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Flowing
water
from
rivers
and
streams
is
a
valuable
and
plentiful
energy
resource
that
people
learned
to
use
centuries
ago
to
operate
the
machinery
that
was
important
to
their
livelihoods.
This
page
features
diagrams
(some
animated)
that
show
the
three
main
principles
of
water;
various
types
of
water
wheels;
and
the
modern
hydroelectric
turbine.
There
are
also
animations
of
various
types
of
mills
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In
this
lesson,
students
explore
the
roles
of
oil
and
water
in
the
Middle
East,
especially
in
Iraq.
They
use
maps
to
look
at
the
distribution
of
oil
in
the
Middle
East
and
discuss
what
it
means
for
the
different
countries
in
the
region.
They
also
examine
how
water
has
influenced
the
region
historically
and
politically
(for
example,
how
Iraq's
access
to
water
is
limited
to
one
small
part
of
its
border).
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This website is part of National Geographic's Xpeditions Hall and includes lesson plans and activities related to the topic of population statistics. It covers overpopulation problems, U.S. problems with population, how to interpret population statistics, and issues in India and China. These lesson plans were written by educators and have been tested in the classroom.
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This
is
the
homepage
of
the
Population
Reference
Bureau,
an
organization
dedicated
to
providing
information
about
worldwide
population,
health,
and
environment.
Materials
available
here
include
information
on
U.S.
and
international
population
trends
and
their
implications.
There
are
articles,
data
sheets,
reports,
and
world
statistics
on
topics
such
as
education,
employment,
fertility,
poverty,
race,
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This
lesson
plan
is
part
of
the
discoveryschool.com
lesson
plan
library
for
grades
9-12.
This
lesson
focuses
on
desert
ecology,
geography,
and
development,
with
an
emphasis
on
desertification
and
what
can
be
done
to
prevent
it.
It
includes
objectives,
materials,
procedures,
discussion
questions,
evaluation
ideas,
performing
extensions,
suggested
readings,
and
vocabulary.
There
are
videos
available
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In
this
lesson,
students
will
investigate
the
origin
of
the
first
humans
in
the
Americas,
especially
when
they
arrived,
where
they
came
from,
and
how
they
migrated.
As
they
proceed,
the
students
should
be
able
to
describe
alternative
theories
for
how
the
first
humans
came
to
the
Americas
and
explain
the
evidence
that
supports
or
contradicts
these
theories;
explain
how
exploration
of
a
submerged
portion
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In
this
lesson,
the
first
in
a
set
of
lessons
exploring
migration,
genetic
markers,
markers
in
context,
and
the
Genographic
Project
(a
five-year
study
of
human
origins
and
migration
based
on
genetic
markers),
students
will
explore
the
concept
of
migration
from
a
historical
perspective.
As
a
means
of
creating
a
personal
connection,
students
will
first
explore
a
modern
migration
of
people
with
their
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This
site
contains
an
exercise
in
which
students
are
asked
to
examine
the
frequency
and
distribution
of
earthquake
epicenters
and
compare
these
epicenters
to
the
distribution
of
plate
boundaries
and
cities.
Students
download
earthquake
epicenters
for
the
last
several
days
and
for
an
entire
year
from
the
Internet,
and
map
the
information
using
ArcView
geographic
information
system
(GIS),
and
analyze
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This
module
provides
a
brief
introduction
to
the
physical
features
and
processes
of
the
Arctic
region
and
the
significant
factors
that
influence
them,
which
include:
the
climate,
including
very
low
winter
temperatures,
relatively
high
summer
temperatures,
and
the
subsequent
freeze-thaw
cycle;
the
long-term
glaciation
cycle;
and
the
presence
or
absence
of
water
and
the
dynamics
and
influence
thereof,
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In
this
lesson,
the
third
in
a
set
of
lessons
exploring
migration,
genetic
markers,
markers
in
context,
and
the
Genographic
Project
(a
five-year
study
of
human
origins
and
migration
based
on
genetic
markers),
students
will
examine
other
markers
of
human
migration,
uncovered
by
such
fields
as
archaeology,
paleontology,
cultural
anthropology,
linguistics,
and
history.
Students
will
begin
by
conducting
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