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Ducks and rice: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 10; In many parts of Southeast Asia, farmers raise ducks and farm wet-rice fields in a mutually beneficial, or symbiotic, relationship. Duck droppings fertilize the water in which the rice grows. Ducks also eat the algae and other weeds that grow near the young...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ducks swim in canal near Mai Chau: Ducks swim in a canal near Mai Chau. These brown, white, and black ducks with yellow bills are a domesticated variety raised by local rice farmers. In many parts of Southeast Asia, farmers raise ducks and farm wet-rice fields in a mutually beneficial, or symbiotic,...; Format: image/photograph

Cement reinforced aquaduct channels water to Balinese rice fields: A cement-reinforced grey aquaduct channels water over a road to green Balinese rice fields. Flat wall rims and a few square platforms at the top of the aquaduct allow people access for repairs and a means to walk across when necessary. Farmers have been routing...; Format: image/photograph

Three irrigation canals pass through rice fields in different stages of growth: Three irrigation canals pass through rice fields in different stages of growth. The canals run parallel and vertically through the scene, bordered by low grassy dikes and flanked by rice fields to the left and right. Coconut palms and puffy white cluds are...; Format: image/photograph

Balinese man lets irrigation water into rice field as he begins to prepare soil: A Balinese man lets irrigation water into his rice field from the flooded terrace above as he begins to prepare soil with a hoe at the lower level for transplanting seedlings. He works barefoot, deep in the mud, wearing shorts and a straw hat. A house, trees,...; Format: image/photograph

Five ducks by an irrigation canal are called home for the night: Five ducks by an irrigation canal look up as they are called home for the night. As sunset approaches (always by 6 p.m. in places near the equator), Balinese herd their livestock out of their grazing fields towards a barn near home. Here, a blurred figure...; Format: image/photograph

Venetian Gondola and Gondolier: Transportation through one of Venice's 150 canals includes the option of a romantic excursion by gondola as seen here. Gondolas are long, asymmetrical, narrow boats made of one of only eight types of wood. The left side of the gondola is made longer to counterbalance...; Format: image/photograph

Canal Grande - The Grand Canal: The Canal Grande (Grand Canal) of Venice is one of two major waterways winding around the city. It serves as a major transportation route where vaporetti, or water buses, and water taxis share the route with all other vessels providing a range of services...; Format: image/article

Ponte di Rialto: The Ponte di Rialto, or Rialto Bridge, is one of the largest bridges spanning the Canal Grande of Venice. It was built in three years in 1588 and was the only way to cross the Canal Grande until on foot until the Accademia Bridge was constructed in 1854. More...; Format: image/photograph

Piazza San Marco: The Piazza San Marco, or St. Mark's Square, is the principal square of Venice, Italy. Unlike other European square of its size, no motorized vehicles can be seen nor heard in or around the piazza since Venetian traffic is by foot or boat on one of its canals....; Format: image/photograph

The importance of rice to North Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.2; Rice was a very profitable crop in the late 1600s. People in foreign lands were already familiar with it, and it was gaining popularity as a food for the growing slave trade. Rice production helped support North Carolina's economy for many years, relying largely on slave labor. The abolition of slavery marked the beginning of the end of rice plantations in North Carolina.; Format: article; By Keri Towery.

Leo Africanus describes Timbuktu: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.2; Sixteenth-century description of the West African trading city of Timbuktu by a Spanish-born Muslim. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.

Linking important geographic sites to world history: Students will learn the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies); By Guy Swanson.

Key deer: Evolution and species survival: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.7; In this lesson, students learn about the evolutionary history of the Key deer, then discuss the animal's prospects for survival in a changing habitat.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform.; Format: book (multiple pages)

North Carolina's leaders speak out on emigration: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 4.3; Excerpts from a speech by Governor William Miller, 1816, and from an 1833 legislative committee report, both bemoaning the lack of economic opportunities for North Carolina's citizens. Includes historical commentary.; Format: speech

Archibald Murphey calls for better inland navigation: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 4.7; Excerpt from Archibald Murphey’s Report to the Committee on Inland Navigation in which he calls for the government to invest in the state’s internal transportation system as a way to break their dependency on neighboring states and to increase land values, population and state revenue.; Format: report; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

The Dismal Swamp Canal: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 7.2; Transportation in northeastern North Carolina was extremely difficult in the eighteenth century. The Dismal Swamp Canal, which opened in 1805, enabled passage between the Pasquotank River in North Carolina wih the Elizabeth River in Virginia. Over time the canal was rebuilt and expanded, and today it is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

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