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USA documents, maps and links for 7th-8th grade


How did states get their shapes? (videos)

50 Fun Facts about the states: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770175.html

Historic Sites and Tourist Attractions for each state: @http://www.theus50.com/kansas/  U.S. Agricultural Products for each state: @http://www.top50states.com/united-states-product-map.html  Exports/Imports for each state: Very interesting! @http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/data/index.html  WRITE A LETTER TO A STATE'S TOURISM DEPT. AND REQUEST TRAVEL BROCHURES? []   U.S.A. GEOGRAPHY UNIT (practicing and learning the USA map) 1. EASY - PRACTICE NAMING THE STATES (Excellent as a Beginning Learning tool) @http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_GL_click_1024.html

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',LucidaGrande,Lucida,'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">2. DROP-IN-THE-STATES INTERACTIVE GAME: @http://www.history.com/topics/states/interactives/place-the-state-game

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',LucidaGrande,Lucida,'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">3. JIGSAW PUZZLE OF THE U.S.A. @http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps/atlas/puzzles

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',LucidaGrande,Lucida,'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">4. MANY USA GAMES ONLINE: YOU CHOOSE @http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm