Geography For Teens

In November 1956, a unified Telugu-speaking state of Andhra Pradesh came into being. In February 2014, Parliament bifurcated it to create two Telugu-speaking states: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Old History, New Geography provides the context, text and subtext to the bifurcation, which continues to be contentious and controversial.

It's the end of August 2005, and a big hurricane is blowing in to New Orleans, Louisiana. Barry's family plans to evacuate the Ninth Ward with everyone else, but when Barry's little sister gets violently ill, they must return to their home and stick out the storm. At first, everything seems fine. But then the levees break, the water rises, Barry is swept out of his home, and everything changes. Stranded in the floodwaters with no idea where he is and only a stranded dog by his side, Barry must find the courage to survive the storm of the century.

Russel Middlebrook is convinced he's the only gay kid at Goodkind High School. Then his online gay chat buddy turns out to be none other than Kevin, the popular but closeted star of the school's baseball team. Soon Russel meets other gay students, too. There's his best friend Min, who reveals that she is bisexual, and her soccer-playing girlfriend Terese. Then there's Terese's politically active friend, Ike. But how can kids this diverse get together without drawing attention to themselves?

Audio Course Geography for 6th grade: Earth and Water covers the main sections of the study curriculum in geography for 6th grade.

Audiokurs «Geografija. 9 klass» ohvatyvaet osnovnye razdely izuchenija shkol'noj programmy. Kurs prednaznachen kak dlja shkol'nikov i abiturientov, tak i dlja vseh, zhelajushhih v prijatnoj forme vspomnit' osnovnye razdely geografii.

The audio course Geography for 8th Grade covers the main sections of the study curriculum....

This audio course, Geography for 7th Grade, covers the main sections of the study curriculum.

Posobie soderzhit obobshhajushhij material po «ekonomicheskoj i social'noj geografii mira» i daet podrobnuju harakteristiku politicheskoj karty sovremennogo mira, geografii mirovyh prirodnyh resursov, otraslej mirovogo hozjajstva, a tak zhe raskryvaet aspekty globalnyh problem chelovechestva. Soderzhanie kursa predstavleno v vide lekcij v strogoj logicheskoj posledovatel'nosti i napravleno na formirovanie u shkol'nikov celostnogo predstavlenija o sovremennom mire i o meste Rossii v nem.

How did the lowly potato plant feed the poor across Europe and then cause the deaths of millions? How did the rubber plant enable industrialization? What is the connection between malaria, slavery, and the outcome of the American Revolution? How did the fabled silver mountain of 16th-century Bolivia fund economic development in the flood-prone plains of rural China and the wars of the Spanish Empire? Here is the story of how sometimes the greatest leaps also posed the greatest threats to human advancement.

Uchebnoe posobie prednaznacheno dlja effektivnoj podgotovki uchashhihsja 10 klassov k urokam geografii. Chetko izlozhennyj teoreticheskij material znakomit shkol'nikov s osobennostjami naselenija Zemnogo shara, osnovnymi tendencijami i zakonomernostjami razvitija ekonomiki mirovogo hozjajstva. Vazhnoj temoj kursa javljajutsja vzaimootnoshenija prirody i obshhestva, s kotorymi svjazano mnozhestvo ekologicheskih problem.

Audio Course Geography for 6th grade. Atmosphere and Biosphere, covers the main topics in geography for 6th grade.

Since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 by a United Nations mandate, the Middle East has been a flashpoint of conflict between the world's only Jewish state and the Palestinians, who lost their land because of the UN partition. This ready-reference volume explores the culture, geography, economy, and government of the state of Israel.

From Juana Briones and Juan Ponce de León to 18th-century slaves and modern-day sixth graders, the many and varied people depicted here speak to the experiences and contributions of Latinos throughout the history of the United States, from the earliest known stories up to the present day. A portrait of a great, enormously varied, and enduring heritage, this is a compelling treatment of an important topic. Some voices are composite characters, not historical figures.

Every president started out as a kid! Forget the legends, tall tales, and historic achievements - before they were presidents, the future leaders of the United States had regular-kid problems just like you. John F. Kennedy hated his big brother. Lyndon Johnson pulled pranks in class. Barack Obama was bothered by bullies. And Bill Clinton was crazy clumsy (he once broke his leg jumping rope). Kid Presidents tells all of their stories and more in these hilarious biographies. History has never been this much fun!

After returning to their home in Dullsville and finding it in absolute shambles, Jaundice and Kale Bland are rescued by high-flying aviatrix Beatrix Airdale. This time, they're jetting off (literally) to Egypt to uncover the mysteries of a magical scarab. By way of Casablanca, and after foiling multiple attacks along the way (thanks to Jaundice's nautical knot-tying skills and Kale's super-sleuth powers of observation), the Bland Sisters are reunited with their parents. But it turns out that Mom and Dad aren't as bland - or as Bland - as Jaundice and Kale remember.

Since Fidel Castro staged a coup and assumed power of Cuba in 1959, the United States has been obsessed with this small island nation, only 90 miles south of the Florida Keys. But because of the country's isolation, the island and its people have remained a mystery. This revised edition of Cuba takes listeners through the country's storied history, its people, and what the future holds for this island nation.