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CHHS Website:
http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/CollinsHillHS/

Gwinnett County Public School's Media Resources Page
(lots of great resources):
http://media/MediaWeb/gcps-schooltemplate.nsf

Click on a topic or scroll down for each topic:

BASIC WEBSITES:

CURRENT EVENTS BASIC GEOGRAPHY

FIRST SEMESTER:

US/CANADA LATIN AMERICA EUROPE EURASIA(RUSSIA)

SECOND SEMESTER:

N. AFRICA/SE ASIA(MIDDLE EAST) AFRICA SOUTH ASIA

EAST ASIA SE ASIA AUSTRALIA/ANTARCTICA

Current Events:

    Atlanta Journal-Constitution - www.ajc.com
     CNN - www.cnn.com
     New York Times - www.nytimes.com/
     US and World Newspapers - www.refdesk.com/paper.html
     Radio Free Europe - www.rferl.org/
     Newspapers from around the world - www.ipl.org/div/news/
     More newspapers from around the world - www.thepaperboy.com.au/welcome.html
     RefDesk (really cool - has lots of references about everything) - www.refdesk.com/

Basic Geography/History:

    National Geographic - www.nationalgeographic.com/
    National Geographic's Homework Help - www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/
    Info Please(World Information) - www.infoplease.com/world.html
    Info Please (Countries of the World) - www.infoplease.com/countries.html
    Country Information (Go to Land and Peoples section and then encyclopedia)- go.grolier.com:80/gol
    CIA Factbook - www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
    United Nations - www.un.org/english/
    United States State Department - www.state.gov/
    IExplore (Travel and other info from National Geographic) - www.iexplore.com/
    Cultural Information about countries - www.settlement.org/cp/english/
    Geography World - members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
    Library of Congress Country Studies - lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
    Geographic.org - www.geographic.org/
    Changing Earth (CNN Special on the Environment) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/changing.earth/
    World Religions and Cultures Web Site - wrc.lingnet.org/1default.htm
    About.com's FAQ about Geography - geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzindex.htm
    Kid's Guide to Geography - www.kbears.com/newframeset.htm?http://www.kbears.com/geographiebon.html
    History News Network (lots of historical background info) - hnn.us/
    World Atlas - worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm
    Article about Georgraphy - news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/story.jsp?story=552910
    Test your geography knowledge - www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html
     World Bank's Youth You Think site (different worldwide topics) - youthink.worldbank.org/issues/
    Remembering 9/11 - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/america.remembers/
    The History Guy (Military History/World Conflicts) - www.historyguy.com/index.html

United States and Canada:

NORTH AMERICA IN GENERAL:
About.com's North America maps and information - geography.about.com/library/maps/blnorthamerica.htm?terms=North+America+Geography

    UNITED STATES:
    Enchanted Learning (USA) - www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/
    Information about the states in the US - www.netstate.com/states/index.html
    Human Rights in the United States - www.hrw.org/doc/?t=usa

    CANADA:
    Enchanted Learning (Canada) - www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Canada/Canadamap.shtml
     Canadian maps and information - canadaonline.about.com/cs/mappingcanada/a/atlascanada.htm
     Canada Info Link - www.canadainfolink.ca/teach.htm
     Info for Canada - www.info-canada.com/
    US State Dept. info on Canada - www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/c2848.htm

Immigration Project:

    American Immigration Home Page - www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Immigration/index.html
     Immigration Information including various groups - library.thinkquest.org/20619/index.html
    Library of Congress (American Memory) Immigration page - memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/introduction.html
    US Citizenship and Immigration Services (lots of good info) - uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/teacher/Resources.htm
    Ellis Island Information - www.ellisislandimmigrants.org/index.htm
     US Immigration - www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook28.html
     Links to lots of sites about immigration - dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/By_Subject/Immigration/
     Immigration History - www.rapidimmigration.com/usa/1_eng_immigration_history.html
     Ethnic Roots - www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson27.htm
     Geneology Information - www.rootsweb.com/
     Family History - www.familysearch.org/

Latin America:

