclopedia.com : Georgia
11. Encyclopedia.com : GeorgiansParliament of Georgia
12. US Dept of State : Georgia
13. IFAD : Rural Poverty in Georgia
14. Encyclopedia Britannica : Georgia
16. Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs
World Languages-Spanish project fall 2012
CensusScope - population data
Hispanic Population 2010 - report on Hispanic population in the US
United States Census Bureau : Hispanic Origin - definitions and data about reporting of Hispanic population through the US Census (don't forget to look at the About and Data tabs)
CultureGrams (for background information about different states and cities)
WorldBook Web (for background information about Hispanics and different states and cities)
Pew Hispanic Center (wide variety of information about the US Hispanic population)
Latinos Fuel Growth in Decade - Wall Street Journal (interactive map showing population changes by state between 2000 and 2010)
100 Best Places to Live - CNN (list of 100 "best" small cities in America to live. Also see the demographic data for the top 10 cities at the end of this article : Top U.S. Cities to Live in Are Still Fairly White and Well-Off)
The 10 Best U.S. Cities for Raising a Family - Daily Finance
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (great for finding out what types of jobs are available in different US cities and lots of other economic and labor-related information)
Hispanic Resources (list of links compiled by US Department of the Interior)