TRAVEL SOUTH AMERICA!
Travel Brochure/Itinerary/Log
Teacher - Ms. Franetovic Prepared by Mrs. Gwaltney
The following suggestions and web sites will help you to begin your assignment.
Winnebago Online Catalog:
Keyword or Subject Search – Type in the name of the destination with the subheading, description and travel. Example: Cuba-description and travelReference Materials:
CultureGrams - A great place for quick, easy-to-read information on all countries.
Encyclopedias – a good place to start
Atlases – for maps (see Atlas case)
Almanacs –
World Almanac – R 317.3 WORLands and Peoples – R 910 LAN
People and Places - R 910 WOR
World Travel Guide R 910 WOR -Don't miss this one. It has about all that you need.
World Travel Atlas - A companion to the book above
Statesman’s Yearbook – R 310.5 STA
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations –
R 910.003 WORWorld Travel Atlas
Internet Sites:
InfoPlease: Countries of the World - Basic information about countries including flags, maps, and other items.
Latin American Network Information Center: An extensive collection of links to Latin American countries and subject areas of interest.
Lonely Planet: Loads of information on countries
CIA Factbook: Comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries
Spanish Speaking Countries: Provides all kinds of information about Spanish speaking countries.
Atlapedia: Includes country location, climate, people, religion, languages, etc.
Search Engines:
Try the following search engines / directories or others that you know. Type in the name of the country / place that you want to find. Remember that your travel can be to space or under the sea.
Metacrawler: Google: Dogpile: Altavista: Excite:
Feel free to use your favorite search engine.