Researching Countries & Cultures

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Countries and Cultures	Travel Aids - World & U.S.	Recipes

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Countries and Cultures of the World
	World Geography			An ABC-CLIO resource.See a librarian for username and password.
	Lands and Peoples.			An excellent source for all aspects of a country and its culture: history, religion, languages, religion, ethnic groups, and more. This is the place to start your research. If you have trouble accessing Lands and People, click here, and click on the Lands and Peoples icon.
	Cultural Profile Project			Information, photos, recipes and more from selected countries from around the world.
	Countries and their Cultures			Extensive articles on all aspects of a country: history, geography, politics, economics, people, just to name a few.
	World Factbook			The US CIA has developed factbooks on the world's countries, including information on Flag and Map, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Transportation, Communication, and Defense. Read before you print!!
				Brief overview of history and culture of countries around the world. This material can also be found in the print version of Culturegrams, available in the library.
	Atlapedia Online			Contains profiles of every country of the world, organized alphabetically. Information includes facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history and economy.
	Flags of the World			A description and history of the flags of the world.
	Maps of the World			Maps and flags of the world. Includes political, travel, road, maps and more
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	Travel Aids
		World Travel
			Excite.com Designed for people interested in traveling, this page provides information on the world's countries: Country Information, Culture and Language, Education, Food and Drink, General Information, Newspapers, Regional Information, Sports, Transportation and Travel and Tourism
			Expedia -- Under destination deals pick your continent and your city to get guides, maps, and more.
			World Travel Guide from Columbus Guides links to all sort of country and city information.
			Language Translator Select the to and from languages to translate words and phrases.
			Requirements for Travel Visa Here you can find visa requirements for travel to any country in the world. Be sure to check out the Tips for Travelers section at the very bottom of this web page for more detailed information on travel to specific parts of the world.
			Currency Conversions Use this site to convert dollars to the money of your country.
		Travel in the U.S.A
			50 States --Select a state and then a specific city travel guide for links to many aspects of life there.
			Expedia -- Under destination deals pick USA and your city to get guides maps and more.
			Online City Travel Guide-- Sponsored by Travel USA and Hotel.US
			City Data --this site has collected and analyzed data from numerous sources to create as complete and interesting profiles of many U.S. cities If you ever need to research any city for any reason, from considering a move there to just checking where somebody you know is staying, this is the site for you.
			USA City LInk Select a State and then a City to get links to a whole lot of information.
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	Recipes
		Recipes on the Web			Searchable database from SOAR with recipes from around the world.
		Recipe Archive Search Page			Recipes from around the world
		Yahoo Directory of Ethnic and Regional Recipes			Recipes from around the world by continent and country
		AllRecipies.com			Use words like "Italy" or "Italian" to search this database, or search by ingredients that are common to the area.
		FoodieView			A recipe search engine --- the best!
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