WORLD CULTURES AND GEOGRAPHY

A year’s worth of ideas, background information, and 93 reproducible handouts for either homework or in-class work are featured in these 40 geography lessons emphasizing a cultural perspective. Divided into three sections—”Studying Our Global Village,” “Countries of Our World,” and “Hands Across Our World”—lessons introduce topics such as ethnocentricity, teach skills (map reading, for example), survey world regions and many individual countries from Australia to Zimbabwe, and examine the variations of universal cultural traits. Lessons incorporate critical thinking and engaging activities, and cover hundreds of topics ranging from sports to the Panama Canal. Illustrated. Spiralbound. 8½" x 11". Center for Learning. 240 pages. Revised edition. ©1997.

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