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General Resources:

     Canadian Atlas Online

Detailed maps tell the stories of Canada’s people, culture, environment, history and heritage.  Includes games, videos,  questionnaires, lesson plans, and a mapping tool with street-level detail.

Primary Sources:

Check here for sources of information from the period you are studying.

 

Social Studies 11: History of Canada: World Wars

Canadian War Museum Online Exhibitions
The Seven Years War, the First World War, war propaganda, Vimy Ridge and Afghanistan are just some of the special exhibitions available here.

Library and Archives Canada: Military and Peacekeeping Resources
Databases, Resources and Virtual Exhibitions about the experiences of Canadians and Canada's role in war and peacekeeping missions.

Social Studies 11: Living Standards

CIA WORLD FACT BOOK
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
maps, geography,people, government, economy,communications,transportation, mitary and ackground on transnational issues.

UNITED NATIONS Human Development Reports
http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/ 
Three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living.  Build your own table feature to display information using data:

    1. by map;
    2. by multiple criteria (see alphabetical list), or;
    3. by country.

HPI (Happy Planet Index)
http://www.happyplanetindex.org/
Incorporates ecological footprint data with human development indicators.

WIKIPEDIA Human Development Index
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index
Features information about geography, demographics, economy, politics, society, environment, energy, sustainability and "gross national happiness".

WIKIPEDIA Freedom House
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_House
Specialized information on types of government.

USA CENSUS BUREAU
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
A good source for population pyramids.

Governments of the world: A global guide to citizens' rights and responsibilities

Check for more links at Countries of the World

 

Social Studies 11: Politics

BC STV @ CITIZEN'S ASSEMBLY
http://citizensassembly.bc.ca/public

WORLD'S SMALLEST POLITICAL QUIZ
http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html

POLITICAL COMPASS
http://www.politicalcompass.org/index

CANADIAN PARTY SELECTOR
http://selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=canadianparty2


 

 
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