Enjoy These Links - Global History and Geography
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BrainPop
BrainPop has videos, activities, and quizzes on several subjects. You can use this site on any computer that has Internet access. The User Name and Password are specific to the district, so ask your teacher for that information. -
Discovery Education
Discovery Education has a great number of movies, lessons, and quizzes on many subjects.Students must have logged on to a school district computer before they use this site at home. They must re-set their password the first time they log on to district computers.User Name: student's I.D.Password: student's district password -
Global History & Geography Regents exams
This site has past NYS Regents exams for Global 2. -
Global Regents Multiple-Choice Review Quizzes
These quizzes will help students practice the multiple-choice questions of the Global History & Geography Regents exam. -
Global Regents Prep
This site shows components and examples of exam questions and essays for the NYS Regents exam. There are several helpful links. -
Marshall Adult Education
Marshall Adult Education has 2 valuable sections for middle school through adult learners: Student Lessons helps learners with life skills; Reading Skills for Today's Adult has leveled readers and comprehension/writing worksheets. The Social Studies focus on this website is U.S. history and civics, but it can relate to Global. -
Renaissance Review Hangman Game
Review the Renaissance through this game of Hangman. Read the clue, guess the letters, and/or guess the answer. -
Renaissance Review Jeopardy Game
This Jeopardy game tests your knowledge of the European Renaissance period, important people, art and literature, humanistic art, and vocabulary. Your answers must be in the form of questions, just like the TV game. -
Renaissance Review Slide Shows
This site has many Slideshare slideshows that review the European Renaissance. -
SlideShare Global History & Geography Review
Several Slideshare presentations reviewing Global History & Geography are accessible through this link. -
Take a Seat: Roadtrip Geography
This site offers lessons, games, and quizzes on geography and maps. Thank you to Elliot P. for this contribution.
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Travel by Ship: A Guide to the Earth's Bodies of Water
This cruise ship site explains bodies of water in great detail.
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World Geography, Cartography, and Mapping Skills for Transportation
This link is a contribution from Trevor, a Boy Scout who is working toward his Geocaching Merit Badge. This Parts Geek site has many valuable links to information and games that will help us understand world geography, map-reading, and map-making.
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World Population History
This site was launched in 2015. It examines the various kinds of impact humans have made on the world, starting in the first year CE (Christian Era). Follow a timeline of population growth and movement, mark historical events and developments, and examine resulting global issues.
