Examines some attempts to define and implement Utopia, considering reasons why a literature on Utopia has developed and the utility of the concept within the context of a geography curriculum. Journal available from Faculty of Education, 3700 McTavish Street, Montreal, H3A 1Y2 Quebec, Canada. (Author/CK)

Description of a simulation game in which the objective is to keep a city's streets clear of snow through the winter without overspending the road and traffic maintenance department's budget. Journal available from Faculty of Education, 3700 McTavish Street, Montreal, H3A 1Y2, Quebec, Canada. (Author/CK)

Describes a simulation game about the third world which can be valuable to slow learners because it enables them to acquire abstract concepts using a concrete method (induction). For journal availability, see SO 507 289. (Author/CK)

Describes a simulation game in which the objective is to highlight the social, political, economic, and environmental factors related to the building of a natural gas pipeline. Groups of players represent private enterprise, government, local people, environmentalists, and news media. For journal availability, see SO 507 287. (Author/CK)

Points out that geography works toward educational objectives by helping the learner understand geographic aspects of society, by providing collaboration on and discussion of important problems, by informing him about present-day dilemmas, and by teaching him how to learn for himself. Journal available from Faculty of Education, 3700 McTavish St.,…

Describes a simulation game whose objective is to help students understand the part played by water in the environment from both the physical and the social viewpoint. Journal availability: see SO 507 285. (Author/CK)