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Whitney, Herbert A. – Journal of Geography, 1984
A national survey which asked Canadian students where they would most and least prefer to live revealed that most preferred to stay near home and disliked, or were neutral toward, other places. Classroom exercises to help college and secondary students understand the geographical ideas mentioned in this article are provided. (RM)
Descriptors: Geographic Regions, Higher Education, Human Geography, Learning Activities
Rabiega, William A.
Introductory materials for an intraurban residential migration classroom game and appended game materials are designed for use as an introduction to an urban geography course or an illustration of social processes and methods in a behavioral geography course. The introduction explains the game organization and play, details the concepts it is…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Games, Geography
Brown, Lester R.; Jacobson, Jodi L. – 1987
Aside from the growth of world population itself, urbanization is the dominant demographic trend of the late twentieth century. The number of people living in cities increased from six hundred million in 1950 to over two billion in 1986. If this growth continues unabated, more than half of humanity will reside in urban areas shortly after the turn…
Descriptors: Demography, Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Ecological Factors