United Nations




Following the work sheet your teacher has given to you, use the links below to assist you in your United Nations project.

***Remember you will need to make a bibliography for your project.***
Create a bibliography online.. click here.

BOOKS ON CART

Everyone's United Nations

Lands and Peoples                                                                                

World Almanac and Book of Facts

World Travel Guide

Assorted Country Books


Electronic Resources


World Book
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
    This site is good for general information and it is a good place to start.  This site also provides maps, flags, music....
      
For access from Home:
                    
Username: oleyvsd
                    
                    
Password:  lynxsd


Country Reports.com
http://www.countryreports.org/

      
  Username:  ovms7                     
         
Password:  ovsd7


Newspapers of the World
  http://www.actualidad.com/


World Atlas
  http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

     A great place for maps, surrounding countries and LANDFORMS.

GDP Per Capita Map
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29_per_capita 

Women in Politics
 http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/nz/nzmain.htm

United Nations
http://www.un.org/
    This site will give facts about the United Nations as well as information about countries.

Environmental Literacy Council
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/index.php

    This is a good site to locate environmental issues about your country.  

Access PA Power Library
Sirs Discoverer
http://www.powerlibrary.org/Interface/POWER.asp?ID=PL2615

       This site contains information about countries, cultures, environment and much more such as "FUN FACTS" or "UNIQUE FACTS."
( Hint:  Look for "Culture Facts.")

Access PA Power Library
EBSCOhost
http://www.powerlibrary.org/Interface/POWER.asp?ID=PL2615

         Go into Middle Search Plus (part of EBSCOhost) for periodical searches. The next screen will allow you to choose from "All Results," or "Magazines," or "Newspapers," or "Images..."

 CIA World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
          This site contains information regarding country profiles, maps, and flags of the world.

CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/

  
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

    Maps, news articles and information, special features, and photographs are only some of the items found at this site.

Recipe Source
http://www.recipesource.com/

(For cultural samples of your country)

Currency Converter
 
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

 http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/kazakhstan/index.shtml


  
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