I stumbled onto this recent news story about these extremely detailed images of the earth recently released by NASA.  I wish I could find an even higher resolution version of these images, but they are big enough to relish the ...Read More

Here are the links that will help you learn the African countries.  Be sure to look at my world map (link here) to know which countries will be on the 1st quiz for North Africa and which will be on ...Read More

Update on Yugoslavia - Kuby “Crisis in the Balkans” by Ali L. Karaosmano´glu BOSNIA the flight from 'ethnic cleansing' - Malis Erasing History- Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo Dept. of State Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo- An Accounting (Executive Summary) Dept. of State Old Animosities, Exploited Today, ...Read More

If I had more time I would explain how this image explains it all.... Here is the presentation that we went over the past 2 days.  Take some time to review the key concepts. Ethnicity, Race, Nationalism Powerpoint If you have the time ...Read More

Here are links to help you learn the countries of the Middle East & South Asia.  Note* each map has a different conceptualization of the Middle East - refer to the map that I created to know which countries I ...Read More

Note* this post contains about 20 files.  Many of which are chunky, which might render this post slow to upload.  Give it a second, it will come up. The presentations attached in this post are pdf files.  They have been uploaded ...Read More

Hello everyone from Pd. 2! I have to apologize to everyone in 2nd period.  My idea to have everyone contribute to the same page was EPIC FAIL! What happened was mass updates replacing students' work with other students' work.  I'm did my ...Read More

Today in the computer lab we will be researching world religions.  You will work in groups of 2-3 to complete research on your particular religion.  One member of your group will log into the website to edit the information on ...Read More

By: Rebecca J. Geography Region: Gulf of Mexico (left of Haiti and Dominican Republic) Area (square mi.): 110,860 sq mi (105th biggest out of 249 in the world) Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October) Arable ...Read More

Geography Region:  Caribbean Area (square mi.): 48,670 sq km (131st biggest out of 249 in world) Climate: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall Arable Land: 22.49% Capital City: Santo Domingo Read More