Baltimore

Mississippi

New Orleans

Texas

Earthquakes :

Related pages :

Earthquakes on the page about Natural Disasters

• Earthquakes (history, terms, cool facts, statistics, San Andreas Fault...) for kids
  (earthquake.usgs.gov)
  
  

Niagara Falls : Click on the map.

• Niagara Falls - Interactive map (niagarafallslive.com)
  Beautiful photos
  
  
  

• Niagara Falls
  1 Characteristics and formation
  2 History
  3 Impact on industry and commerce
  4 Preservation efforts
  5 In entertainment and popular culture
  6 Tourism
  (Wikipedia)

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota : Click on the map.

• Mount Rushmore - a webquest - Created by Sylvie Teillot (Ac Grenoble)
  Niveau 4ème / 3ème
  
  

• MOUNT RUSHMORE, South Dakota - UPDATED
  "The Mount Rushmore area is far more than just a symbol of American history.
  It is also steeped in the rich culture and traditions of North America's native Indians."
  (YouTube)

  

• Mount Rushmore (PBS)
  The Film - Special Features - Timeline - Gallery - People and Events - Teacher's Guide

  

• Can you name the Presidents on Mount Rushmore? (usacitylinks)
  
  

Related pages :

The cities (activities) -
Washington, D.C. + WASHINGTON, DC (civilization) -
New York + NEW YORK (civilization) -
California

Cities :

• Want to live like a cowboy? Try Wyoming
  "Whether you want to live like a rock star or a cowboy, or become an urban gardener or just opt for the simple life,
  there is a town in America to suit everyone's taste."
  (reuters.com)

• 6 American cities
  "Here are eight pages about 6 American cities.
  (Washington DC - Seattle - Boston - Chicago - New York City - New Orleans)
  Listen to Stephanie, our American assistant , watch the videos ,
  play the games, enjoy the photos and learn." 
  Activities created by Renée Maufroid.

  

• 'A View On Cities',
  a site dedicated to the sights and attractions in some of the world's greatest cities.
  
  
  

• Some towns in America - multiple choice exercise (Ac. Caen)
  
  

Baltimore, Maryland :

• Keely tells us about hier city : Baltimore (its harbour and her quiet neighbourhood).
  (audio-lingua.fr)

  
  
  

Boston, Massachusetts :

• See Cities

• Boston, Massachusetts (Wikipedia)
  1 History
  2 Geography
  3 Climate
  4 Demographics
  5 Government 5.1 Crime
  6 Economy
  7 Education
  8 Culture
  9 Media
  10 Sports
  11 Infrastructure 11.1 Transportation 11.2 Healthcare and utilities...
  

• Boston Webquest with Teacher's Notes (onestopenglish.com)

Chicago, Illinois :

• Highest Glass Floor in the World
  "Not content with having the tallest building in America, the owners of Sears Tower in Chicago have installed four glass box viewing platforms which stick out of the building 103 floors up.  The balconies are suspended 1,353 feet in the air..."

Las Vegas, Nevada :

• Audio slideshow: History of Vegas in neon
  "There is perhaps no city in the world more renowned for its neon than Las Vegas. But as times change, and as casinos and hotels come and go, many of Vegas' classic neon signs are in danger of disappearing.
  The Las Vegas Neon Museum is working to collect and restore the city's old signage, much of which is now on display in the museum's so-called Boneyard. Take a journey through the city's past with historian Michael Green and the museum's Danielle Kelly."
  (BBC)

  

• Frank SINATRA - This Town = Las Vegas (YouTube) - UPDATED
  + the LYRICS
  "This town is a make-you town
  Or a break-you-town and bring-you-down town...
  This town, it's a use-you town
  An abuse-you town until-you're-down town..."
  (sing365.com)

  

• Las Vegas, Nevada - a poster (eu.art.com)

  

• Las Vegas - An Unconventional History :
  The Film & More - Special Features -
  People & Events - Maps:Las Vegas at different scales
  Timeline:Las Vegas chronology
  Gallery:Las Vegas weddings
  Teacher's Guide:how to use this site in your classroom
  (PBS)

  

• Putting Las Vegas on the Map - interactive map (PBS)

Los Angeles, California : Click on the map.

