Websites to Support the New Curriculum
Grade 7: Cluster 4
Human Impact in Europe or the Americas
Learning Experience
7.4.1
Geography
7.4.1 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
Test Your Geography Knowledge: Europe: http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/euroquiz.html
Test Your Geography Knowledge: South America: http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/samericaquiz.html
Lonely Planet Destinations, Europe:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-eur.htm
(choose a profile for country information)
Lonely Planet Destinations, Americas:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-ame.htm
7.4.1 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Country studies National Geographic, Map Machine, Flags and Facts:
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
Lonely Planet Destinations, Europe:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-eur.htm
(choose a destination for country profile: general information for travelers)
Lonely Planet Destinations, Americas:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-ame.htm
(choose a destination for country profile: general information for travelers)
National Geographic, Quick Maps:
http://www.theodora.com/maps/
(maps of countries of the world)
7.4.1 APPLYING STRATEGIES
National Geographic, Photo Gallery Index:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/siteindex/photogallery/
Learning Experience
7.4.2
Environment Impact
7.4.2 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
7.4.2 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
National Geographic, Map Machine:
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
(select Flags and Facts, Click on a continent, select desired country for a country profile including statistics and maps)
Nation Master Statistics:
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php
(select desired country for statistics on economy, development, history, etc.)
United Nations Cyber School Bus, Country at a Glance:
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
United Nations Cyber School Bus. Info Nation :
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp
(country comparisons)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada: E-thologies by country:
http://www.e-thologies.com/menu-en.asp
Lonely Planet Destinations, Europe:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-eur.htm
(choose a destination for country profile: general information for travelers)
Lonely Planet Destinations, Americas:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-ame.htm
(choose a destination for country profile: general information for travelers)
National Geographic, World Fact Book, Countries of the World:
http://www.geographic.org/countries/countries.html
(Data on countries of the world: geography, economy, population, history, some photos)
National Geographic, Quick Maps:
http://www.theodora.com/maps/
(maps of countries of the world)
CIA, The World Fact Book, Country Profiles:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
(detailed data on countries of the world)
PBS, Frontline World, Columbia:
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/colombia/index.html
PBS, Frontline World, Bolivia, Water:
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bolivia/index.html
PBS, Frontline World, Venezuela, Facts:
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/venezuela/facts.html
One World Country Guides, Latin America:
http://www.oneworld.net/article/frontpage/375/3674
(Columbia, Bolivia, Mexico – includes environment and sustainability issues)
Library of Congress Country Studies:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc
One World, Full Coverage, South America:
http://www.oneworld.net/article/country/964
(search by country and keyword topic)
One World, Full Coverage, Latin America and Caribbean:
http://www.oneworld.net/article/country/952
World Wildlife Federation, Passport, Work for a Living Planet:
http://passport.panda.org/index.cfm?uNC=01419050
Facing the Future, People and the Planet, Global Issues, Environment:
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/168/environmental-issues
World Wildlife Federation, Newsroom:
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/index.cfm
(select a region for news from that region)
Sierra Club of Canada:
http://www.sierraclub.ca/
Learning for a Sustainable Future, Green Street:
http://www.green-street.ca/home/index_e.html
Greenpeace:
http://www.greenpeace.org/homepage/
Earth Care Canada:
http://www.earthcarecanada.com/
World Wildlife Federation, What We Do, The Six Global Issues:
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/index.cfm
Ranking the Ecological Footprint of Nations (1997):
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/focus/report/english/footprint/ranking.htm
EcoVoyageurs, “What is the Ecological Footprint?”:
http://www.ecovoyageurs.com/EcoSite%20English/EcoFoot/whatisef.htm
The Earth Charter Initiative:
http://www.earthcharter.org/
Earth Charter initiative, Country Activities:
http://earthcharter.org/
(Information about activities in support of the Earth Charter by world region)
Sierra Club, Earth Charter:
http://www.sierraclub.ca/national/earth-charter/earth-charter-final.html
(complete text of the Earth Charter)
7.4.2 APPLYING STRATEGIES
Environment Canada, “An Environmental Citizen, Who Me?”:
http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/udo/who.html
World Wildlife Federation, News and Facts:
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/
World Wildlife Federation, Photo Galleries:
http://www.panda.org/photogallery/index.cfm
(excellent photos of environmental issues in various regions)
World Rainforest Information Portal, South America:
http://www.rainforestweb.org/Rainforest_Regions/South_America/
World Rainforest Information Portal, North and Central America:
http://www.rainforestweb.org/Rainforest_Regions/North_and_Central_America/
World Rainforest Information Portal, What You Can Do:
http://www.rainforestweb.org/What_You_Can_Do/
Calculate your own ecological footprint:
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/environment/webstuff/footprint.html
EcoVoyageurs, Measure Your Impact:
http://www.ecovoyageurs.com/EcoSite%20English/Measure/measureimpact.htm
Earthday Network, Redefining Progress, Ecological Footprint Quiz:
http://www.myfootprint.org/
How to reduce your ecological footprint:
http://www.tgmag.ca/ungass/nyceco1.html
Learning Experience
7.4.3
Urbanization
7.4.3 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
City Skylines:
http://www.city-skylines.de/
World City Photos:
http://www.worldcityphotos.org/
7.4.3 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
United Nations Cyber School Bus, Country at a Glance:
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
United Nations Cyber School Bus. Info Nation :
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp
Nation Master Statistics:
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada: E-thologies by country:
http://www.e-thologies.com/menu-en.asp
National Geographic, World Fact Book, Countries of the World:
http://www.geographic.org/countries/countries.html
United Nations Cyber School Bus, Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow:
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/habitat/index.asp
