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ASIA

These research suggestions and websites might help you with your research on Asian countries

Subject headings, keywords
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apan, Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Russia, Indonesia, Turkey, and any other country you have chosen
 

Dewey Numbers
951-959

  Reference:
World Book encyclopedias, Geographica, People and places encyclopedias, Encarta CD.


On-line databases and websites:
Encyclopedia Britannica was the best website for founding Asian countries. Follow these instructions, and just type in the country you are researching.
On the Homepage, select EPIC database search. After you have put in your own login, login to Epic: darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs.  Scroll down to Databases for yr 7-10 Students,(a list on the right-hand side) then click "access database" when you reach Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Type in the name of the country, or place you wish to research.  You have the option of primary or secondary level. Scroll down and click on "more articles" if you want further information.

Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
 Use Wikipedia  if you want to search for information on any other countries

 

 

 

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