• see California

• Los Angeles, California (Wikipedia)
  1 History
  2 Geography 2.1 Topography 2.2 Geology 2.3 Climate 2.4 Flora 2.5 Environmental issues 2.6 Cityscape 2.7 Landmarks
  3 Culture 3.1 Sports 3.2 Media 3.3 Religion
  4 Economy
  5 Demographics 5.1 2000 census 5.2 National origins
  6 Government 6.1 Neighborhood councils 6.2 Crime and safety
  7 Education 7.1 Colleges and universities 7.2 Schools and libraries
  8 Transportation 8.1 Rail transport 8.2 Air Transport 8.3 Harbors
  9 Sister Cities...

• Los Angeles Webquest with Teacher's Notes (onestopenglish.com)

Miami, Florida : Click on the map.

• Miami, Florida (Wikipedia) :
  1 History
  2 Geography 2.1 Geology 2.2 Climate
  3 Economy
  4 People and culture 4.1 Population 4.2 Languages 4.3 Media 4.4 Sports
  5 Education
  6 Transportation 6.1 Air travel 6.2 Seaports 6.3 Public transportation 6.4 Road and rail
  7 Miami in popular culture
  8 Music
  9 Mayors of the City of Miami
  10 Sister cities...
  

• Présentation de Miami en 4 pages (AUDIO) à la rubrique Various Topics - Travelling
  (soundguideweb.com)

  

New Orleans, Louisiana :

• See Cities

• Travel to New-Orleans (video & script) (Marielle Bianchi - mousepotato.over-blog.com)

  
  
  Travel to New-Orleans - Test
  Sent by Marielle Bianchi

• New Orleans - My Journey Contest Video for Lonely Planet
  "Lonely Planet author Tom Downs loves New Orleans' soulful, saucy and eccentric nature. Located as far South as geographically possible in the USA, it's only mildly American in flavour, more a gumbo of French, Carribbean and African American. Tourists might flock to Bourbon Street's non-stop carnival but the whole city really knows how to have a great time."
  (YouTube)

  

  Marielle Bianchi (Ac. Toulouse) s'est "servie (de la video avec une classe de 3ème) en compréhension orale comme introduction à la ville dans le cadre d'une immense séquence sur la Louisiane." Elle est "partie de l'unité 4 de 'Connect'.
  Elle a rédigé le script (auquel elle a ajouté du vocabulaire) et l'a fait corriger par Jenny Léger (de eteach).

   

• New Orleans, Louisiana (Wikipedia) :
  1 Nicknames
  2 History 2.1 Beginnings through the 19th century 2.2 Twentieth century 2.3 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 2.4 Post-disaster revival
  3 Geography 3.1 Climate
  4 Cityscape 4.1 Architecture
  5 Demographics 5.1 Religion 5.2 Crime
  6 Government
  7 Economy
  8 Education 8.1 Schools 8.2 Colleges and universities 8.3 Libraries
  9 Culture 9.1 Sites of interest 9.2 Events 9.3 Dialect 9.4 Music 9.5 Food 9.6 Sports 9.7 Media
  10 Infrastructure 10.1 Transportation 10.1.1 Streetcars 10.1.2 Buses 10.1.3 Proposed light rail 10.1.4 Roads 10.1.5 Airports
  10.1.6 Railroad
  11 Sister cities...
  

