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Murphy, Elaine M. – 1985
This document consists of answers to questions on various aspects of world population. They are: What is the population of the world? How fast is the population of the world growing? When will the population of the world stop growing? Is the term "population explosion" accurate? Why did this sudden growth occur? Did people have more babies than…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Murphy, Elaine M. – 1981
The information and activities presented are designed to help teachers, students, and others better understand: (1) current and projected population patterns throughout the regions of the world; (2) ways in which populations change; (3) consequences of population change for individuals, families, societies, and the environment; and (4) the…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Development Education and Multi-Ethnic Education: Some Tensions. Development Education Paper No. 21.
Storm, Michael – 1981
The document examines the relationships between multi-ethnic and development education in Great Britain. Multi-ethnic education, initially with a national focus, has a global dimension, and development education, initially with a global focus, has a national and even local dimension. A common interest in human diversity and human inequalities…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Objectives
Dunstan, Carol – 1981
Developed as a means of fostering concern for world issues within an Eltham College (Australia) Year 12 home economics course, "Human Development and Society," this teaching unit has five broad topics: (1) the social significance of food; (2) Australian food patterns; (3) the world food problem; (4) detailed study of nutrients; and (5)…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Food
Schwartz, Richard H. – 1981
The document shows how teachers can use mathematics problems to teach fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students about critical global issues. The problems are arranged according to development topics. For each problem, the solution, reference source, and mathematical skills to be strengthened are given; global issues related to each problem are also…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Peters, Gary L.; Larkin, Robert P. – 1979
This book introduces secondary students to population geography. Material from other disciplines is included because the study of population is multidisciplinary. It is presented in eleven chapters. The introduction considers definitions of concepts and aspects of population geography, explaining the emphasis on spatial patterns of population…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Books, Data, Death
