The world today
Subtitle: its people and places
By: William Norton, Linda Connor, Michele Visser-Wikkerink.
Contributors: Connor, Linda.; Visser-Wikkerink, Michele.
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
Subjects: Human geography -- Textbooks.; Human geography -- Study and teaching.; Geography -- Textbooks.; Geography -- Study and teaching.
Genres: Textbooks.
Description: "[This resource presents] a contemporary, global look at human geography. The World Today 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; custom-made maps, charts, and graphs; hundreds of glossary terms conveniently highlighted in the text; guiding questions, concluding and summary comments; quotations from contemporary international and Canadian public figures. Special-interest icons, which 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."--Publisher's website (www.portageandmainpress.com)
Notes: Recommended by Manitoba Education, Citizenship, and Youth as a Manitoba Grade 7 Social Studies Learning Resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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OISE lacks teacher's guide.

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