    GENERAL INFORAMATION FOR THE REGION:
     South America - geography.about.com/library/maps/blsouthamerica.htm
     Latin America (links to lots of other sites) - members.aol.com/bowermanb/latin.html
     Info about South America - www.infoplease.com/atlas/southamerica.html
     US State Dept. info on countries of the America's - www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/
    Nation master (country info) - www.nationmaster.com/region/SAM
     Latin American Network Information Center - lanic.utexas.edu/
   Latin America (many countries listed here with N. America) -    geography.about.com/library/maps/blnorthamerica.htm

    HISTORY:
     History of South America and it's countries - www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/42/
     Latin American History - www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook55.html
    The Maya and the Inca - www.culturefocus.com/index.htm
    The Inca - cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2001/fyi/news/10/26/inca.overview/index.html

    CURRENT ISSUES:
    Current Events in Latin America - news.myway.com/index/id/latin|ap.html
    Carribean News - www.cananews.com/
     Economic and Social Issues - www.iadb.org/
     Organization of American States - www.oas.org
     Human Rights in the Americas - www.hrw.org/doc/?t=americas
     US and OAS problems and issues - www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/fs/23424.htm
     Colombia: War without end - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/colombia.noframes/

Europe:

    GENERAL INFORMATION:
     US State Dept. info for European countries - www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/
     Links to lots of sites about Eruope - members.aol.com/bowermanb/europe.html
     Info Please: Europe - www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0817876.html
     Nation Master (Country info) - www.nationmaster.com/region/EUR
    Travel Information - www.visiteurope.com/
     Country Information - cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Geography/Europe/
     European Geography Quiz - www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/euroquiz.html

    HISTORY:
    Holocaust remembered - remember.org/
     Remembering the Holocaust - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/auschwitz/
    History by Country - europeanhistory.about.com/od/historybycountry/
     Berlin Wall History - www.wall-berlin.org/gb/berlin.htm
     D-Day/WWII (CNN Special) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/dday/
    History in Newspaper form - europeanhistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=europeanhistory&zu=http://www.dailypast.com/europe.shtml

    CURRENT ISSUES:
     European News - www.euronews.net/create_html.php?page=home
      Current Events in Europe - news.myway.com/index/id/europe|ap.html
     European Union - europa.eu.int/index_en.htm\
     European Union in the United States - www.eurunion.org/
      European Union (CNN Special) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/eurounion/
     Human Rights issues in Europe and Central Asia - www.hrw.org/doc/?t=europe
      Conflict and Hope in Northern Ireland - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/n.ireland/
      New Germany: Properity and Pain - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/germany/

Summer in Europe Project:

Cheap flights - www.expedia.com
Hotel Information - www.hotels.com
Links to the official websites for each country in Europe - www.enjoy-europe.com/typ/ntos.htm
Lots of information about traveling around Europe - www.visiteurope.com
Travel information - www.frommers.com
Travel Information - www.fodors.com/index.cfm
Things to do in Europe - www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g4-Activities-Europe.html
Europe for visitors - goeurope.about.com/
Cheap accommodations in Europe - www.europeanhostels.com/fall/
Exchange Rate information - finance.yahoo.com/currency?u
Eurorail Information - www.raileurope.com/us/index.htm
Motor Home Rentals - www.motorhomesworldwide.com/motorhome/index.shtml

Russia and the Eurasian Republics:

    US State Dept. info for Russia and Republics - www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/
    Russia maps and info - geography.about.com/library/maps/blrussia.htm
    Info Please: Russia - www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0842728.html
    Nation Monster (Country info for Russia and some of the Republics) - www.nationmaster.com/region/ASI\
    Face of Russia (PBS) - www.pbs.org/weta/faceofrussia/intro.html
    Nation Monster (Country info for some of the European Republics) - www.nationmaster.com/region/EUR
    Nations Online (lots of good info) - www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/russia.htm
    History of Russia - www.interknowledge.com/russia/rushis01.htm
    Links to many resources - we.got.net/docent/soquel/russia.htm
    Current News about Russia - www.russiachronicle.com/
    More links to resources about everything Russia - www.teacheroz.com/russia.htm

Specific Country Information:

International Food and Culture Day Recipes:

ELook (lots of recipes) - www.elook.org/recipes/
Epicurious Web Site - www.epicurious.com/recipes/find/advanced/
International Recipes - www.cooksrecipes.com/category/international.html
Recipe Source - www.recipesource.com/
Global Gourmet - www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/
Recipes from European Countries - members.tripod.com/~GabyandAndy/EuropeRecipes.html
South American/Latin American Recipes - www.recipegoldmine.com/worldsoutham/southam.html
Russian Food Recipes - www.russianfoods.com/recipes/view/default.asp

North Africa and Southwest Asia (Middle East):

    GENERAL INFORMATION/HISTORY:
    History in the News: The Middle East (lots of good info) - www.albany.edu/history/middle-east/
     Middle East Network Information Center - menic.utexas.edu/mes.html
    Middle East Policy Council's resources - www.mepc.org/public_asp/resources/educational.asp
    US State Dept. info on N.African and Middle Eastern countries - www.state.gov/p/nea/
    Info Please: Middle East - www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0833071.html
    Nation Master (Country info) - www.nationmaster.com/region/MID
    Arab.net's site (country info) - www.arab.net/
     Pictures from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria - www.culturefocus.com/index.htm
     Ancient Egypt - www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

    RELIGION:
    The Hajj (CNN Special) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/hajj/
     IslamOnline (great current events and history) - www.islamonline.net/english/index.shtml
     Islamic Sourcebook - www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html
      Jewish Sourcebook - www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html

    CURRENT ISSUES/EVENTS:
    Current Events in Middle East - news.myway.com/index/id/mideast|ap.html
    History of Israeli/Palestinian Problems - news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/default.stm
     Israeli/Palestinian Issue in a Nutshell - www.mideastweb.org/nutshell.htm
     Overview of Recent Israeli-Palestinian History - www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm
     Human Rights in the Middle East - www.hrw.org/doc/?t=mideast
     Persian Gulf War - www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/
     Mideast: Land of Conflict - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/mideast/
     Iraq - Transition of Power (CNN Special) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/iraq.transition/

Africa South of the Sahara:

    GENERAL INFORMATION:
    Africa - geography.about.com/library/maps/blafrica.htm
    Africa Guide (lots of info) - www.africaguide.com/
     Africa Resources - www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
    African Studies Center - www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html
     US State Dept. info on African countries - www.state.gov/p/af/ci/
     PBS's Africa - www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/
     Smithsonian's African Voices - www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/
    Nation Master (Country Info) - www.nationmaster.com/region/AFR
    African History Sourcebook - www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html
    World Atlas (Africa) - worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/af.htm
    African Inforamtion Centre - www.africainformation.net/index.html
    South Africa Info - www.southafrica.info/
    South African History - www.sahistory.org.za/pages/mainframe.htm
    Pictures of African Wildlife - www.culturefocus.com/index.htm
    Adventures in Africa - www.adventuresinafrica.com/
    Africa: Across the Continent - news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/static/find_out/specials/newsround_extra/africa/html/default.stm

    CURRENT ISSUES/EVENTS:
    Current Events in Africa - news.myway.com/index/id/africa|ap.html
     Human Rights in Africa - www.hrw.org/doc/?t=africa
     Africa News - www.africatower.com/
     Hotel Rwanda (lots of info about the genocide) - www.mgm.com/ua/hotelrwanda/main.html
    Genocide in Rwanda - www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/evil/
    Ambush in Somalia - www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/etc/synopsis.html
    Crisis in Sudan (CNN Special) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/sudan/
     Death in Congo - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/congo/
    AIDS: Africa in Peril - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/aids/

Africa: A Continent of Possibilities Project:

     USAID - www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/
    African Explorer - africanexplorer.co.za/default.htm
    Sustainable Africa - allafrica.com/sustainable/
    Africa InSites - www.africa-insites.com/ain/aboutafrica.htm
    Africa summit - www.thesummit.org/summit_summit2003.htm
    Saving Wildlife in Africa - wcs.org/sw-around_the_globe/Africa
    Africa Action - www.africaaction.org/index.php
   The Other Side of Africa - cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/interactive/specials/africa/
    Africa Almanac - www.africaalmanac.com/africaweeklynews.php3
    PBS Africa - www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/
    Game Reserves - www.game-reserve.com/
    Good News Network - www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
    Africa Information - us-africa.tripod.com/intro.html
    Good News from Africa - www.ksg.harvard.edu/kssgorg/AfricaCaucus/Good_News.htm
    South Africa Good News - www.sagoodnews.co.za/