• New Orleans (Sound Guide)
  - présentation de la Nouvelle-Orléans en 4 pages (Sujets divers - villes américaines).
  - avec une video

  

New York, in the state of New York :

• See Cities

• see New York + Maps : New-York + Information : New-York + Manhattan + World Trade Center
  + Statue of Liberty + Ellis Island
  + Webquests : New York + Poems : New York + Songs (New York)

• New York City (Wikipedia) :
  1 History
  2 Geography 2.1 Climate 2.2 Environment
  3 Cityscape 3.1 Architecture 3.2 Boroughs
  4 Culture 4.1 Tourism 4.2 Media 4.3 Accent 4.4 Sports
  5 Economy
  6 Demographics
  7 Government 7.1 Crime
  8 Education
  9 Transportation
  10 Sister cities...

• Construction Starts on Freedom Tower - a lesson plan (Education World)
  "A new tower at the site of the former World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the U.S. when it is completed in 2011."
  
  

• New York Webquest with Teacher's Notes (onestopenglish.com)

• Pairwork sur New York
  à utiliser avec "New Step In 3e" - Unit 2 ou indépendamment
  - Travail sur les questions commençant par HOW
  Activité envoyée par Marina Bureaud (Ac. Poitiers)

  

San Francisco, California :

• see California

• Leslie tells us about her city : San Francisco and her life there.
  (audio-lingua.fr)

• S.F. old and new in timeless coexistence - PHOTOS
  (sfgate.com)
  Site recommended by Larry Ferlazzo.

  

• San Francisco, California (Wikipedia) :
  1 History
  2 Geography 2.1 Climate
  3 Cityscape 3.1 Neighborhoods 3.2 Beaches and parks
  4 Culture and entertainment 4.1 Entertainment and performing arts 4.2 Museums 4.3 Media 4.4 Sports
  5 Economy
  6 Government
  7 Demographics
  8 Education 8.1 Colleges and universities 8.2 Primary and secondary schools
  9 Transportation 9.1 Roads and highways 9.2 Public transportation 9.3 Airports 9.4 Seaports 9.5 Bicycling...
  

• Présentation de San Francisco - 5 pages de compréhension orale
  à la rubrique : Various Topics - travelling
  (soundguideweb.com)

  

• CULTURE WEBQUEST - San Francisco
  "Visit San Francisco and take a walk around Chinatown s Cherry Blossom Festival, join the gold rush of 1859
  and watch the sunset from Golden Gate Bridge."
  - with Teacher's Notes
  (macmillanenglish.com)

  

• Walk This Way - A Virtual Journey into San Francisco's CHINATOWN (harcourtschool.com)

  

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania :

• Pittsburgh, Pa. (forbes.com)

  

• Pittsburgh bridges
  "A 2006 study determined that Pittsburgh has 446 bridges, and with its proximityto three major rivers and countless hills and ravines, Pittsburgh is known as  "The City of Bridges"." 
  (Wikipedia)

• Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa. - with "more than 4,000 works of art by Warhol including paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, films and videos, and a massive collection of Warhol's "time-capsules" - boxed records of the artist's day-to-day dealings and penchant for collecting."
  (pittsburgh.about.com)
  See Art + Film + Video Collection
  (warhol.org)
  
  

Washington, DC (District of Columbia) :

• See Cities

• see Washington, D.C.

• Washington, D.C. (Wikipedia) :
  1 History 1.1 Planning 1.2 19th century 1.3 20th century 1.4 21st century
  2 Geography 2.1 Topography 2.2 Climate 2.3 Nature
  3 Culture 3.1 Tourism 3.2 Performing arts 3.3 Music 3.4 Television shows 3.5 Sports
  3.6 Media 3.6.1 Newspapers 3.6.2 Television 3.6.3 Radio
  4 Economy 4.1 Insurance and banking
  5 Demographics
  6 Law and government 6.1 Local government 6.2 Representation in federal government 6.3 Domestic partnerships 6.4 Crime
  7 Education 7.1 Colleges and universities
  8 Infrastructure 8.1 Health systems 8.2 Utilities 8.3 Transportation
  9 Holidays 9.1 Emancipation Day
  10 Sister cities...
  

