Research on Bodies of Water—Fifth Grade

Use the links below to find facts about your assigned body of water.

Missouri Botanical Garden – ocean biomes

·        http://www.mbgnet.net/

Amazon River

·        http://www.amazonteam.org/kids/kids6.html

·        http://www.mbarron.net/Amazon/

·        http://cgee.hamline.edu/rivers/Resources/river_profiles/Amazon.html

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/A/AmaznRiv.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571466/Amazon_(river).html

Arctic Ocean

·        http://www.world-atlas.net/Arctic_Ocean

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/A/ArcticOc.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562552/Arctic_Ocean.html

·        http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xq.html

·        http://www.bartleby.com/65/ar/ArcticOc.html

Atlantic Ocean

·        http://www.world-atlas.net/Atlantic_Ocean

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/A/AtlantOc.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761574942/Atlantic_Ocean.html

·        http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/zh.html

·       http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/GeogHist/histories/history/hiscountries/A/atlanticocean.html

Bermuda Triangle

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/B/BermudaTr.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761579677/Bermuda_Triangle.html

·        http://www.rense.com/general5/mystasd.htm

Dead Sea

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/D/DeadSea.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556205/Dead_Sea.html

·        http://www.extremescience.com/DeadSea.htm

·        http://www.bartleby.com/65/de/DeadSea.html

Indian Ocean

·        http://www.world-atlas.net/Indian_Ocean

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/I/IndianOc.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557432/Indian_Ocean.html

·        http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xo.html

·        http://www.bartleby.com/65/in/IndianOc.html

Pacific Ocean

·        http://www.world-atlas.net/Pacific_Ocean

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/P/PacificO.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564220/Pacific_Ocean.html

·        http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/zn.html

·        http://www.bartleby.com/65/pa/PacificO.html

Red Sea

·        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/R/RedSea.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564220/Pacific_Ocean.html

·        http://www.bartleby.com/65/re/RedSea.html

Mediterranean Sea

·        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/M/MeditSea.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761558007/Mediterranean_Sea.html

·        http://www.bartleby.com/65/me/MeditSea.html

Niagara Falls

·        http://www.iaw.on.ca/~falls/origins.html

·        http://www.niagarafallslive.com/Facts_about_Niagara_Falls.htm

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/N/NiagaraF.asp

·        http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761578254/Niagara_Falls_(waterfall).html

·        http://www.imaxniagara.com/niagara.html

Nile River

·        http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/nileriver.htm

·        http://www.geog.okstate.edu/1113web/newpg11.htm

·        http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/A/AmaznRiv.asp

·        http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/rivers.htm

·        http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/river-nile-facts.html

·        http://www.globalcoordinate.com/items/456822.aspx

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