Rivers of the World Pathfinder

Maine West High School Library Resource Center

Created by G. Haan, librarian

Updated by L. Ryan, librarian

September 28, 2006

 

Map of Amazon basin in South America

The Amazon River in South America

 

>Encyclopedias

Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition

English Version  - Ask Librarian for username & password

Spanish Version - Ask Librarian for username & password

  

Encarta 2005 Premium Suite image

Access only from an LRC computer

Path:  Start > Programs > Microsoft Encarta > Encarta Reference Library 2005.

 

 

 

 

> Databases

 

 

Student Resource Center 3.0

Student Resource Center  - primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text …magazines, newspapers, … photographs and illustrations, … audio and video clips.

 

Web Sites

*    Language Translation Web Site

*    Google Advanced Search  (Choose Language - Spanish)

Rivers

Rio Amazonas

*     Hamline University

*     Smithsonian

*     Amazon River Facts and Pictures

*     Facts from the Macquarie University’s Science Department

 

 

Rio Colorado

*    Colorado River Project

*    Colorado River Facts     

    

    Rio Congo

*    Answers.com – Dictionary and encyclopedia facts

*    Congo facts in Spanish

 

 

    Rio Danube

*    Answers.com – Dictionary and encyclopedia facts

 

    Rio Eufrates  or Euphrates

*    Answers.com – Dictionary and encyclopedia facts

 

    Rio Ganges

*    Himalayas TravelGanges Facts, Myths, and Legends.

*    Sacredland.orgGanges Facts and History.

 

     Rio Grande

*    Answers.com – Dictionary and encyclopedia facts

 

 

Rio Mississippi

*    Mississippi River Parkway Commission

 

Rio Nilo

*    Nile River Facts and Pictures

 

Rio Yangtze also called Chang Jiang River

*    Center for Global Education Commission

*    River Facts and pictures