To foster a greater understanding of the land and people of Afghanistan, the National Geographic Society is donating our new "Afghanistan: Land in Crisis" map to U.S. schools via the Geography Alliances.

Online, we're glad to offer free educational activities, lesson plans, and more.

Grades K-2: Greeting Friends From Other Places
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/
gk2/friends.html
Introduce students to map reading using our ethnic groups map of Afghanistan, and teach them how local children might greet one another.

Grades 3-5: Living Through a Drought
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/
g35/drought.html
Using our drought-and-vegetation map of Afghanistan, show students how to recognize droughts, where they can occur, and how they affect people.

Grades 6-8: What Makes a Group?
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/
g68/group.html
Help students analyze our ethnic groups map of Afghanistan, and determine how the cultural differences in Afghanistan compare, statistically, to the cultural differences within their classroom.

Grades 9-12: Through the Eyes of a Refugee
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/
g912/refugee.html
Using Our refugee map of Afghanistan, encourage students to consider how, particularly in a time of conflict, topography shapes the routes of refugees.

Map of Afghanistan
These black-and-white maps of the regions around Afghanistan are perfect for downloading, printing, and copying for homework or classroom use.