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Title
Lands and Peoples
Content
This encyclopedia of countries, cultures and current events is appropriate for middle and high school students. Articles on countries and continents include photographs, maps, flags, facts and figures, and links to periodical articles and web sites. The Global News Desk features 3 articles weekly on current events around the world. Culture Cross allows you to compare two countries.
Use this database to answer questions like:
I'm doing a report on Belize and need to know basic facts and the history of the country. How does the geographic size of Alaska compare to other states?
Subjects
Culture, geography, country history
Updated
Main section is updated biannually; links monthly; News Desk weekly
Coverage
400 full text articles; 3,000 article links; 5,000 web links; 1,200 maps and flags; 800 images.