Contains classroom activities to be used in conjunction with: The Penguin state of the world atlas / Dan Smith. 7th ed. 2003.

Over 50 full-colour world maps and graphics break down hardcore statistics to provide a compelling analysis of all the political, social, economic and ecological nightmares that keep us awake at night. The world's car population has grown five times as fast as the human population over the last 50 years. Wal-Mart's sales revenue exceeds the GDP of 150 countries. Climate change may put 2.7 billion at risk of armed conflict. Germany generates more tourists than anywhere else. Americans use 160 times more water than people in Rwanda. If you want to get behind the headlines and understand the world - from urbanization to globalization, terrorism to tourism, military spending to human rights - The State of the World Atlas is unmatched.

What is international law really about? This set of lessons explains the basic workings ofinternational law at a level high school students can easily comprehend. Through classroomactivities, students learn about the history of international law, how international laws are formulated, problems with enforcing them, and the process of taking a case before an international tribunal. Human rights law, crimes of war, environmental law, and business law are also addressed. In addition students learn about the role of the UN and regional organizations, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and special tribunals. Lessons are standards based.

Contains a series of lessons designed to provide young students with a look at contemporary Africa and give them an appreciation of the diversity of nations and cultures found on the continent. Lessons are based on readings from: Africa is not a country / Margy Burns Knight and Mark Melnicove. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c2000.

Fascinating, fact-filled, and fun, this coloring and activity book features more than 30 large illustrations from every continent. Puzzles introduce languages, native plants and animals, and other traits of individual countries. Solutions.

This book is about international conflict resolution and management.

The completely up-to-date edition of this invaluable classic reference allows the reader a global overview of the elements that define the opening of the twenty-first century. * The World at War * The Rise of Globalization * Control of the Seas * Control of Space * Superpowers * Population Growth * Urbanization * Traffic * Energy Use * Global Warming * Biodiversity * Stock Markets * Human Rights * Children's Rights * The Internet and Digital Media * Investment * Health and Disease Using a mainly visual analysis of data in full-color maps and graphics, Dan Smith gives shape and meaning to the statistics.