(includes cities fact game, history of cities, teaching activities)
United Nations Cyber School Bus, City Profiles:
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/habitat/profiles/index.asp
Lonely Planet Destinations, Europe:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-eur.htm
(choose a destination for country profile, select a city: general information for travelers)
Lonely Planet Destinations, Americas:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-ame.htm
(choose a destination for country profile, select a city: general information for travelers)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Cultural Profiles Project:
http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/
(excellent site – select a country, then select desired topic)
United Nations Cyber School Bus, Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow:
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/habitat/index.asp
(includes cities fact game, history of cities, teaching activities)
United Nations Cyber School Bus, City Profiles:
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/habitat/profiles/index.asp
Nation Master Statistics:
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php
Lonely Planet Destinations, Europe:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-eur.htm
(choose a destination for country profile, select a city: general information for travelers)
Lonely Planet Destinations, Americas:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-ame.htm
(choose a destination for country profile, select a city: general information for travelers)
National Geographic, World Fact Book, Countries of the World:
http://www.geographic.org/countries/countries.html
(select a country, select geography, economy, population, history, some photos)
Cities.com, City Guides:
http://www.cities.com/
(commercial site, general information for travellers – select a country, city, for links)
People and Planet, Cities:
http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=1054§ion=5
Geographia, Destinations, Latin America:
http://www.geographia.com/indx05.htm
Geographia, Destinations, Europe :
http://www.geographia.com/indx03.htm
Geographia, Destinations, Caribbean:
http://www.geographia.com/indx02.htm
City Skylines:
http://www.city-skylines.de/
World City Photos:
http://www.worldcityphotos.org/
Learning for a Sustainable Future, “Sustainable Cities” (pdf document, 1999):
http://www.lsf-lst.ca/en/teachers/cities.en.pdf ![]()
Step Lightly E-zine, Projects, Ecological Disaster:
http://www.eya.ca/steplightly/EcoDisas.htm
(relationship between population density and ecological footprint)
7.4.3 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
Learning Experience
7.4.4
Historical Influences
7.4.4 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
7.4.4 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Cultural Profiles Project:
http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/
(Select country, select “A Look at the Past” for an excellent and concise historical overview.)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada: E-thologies by country:
http://www.e-thologies.com/menu-en.asp
(Select country, select History for links)
Lonely Planet Destinations, Europe:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-eur.htm
(Select a country profile, select History)
Lonely Planet Destinations, Americas:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-ame.htm
(Select a country profile, select History)
United Nations Cyber School Bus, Cities of Today, Indigenous Peoples:
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/indigenous/index.asp
(information on indigenous peoples of all regions of the world – section on Amazon basin indigenous peoples)
7.4.4 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
Learning Experience
7.4.5
Living in the Global Village
7.4.5 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
David Suzuki Foundation, Declaration of Interdependence:
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/about_us/declaration_of_interdependence.asp
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation:
http://ourworld.ca/ow2002/myths02.html
7.4.5 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Government of Canada, Climate Change:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/climate/home-e.html
UK Environmental Change Network, Climate Change:
http://www.ecn.ac.uk/Education/climate_change.htm
David Suzuki Foundation, Climate Change:
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/
David Suzuki Foundation, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol:
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/Kyoto/default.asp
Sustainability Report, International Agreements:
http://www.sustreport.org/policy/international.html
Tree Canada Foundation, Climate Change:
http://www.treecanada.ca/programs/climatechange/index.htm
Climate Change: Links for Youth:
http://www.lsf-lst.ca/en/youth/youth_links.php
Government of Canada, Environment and Resources, Climate Change:
http://environmentandresources.gc.ca/default.asp
?lang=En&n=EEF6792A-1
Environment Canada Youth Website:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/youth/index_e.cfm
(information on individual activities to reduce impact on the environment)
Environmental Learning and Sustainability website:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/education/ee_introduction_e.htm
(information about Canadian government consultations to support environmental education)
Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN – maps:
http://www.fao.org/es/ess/chartroom/gfap.asp
(interesting maps about food consumption worldwide)
Food Security:
http://www.syngentafoundation.com/food_security_population.htm
PBS, Frontline World, Guatemala/Mexico, Coffee:
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/guatemala.mexico/index.html
United Nations Cyber School Bus, Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger:
http://www.feedingminds.org/
(information, lesson plans, activities)
World Hunger Education Service, Hunger Notes:
http://www.worldhunger.org/
United Nations World Food Program, Frequently Asked Questions:
http://www.wfp.org/index.asp?section=1
Food First, Twelve Myths about Hunger:
http://www.foodfirst.org/pubs/backgrdrs/1998/s98v5n3.html
CIDA, “Global Citizenship in Action”, Special Edition, the Americas:
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/INET/IMAGES.NSF/
vLUImages/Publications/$file/Action_Americas.pdf
(examples of programs in the Americas, including food security programs)
7.4.5 APPLYING STRATEGIES
Marquis Project:
www.marquisproject.com
Marquis Project, The Fair Game™:
http://www.marquisproject.com/fairgame.html
EcoVoyageurs, Calculate Your Ecological Footprint:
http://www.ecovoyageurs.com/EcoSite%20English/Calculator/calculator.htm
Calculate your own ecological footprint:
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/environment/webstuff/footprint.html
Earthday Network, Redefining Progress, Ecological Footprint Quiz:
http://www.myfootprint.org/
TransFair Canada:
http://www.transfair.ca/
Fair Trade Federation:
http://www.fairtradefederation.com/mft.html
The Marquis Project, Fair Trade Goods:
http://www.marquisproject.com/worldlygoods.html
The Marquis Project, Fair Trade Goods: http://www.marquisproject.com/worldlygoods.html