Activities Using the "State of the World Atlas, 5th Edition."

Autor/in	Hursh, Heidi
Institution	Denver Univ., CO. Center for Teaching International Relations.
Titel	Activities Using the "State of the World Atlas, 5th Edition."
Quelle	(1996), (144 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-943804-94-9
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Area Studies; Atlases; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Current Events; Geography; Geography Instruction; Instructional Materials; Secondary Education; Social Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landeskunde; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Aktualität; Geografie; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Sekundarbereich; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	This activity book highlights recent changes in international political and economic systems of the world. Teachers of geography, history, economics, political science, current issues, foreign languages, and journalism will find these activities useful in integrating the "State of the World Atlas" into their curriculum. Two introductory activities familiarize the students with the features of the "Atlas" and address recent changes. The rest of the activities are divided into four sections. The first section uses an area studies approach to address various sections of the world. Activities focus on geopolitical and cultural groupings of nations. Stereotypes, similarities and differences, and interrelationships among the nations are explored. The second section keys on global issues such as human rights, the global environment and trade. In the third section, students apply research skills to the "Atlas" as a whole, learning that caution must be used with data collected by governments and presented by authors with a definite perspective. The fourth section integrates the use of the 1995 "State of the World Atlas" with several other specialized atlases produced by Simon and Schuster: "The State of Religion"; "The State of Health"; and "The State of the Earth." These activities do not require full classroom sets of the specialized atlases and could be used as enrichment activities for individual students. (EH)
Anmerkungen	Center for Teaching International Relations, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, 2201 South Gaylord St., Denver, CO, 80208-0268 ($29.95). Tel: 303-871-3106; Web site: http://www.du.edu/ctir/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01