Country Report Links:
Databases:
http://onlinelibrary.uen.org/
Please ask the librarian or your teacher for the username and password this year.
Click on Culturegrams and use the World Edition
Click on World Book Encyclopedia and search for your country
Click on EBSCO and go to Student Research Center and search for your country
Click on Gale Reference Collection and click Reference in Context (6-8) and search for your country.
Country Profiles:CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
This site is the best source for information about imports and exports.
Directions: Click on select a country or location. Choose your country.
Click on Economy and Expand all in that section.
Scroll down to:
Exports: Commodities (will tell you what they export)
Exports: Partners (will tell you who they export to)
Imports: Commodities (will tell you what they import)
Imports: Partners (will tell you who they import from)
BBC News Country Profiles:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Library of Congress Country Profiles:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html
Maps
Perry Castaneda Map Library
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Search Engines for Students
http://www.infotopia.info/ General search engine
http://pics4learning.com/ Copyright free pictures
Holidays:Search in Utah's online databases for information about the holiday.
http://onlinelibrary.uen.org/
Please ask the librarian or your teacher for the username and password this year.
Click on World Book Encyclopedia and search for your country or the name of the holiday
Click on EBSCO and go to Student Research Center and search for your country or the name of the holiday
Click on Gale Reference Collection and click on Student Resource Center Junior and search for your country or the name of the holiday
Also check out:
Holidays Homework Help
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/holidhc.html
Languages
Languages:www.omniglot.com
Click on the A-Z index to look up the language. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on useful phrases.
"Hello" Greetings in more than 800 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/hello.htm
"Hello" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
"Goodbye" in 450 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/goodbye.htm
"Goodbye" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodbye.htm
"Thank You" in 465 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/thankyou.htm
"Thank You" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/thankyou.htm
You're Welcome
Reply to Thank You: http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/thankyou.htm
"Please" How to say please in 270 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/please.htm
"Sorry" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/sorry.htm
"How Are You?" in 425 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/hay.htm
"How Are You?" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/howareyou.htm
"My Name Is" in 275 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/myname.htm
Landmarks:World Heritage Site:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list
For more landmark websites you can check out this page: Famous Landmarks
Databases:
http://onlinelibrary.uen.org/
Please ask the librarian or your teacher for the username and password this year.
Click on Culturegrams and use the World Edition
Click on World Book Encyclopedia and search for your country
Click on EBSCO and go to Student Research Center and search for your country
Click on Gale Reference Collection and click Reference in Context (6-8) and search for your country.
Country Profiles:CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
This site is the best source for information about imports and exports.
Directions: Click on select a country or location. Choose your country.
Click on Economy and Expand all in that section.
Scroll down to:
Exports: Commodities (will tell you what they export)
Exports: Partners (will tell you who they export to)
Imports: Commodities (will tell you what they import)
Imports: Partners (will tell you who they import from)
BBC News Country Profiles:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Library of Congress Country Profiles:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html
Maps
Perry Castaneda Map Library
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Search Engines for Students
http://www.infotopia.info/ General search engine
http://pics4learning.com/ Copyright free pictures
Holidays:Search in Utah's online databases for information about the holiday.
http://onlinelibrary.uen.org/
Please ask the librarian or your teacher for the username and password this year.
Click on World Book Encyclopedia and search for your country or the name of the holiday
Click on EBSCO and go to Student Research Center and search for your country or the name of the holiday
Click on Gale Reference Collection and click on Student Resource Center Junior and search for your country or the name of the holiday
Also check out:
Holidays Homework Help
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/holidhc.html
Languages
Languages:www.omniglot.com
Click on the A-Z index to look up the language. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on useful phrases.
"Hello" Greetings in more than 800 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/hello.htm
"Hello" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
"Goodbye" in 450 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/goodbye.htm
"Goodbye" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodbye.htm
"Thank You" in 465 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/thankyou.htm
"Thank You" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/thankyou.htm
You're Welcome
Reply to Thank You: http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/thankyou.htm
"Please" How to say please in 270 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/please.htm
"Sorry" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/sorry.htm
"How Are You?" in 425 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/hay.htm
"How Are You?" http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/howareyou.htm
"My Name Is" in 275 languages: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/myname.htm
Landmarks:World Heritage Site:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list
For more landmark websites you can check out this page: Famous Landmarks