South Asia:

    GENERAL INFORMATION:
    Asia - geography.about.com/library/maps/blasia.htm
    US State Dept. info on South Asian countries - www.state.gov/p/sa/ci/
     Nation Monster (Country Info) - www.nationmaster.com/region/ASI
     Eye on India (CNN Special) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/eyeonindia/
    Indian History Sourcebook - www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.html
    Electronic Passport to India (lots of India info) - www.mrdowling.com/612india.html
     India History Timeline - www.kamat.com/kalranga/timeline/timeline.htm
    Ask Asia (answers to many questions about all of Asia) - www.askasia.org/
     Buddhism - www.buddhanet.net/
     Pictures of India and Nepal - www.culturefocus.com/index.htm
    India Information - www.mrdowling.com/612india.html

    CURRENT ISSUES/EVENTS:
    Current Events in Asia - news.myway.com/index/id/asia|ap.html
    Human Rights in Asia - www.hrw.org/doc/?t=asia
     Asian News - www.asiasource.org/news/
     Sri Lanka: A Nation Divided (CNN Special) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/srilanka/
     The Kashmir Crisis - edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/kashmir/index.html

East Asia:

    GENERAL INFORMATION:
    US State Dept. info on East Asian countries - www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/
    East Asian History Sourcebook - www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/eastasiasbook.html
    Asia - geography.about.com/library/maps/blasia.htm
     Nation Monster (Country Info) - www.nationmaster.com/region/ASI
    China Hotlist (lots of links about China) - www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/hotlist.html
     Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization - depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/
     Chinese Information Resources - chinaunique.com/educate/
     China the Beautiful (lots of info) - www.chinapage.com/china.html
     Mongolia - www.mongoliatoday.com/

    CURRENT ISSUES/EVENTS:
    Visions of China (CNN Special) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/
    North Korea: Nuclear Tension - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/north.korea/
    Korea at 50 - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/
    The Taiwan Issue - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/china.taiwan/
    The Dalai Lama - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/dalai.lama/

Southeast Asia:

    GENERAL INFORMATION:
    US State Dept. info on South Asian countries - www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/
    Southeast Asia Web - www.gunung.com/seasiaweb/acad.html
    Princeton's SE Asia websites - www.princeton.edu/~seas/links.html
    Association of SE Asian Nations - www.aseansec.org/home.htm
    Resources about East and Southeast Asia - newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/

    CURRENT ISSUES/EVENTS:
    Tsunami (CNN Special) - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/
    War against Terror in S.E. Asia - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/sea.terror/
    Indonesia - edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/indonesia/
    Destination Indonesia - www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_east_asia/indonesia/
    Phillipines - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/estrada/
    East Timor - edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/timor/

Asia Project - Food and Culture of Asia:

    Culture-Foods of Asia site - users.chariot.net.au/~dna/koji.html
    Asia Foods - www.asiafoods.com/asi/index.cfm?DID=7
    Asian Food Recipes - www.asiarecipe.com/
    Food Network (will need to do a search for Asian or a specific country) - www.foodnetwork.com
    Asia Society's Food Page - www.asiafood.org/
    Asian Food Recipes - www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Market/7773/

Australia/Antarctica/Oceania:

REGION IN GENERAL:
Nation Master (Country Info) - www.nationmaster.com/region/OCE

   AUSTRALIA:
    Australia - geography.about.com/library/maps/blaustralia.htm
    Australian Government's About Australia Page - www.australia.gov.au/index.php?268
    Australian Government Culture and Recreation Page - www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/
    US State Department info on Australia - www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/as/

    NEW ZEALAND:
    About New Zealand - www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/about-nz-home.cfm
    New Zealand's Geography - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand

    ANTARCTICA:
    Antarctica - geography.about.com/library/maps/blantarctica.htm
     Secrets of the Ice (Antarctica) - www.secretsoftheice.org/
    Antarctica Information - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica

    OCEANIA:
    Office of Insular Affairs (info about islands with US ties) - www.doi.gov/oia/index.html
     Oceania's Geography - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania