This document consists of answers to questions on various aspects of world population. They are: What is the population of the world? How fast is the population of the world growing? When will the population of the world stop growing? Is the term "population explosion" accurate? Why did this sudden growth occur? Did people have more babies than…

The information and activities presented are designed to help teachers, students, and others better understand: (1) current and projected population patterns throughout the regions of the world; (2) ways in which populations change; (3) consequences of population change for individuals, families, societies, and the environment; and (4) the…

This guide is intended to help teachers integrate energy education into middle schools or junior high schools. A teacher's section includes an introduction, bibliography, and glossary. Thereafter, teacher materials sections and student materials sections are paired under topical headings addressing world-wide energy iasues. Energy issues are…

This book introduces secondary students to population geography. Material from other disciplines is included because the study of population is multidisciplinary. It is presented in eleven chapters. The introduction considers definitions of concepts and aspects of population geography, explaining the emphasis on spatial patterns of population…

A collection of readings and activities on the Holocaust for secondary students is coordinated with a teacher's curriculum guide. Material is divided into units covering the nature of human behavior, views of prejudice and genocide, the rise of Nazi Germany, Nazi persecution and mass murder, resistance to the Nazis, and related issues of…