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CultureGrams & World Conflicts Today Updates
We've added two new reports: New Caledonia, a group of tropical islands where Pacific and French cultures meet, and Vatican City, the world's smallest country, where the Catholic pope is head of state.
With the CultureGrams World Edition, you can now access reports on a total of 204 countries. In response to your feedback, we've also added a printable outline map for each country so that students can fill in cities and geographical features. You can find this link below the map image on the main page for each country, state, and province.
Log in to experience our newest Kids Edition reports: Iceland, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Laos.
The States and Provinces editions have recently been updated with the latest timeline and government information.
And don't forget the debut of our much-requested citation generator, which does the legwork for you, creating MLA citations on the fly. Look for the "Generate citation" links (usually in the upper-right) throughout the site!
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Teaching Idea:
Olympic Games Mock Opening Ceremony
The Olympic Games bring together countries from around the globe, and they're a fantastic opportunity to get students excited about foreign cultures.
In this timely lesson, students will learn about the cultural traits of China and another chosen country, then participate in a mock Olympic Opening Ceremony!
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Regional Quiz
How much do you know about the region of
the
southern Africa?
Test your knowledge with these tidbits from CultureGrams:
- The largest delta in the world, found in Botswana, is named what?
- Swaziland has what form of government?
- Which South African president desegregated public facilities, freed Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, and gave the African National Congress legal status after taking office in 1989?
- Which African island is the world's fourth largest?
- What product makes up 90 percent of Angola's exports?
Take the full quiz.
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World Holidays
Holidays provide a great way to introduce students to the culture and history of a country. "Observe" a world holiday in your classroom by asking students to research the holiday's origins or learn more about a particular aspect of the country.
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Focus on a Canadian Province
Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's easternmost province. It includes two main sections: the island of Newfoundland in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and a large chunk of mainland Canada known as Labrador. Labrador is more than twice the size of Newfoundland. The two sections are separated by the Strait of Belle Isle. Seabirds such as puffins and gulls are common all along the coasts, but no snakes or reptiles can be found anywhere in the province.
Newfoundland and Labrador has a subarctic climate, with long, cold winters and short, cool summers that start around the middle of June. Given its large size, Newfoundland and Labrador is not highly populated. A little over half a million people live in the province. Just fewer than 30,000 of these are Labradorians, while the rest are Newfoundlanders.
Here are some more interesting facts about Newfoundland and Labrador:
- Newfoundland's rugged coast is known as Iceberg Alley. About 40,000 of the fastest-moving icebergs in the world break off of glaciers in Greenland every year and float through the alley.
- The island of Newfoundland has its very own time zone -- Newfoundland Standard Time. It runs a half hour ahead of the east coast of North America, so Newfoundlanders get to celebrate the New Year ahead of everyone else on the continent!
- Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's "newest" province. It joined the federation in 1949.
- Almost every family in Labrador owns a snowmobile. It's their main form of transportation in the winter when everything freezes over.
- The island of Newfoundland juts so far out into the Atlantic, it's actually closer to Europe than much of North America.
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CultureGrams Photo Gallery Pick
Makanjira Village, Malawi, June 2005
Women Celebrating:
These women celebrate following an all-night reading of the Koran during a Muslim holy day. They wear matching dresses to mark the occasion. Tap into our full CultureGrams Photo Gallery.
SIRS Spotlights + Challenge Quests
The United States military plays a huge role in American history and is vital to the nation's security and freedoms.
Take time to celebrate National Military Appreciation Month with our SIRS Challenge Quests.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebrates the achievements of people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent in the U.S.
SIRS shines a Spotlight on this topic in
May!
Video Training: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device
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Available anytime, these 30-75 minute self-paced Flash videos allow users to pause and resume their training when they have the time. We will be posting all-new versions through the 2008-2009 school year, so you can be sure that you're learning about the newest features. Start training now!
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