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| Introduction: What Is Geography? | |
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| Find Yourself on Earth | |
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| Which Way Is North? | |
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| Activity: Star Directions | |
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| The Magnetic Poles | |
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| Activity: Using a Compass | |
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| Compass Rose | |
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| Activity: Make a Giant Compass Rose | |
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| Activity: Compass Rose Race | |
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| Latitude and Longitude | |
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| Activity: Exactly North, South, East, and West | |
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| Mapping the Earth | |
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| The Earth Is Round | |
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| Activity: A Balloon Globe | |
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| Making the Round Earth Flat | |
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| Activity: Orange Peel Experiment | |
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| Activity: Stretching the Globe | |
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| Time Zones of the World | |
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| Activity: Make a World Clock | |
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| Maps to Scale | |
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| Activity: Make a Room Plan | |
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| Photo Maps | |
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| Activity: Make a Panoramic Photo | |
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| Map Keys Unlock Map Secrets | |
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| Activity: The Key to Your Neighborhood | |
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| Relief Maps | |
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| Activity: Make a 3-D Map | |
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| Color-Coded and Contour Maps | |
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| Activity: Contour Potato | |
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| Road Maps | |
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| Activity: Planning a Trip | |
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| Weather Maps | |
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| Activity: Weather Magnets | |
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| Dot Maps | |
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| Activity: State Population Map | |
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| Old and New Maps | |
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| Activity: Buried Treasure | |
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| The Land | |
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| The Continents | |
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| Activity: Map Puzzle | |
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| Earthquakes | |
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| Activity: Earthquake in a Box | |
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| Volcanoes | |
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| Activity: Frosting Lava | |
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| High Places and Low Places | |
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| Activity: Mountains of the World | |
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| How to Measure a Mountain | |
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| Activity: How High Is It? | |
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| Valleys and Canyons | |
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| Activity: Preventing Erosion | |
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| Where the Land Meets the Sea | |
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| Activity: Islands in a Tub | |
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| Water All Around | |
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| Oceans, Seas, and Lakes | |
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| Activity: Making Salt Crystals | |
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| Rivers and Streams | |
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| Activity: How Does the Water Flow? | |
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| Waterfalls, Rapids, and Other Fast Water | |
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| Activity: Water Wheel | |
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| Hit the Beach | |
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| Activity: Sand Pictures | |
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| Dams and Reservoirs | |
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| Activity: Building a Better Dam | |
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| The Water Cycle | |
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| Activity: Make a Rain Gauge | |
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| Glaciers, Ice Sheets, and Icebergs | |
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| Activity: Icebergs and Sea Level | |
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| Weather and Climate | |
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| Atmospheric Pressure | |
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| Activity: Collapsing Bottle | |
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| The Sun Keeps Us Warm | |
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| Activity: Angle of the Sun | |
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| Energy from the Sun | |
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| Activity: Solar Water Heater | |
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| The Greenhouse Effect | |
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| Activity: Mini-Greenhouse | |
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| Rising Air | |
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| Activity: Twirling Snake | |
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| The Wind | |
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| Activity: Weather Vane | |
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| Hurricanes and Tornadoes | |
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| Activity: Tornado in a Jar | |
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| Using the Wind | |
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| Activity: Pinwheel | |
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| Glossary | |
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| For Further Reading and More Projects | |
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| Index | |