The World Today
eBook - PDF

The World Today

Its People and Places

  1. 315 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The World Today

Its People and Places

About this book

This excitingstudent textbook presents a contemporary global look at human geography. The World Today: Its People and Places connects your students to different cultures and geographical areas and helps them develop a sense of global awareness and responsible citizenship.

This engaging textbook includes unique and interesting features designed to help your students become geographically literate. Explore the world with your students using:

  • hundreds of illustrations and stunning photographs of people and places
  • detailed maps, charts, and graphs
  • quotations from contemporary international and Canadian public figures
  • hundreds of glossary terms conveniently highlighted in the text
  • guiding questions; concluding and summary comments

Special-interest icons that appear throughout the textbook guide your students to further learning adventures, discussion topics, media investigations, opportunities for developing social studies skills, informative Internet sites, and much more. Recommended by Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth as a Manitoba grade 7 social studies learning resource.

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Yes, you can access The World Today by Linda Connor,William Norton,Michele Visser-Wikkerink in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Teaching Arts & Humanities. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction: Thinking Geographically
  2. Section 1 Describing this Planet
  3. Section 2 Well-Being around the World
  4. Section 3 Societies and Ways of Life
  5. Section 4 Ecological Effects of Modern Societies
  6. Conclusion
  7. Index
  8. Credits