• 6 pages de Compréhension Orale sur Washington, D.C.
  - dans la rubrique : Various Topics - Travelling
  (soundguideweb.com)
  
  

• New York State for Kids : History - Facts - Games...
  (iloveny.com)

  

  
  
  

• Florida - Posters - LIENS DES IMAGES MODIFIES
  
  
  

• Wind Across the Everglades - a film by Nicholas Ray (1958) - (channel4.com)
  - the summary (fandango.com)

• The Everglades (Wikipedia)
  
  

  1 History 2 Everglades National Park 3 Encroachment 4 Restoration 5 Non-native/Invasive species 6 External links 7 References

  
  
  

ALABAMA :

• Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  (YouTube)
  - the LYRICS :
  "Sweet home Alabama
  Where the skies are so blue
  Sweet Home Alabama
  Lord, I'm coming home to you "
  (lyrics007.com)
  
  Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young
  "Thanks to Neil Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd was inspired to write the song "Sweet Home Alabama"."
  "Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
  a southern man don't need him around anyhow"
  Is "Sweet Home Alabama" Really Sweet?
  (thrasherswheat.org)

  

TEXAS :

• How do you know you're shopping in Texas ? (YouTube)

  

   

• FILM, MUSIC and TECHNOLOGY :
  SXSW: Thousands invade Texas for music, film and web
  "The city of Austin in Texas is braced for the arrival of tens of thousands of film, music and technology enthusiasts, all attending the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference...
  The 10-day SXSW event boasts some of the largest concerts, trade shows, technology panels, networking events, brainstorming sessions and film screenings in the US."
  (BBC)

• Texas and Oklahoma Lawmakers Have Plans to Secede From the Union
  "Oklahoma Lawmakers are talking about forming a Tea Party Militia that is voluntary to protect the State of Oklahoma from infringement
  of Oklahoma state rights by the Federal government. Oklahoma is not alone in talks of secession. Tea Party members and legislators in Oklahoma and  Texas as well talks of secession. "  
  (politics.gather.com)

  

• TEXAS - a poster (blog.pentagram.com)
  More pictures (pentagram.com)

  

• Texan Cartoon Map (media.photobucket.com)

  

• A Texan's map of the United States (cardcow.com)

  

The Grand Canyon / ARIZONA :

• See Grand Canyon
  
  
• See Prisons : Joe Arpaio

• 'Uranium rush' prompts Grand Canyon fears 
  "A new "gold rush" is under way in the American West, but this time the prospectors are out for another metal: uranium.
  The Grand Canyon region in the US state of Arizona holds one of the nation's largest concentrations of high grade uranium, the fuel for nuclear power."
  + VIDEOS
  (BBC)

  
  
  
  
  Do uranium mines belong near Grand Canyon?
  "Mining companies stake claims on federal land adjoining the park, while opponents say drinking water will be at risk."
  (csmonitor.com)

  

• Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets - with an interactive map (nationalgeographic.com)
  
  

• Let's go to Arizona!
  
  "How much do you know about Arizona? Here are several activities related to this famous state.
  Listen , look , play and learn."
  Activities created by Renée Maufroid

  
  
  
  

• Grand Canyon Skywalk (snopes.com)

  

The Prairie : Click on the map.

• The Prairie (Wikipedia)
  "The term encompassed much of the area referred to as the Great Plains (constituted by most or all of the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana), and sizeable parts of the states of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin and Minnesota."
  
  
  
• Camp Silos -
  "Exploring the Prairie, Pioneer Farming, The Story of Corn and Farming Today and Tomorrow"
  (campsilos.org)
  
  

UTAH :

• See Maps / Posters

• Utah designates Browning M1911 official state firearm
  "The Browning M1911 joins the state fossil (allosaurus), fruit (cherry), gem (topaz), bird (sea gull) and other symbols with official designation.
  The gun was designed by Utah native John Browning. The law's sponsor said it symbolised freedom and empowerment. "
  (BBC)

  
  
  U.S. State Decides on Official State Gun (20th March, 2011) - a lesson plan
  (newsenglishlessons.com)