Countries, International Foods and Recipes
- CIA World Factbook
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Country Studies - Library of Congress- Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and thesocial, economic, political, and national security systems andinstitutions of countries throughout the world
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Alameda County Library: Country Research - Extensive list of links with descriptions
- Lonely Planet - World Destinations - Well round overview of facts, history, geography, culture government and tourism of countries and regions around the world
- Planetware: Travel Attraction Picture Show - See pictures of the countries, cities and places to visit in countries of the world.
- Internet Public Library: Type your country in search bar to get quality links on your country
- Outline Maps - Outline maps of country including regional, physical, historical and political
- Historical Maps of Europe - Over 100 maps spanning locations and centuries.
International Recipes
Allrecipes: Latin American Recipes
From Mexican tacos and enchiladas, to Cuban sandwiches and Brazilian lemonade, Allrecipes has more than 1,010 kitchen-approved Latin American recipes.
Select country to see information about the country and recipes.
Click on country and then click on the recipe you would like to see.
Scroll down to Ethnic Recipes and select your country.
A site for "food, beverage and travel enthusiasts." Includes international directories of restaurants and farmers' markets; recipes and articles on ethnic cuisine, beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, kitchen accessories, and places for travel
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EBSCOHost Academic Search:
A multidisciplinary database providing thousands of full-text sources. This is one of the best databases for academic journals for benchmarks and other scholarly research projects. IMPORTANT: CLICK "SELECT ALL" AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN BEFORE CLICKING "CONTINUE." MLA Citations in all EBSCO databases are in the updated MLA8 format.
Explora for High Schools:
An EBSCO database designed for high school students and educators, this is a user-friendly way to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. Does NOT include EBSCO's academic journal database. Not ideal for QUEST.
Explora Advanced:
Like Explora, user-friendly interface, but with academic journals.
Britannica® School is the go-to site for research — the core of any inquiry learning model — offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate encyclopedias (Elementary, Middle School, and High School).
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