World Studies
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Culture
Culture Standards 7.1
What you should know about Culture.
Holidays Around The World
Festivals & Holidays Around The World
Rite of Passage
Chinese New Year
CHART: Major Religions
GRAPH: Major Religions
LIST: Major Religions
Western Religions
Birthday Traditions Around The World
Calendars
A History of the different calendars of the world
World Languages
CultureGrams
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Timeline MAP: History of Religion
5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds
Economics
Economic Standards 7.2
What you should know about Economics
Energy
Types of Renewable & Non-Renewable Energy
Trade & Bartering
What is the difference?
Importance of Trade
Money
What is money and how has it changed?
Who Needs Money?
Supply & Demand
Basic Economics
Want vs. Need
Do we know the difference?
Scarcity & Choices
Rare?
Interdependence
you can't produce everything you need
Money Around The World
Currency Converter
Business & Economy
Tennessee Agriculture
Tennessee Minerals
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
What is OPEC?
World Trade Orgainization
World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the rules of trade between nations at a global or near-global level
World Food Program (WFP)
Geography
Geography Standards 7.3
What you should know about Geography.
Location
Guns, Germs, & Steel
Maps of The World
From Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
African Geography
Major Mountians Map
Mountain Ranges of the World
Map of Tennesse
Counties & Natural Regions
Map of Tennessee
Rivers & Topography
Map of Tennessee
Overview of Tennessee
Water
Fresh, Salt, River, Lake, Ocean, RARE?
Governance and Civics
Governance & Civics Standards 7.4
What you need to know about Government and Civics.
Rulers of the World
Election 2008
Law
History
History Standards 7.5
What you need to know about History
Columbus
Prehistoric Man
Africa
Middle East
China
India
Japan
World History
Monuments Men
The Preservation of Art
Individuals,Groups,Interactions
Individuals, Groups, Interactions Standards 7.6
What you need to know about Individuals, Groups, and Interactions
Cooperation, Community, & The Common Good
Responsibility
Heifer International: MAP
United Nations Home Page
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Commonwealth of Nations
Collection of Nations (mostly former colonies of Britain)
African Union
Council of the Baltic States
Council of Europe
European Union
International Criminal Police Organization
Latin Union
League of Arab States
Organization of American States
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Pacific Islands Forum
The World Bank
World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the rules of trade between nations at a global or near-global level
FreeRice.com
World Food Program (WFP)
Misc. Links
Tennesse Dept of Education
Listing of 7th Grade Social Studies Standards
International Baccalaureate MYP
C-SPAN Classroom
PBS News Hour Video
BBC News
NPR
National Public Radio
Travel The World
All Women's Panel Discussing Various Issues
To The Contrary
All Women's Panel Discussing Various Issues
The WORLD
Africa
Chapters 20-24
Middle East
Chapters 17-19
Asia & Australia
Chapters 25-29
Europe
Chapters 12-16
The Americas
Chapters 5-11
Antartica
Chapter 29 Sec 3
World History
Magazines & Newspapers
Newsweek
Time
U.S. News & World Reports
New York Times
Washington Post
Arab News
People's Daily (Beijing)
China Daily (Beijing)
Shanghi Daily
South China Morning Post
The Daily Star Egypt
Middle East Times
Turkish Daily News
Japan Times
Pakistan News
Korean News
Times of India
Le Monde Deplomatique (Paris)
Sub Saharan Informer (Ethiopia)
The Lima Bean (Peru)
Dutch News (Amsterdam)
Speigel (Germany)
Los Angeles Times
Denver Post
Seattle Times
Chicago Sun Times
Boston Globe
The Tennessean
Nashville City Paper
CLASS ACTIVITIES
CLASS INTERNET SITES