as of 11/21/02
as of 11/21/02
50 States (Including Puerto Rico)
http://www.50states.com/CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/Library of Congress Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.htmlCountryWatch To use all of the resources at CountryWatch, you have to click on the "LogIn" tab at the top of the screen. In the "Registered Customer LogIn" column type the following: USERNAME - spms PASSWORD - ask your librarian http://www.countrywatch.com/
UN Country-At-A-Glance
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_glance.htmASIA Source
http://www.asiasource.org/thisday/ah_mp_01.cfmArabNet
http://www.arab.net/Africa Country-Specific Info-University of Pennsylvania http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/K-12/menu_EduKNTR.html
InfoNation
View and compare statistical data among nations
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.aspWorld Rulers and Heads of State
http://www.info-regenten.de/regent/regent-e/Google Web Directory
Click on REGIONAL, then find your country
http://directory.google.com/Native American Nations
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAnations.html
World Flag Database
http://www.flags.ndirect.co.uk/Good maps also in World Factbook and Lonely Planet -- both sites are linked on this page.
Ethnologue
http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Transparent
Even though they are essentially trying to sell you their language materials, they give a nice overview of several languages.
http://www.transparent.com/languagepages/languages.htm
Ethnic Cuisine-Sally's Place
http://www.sallys-place.com/food/ethnic_cusine/ethnic_cusine.htmASIA Food
http://www.asiafood.org/African Cookbook
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Cookbook/about_cb_wh.htmlGlobal Gourmet
http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/Native American Foods and Cooking - Use navigation bar on left side of page. Click on "Other Indexes" to find a list of recipes by tribe or nation.
http://www.wisdomkeepers.org/nativeway/nwidx.htmSouthern BBQ
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA95/dove/bbq.htmlCooking African-American Style
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Recipes.htmThe Culture of Southern Food
http://www.uwf.edu/tprewitt/sofood/
Lonely Planet Travel Site
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/textexpress/text.htmFodors
http://www.fodors.com/Yahoo Travel
http://travel.yahoo.com/Geographia
http://www.geographia.com/GORP-Outdoor Recreation And Travel
http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/main.htmExpedia
http://www.expedia.com/Default.aspCheat Sheet For Travelers - Currency Converter
http://www.oanda.com/converter/travelWelcome to Puerto Rico (Turn down the volume. Bird sounds at this site)
http://welcome.topuertorico.org/JamaicaTravel
http://www.jamaicatravel.com/Center For Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/Travel Health Online
http://www.tripprep.com/default.asp
Western Religions
http://www.mrdowling.com/605westr.html
Rivers of the World
http://www.rev.net/~aloe/river/Evergreen Project Adventures - Biomes
To use this site well, do the following. Use a geography atlas (Rand McNally Atlas of World Geography) to find out the types of vegetation in your country. Then go to the website and take notes on the biomes found in your country. These biome links will tell you a bit about what kinds of plants and animals you will find in your country. http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htmEndangered Life
http://www.endangeredlife.orgConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species Of Wild Flora and Fauna
http://www.cites.org/2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.redlist.org/Flora and Fauna International - Conservation
Doesn't have every country listed but if you click on "FFI Around The World" it gives a little blurb on the kinds of conservation activities happening in that region.
http://www.fauna-flora.org/African Wildlife Foundation
http://www.awf.org/
African Folktales
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/africa.htmlAfrican Masks
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask.htmlAmerican Folklore
http://www.americanfolklore.net/