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Teacher Assignments: Verney

World Book Student

Social Studies 8 - A Global Settlement: Patterns and Sustainability

CIA World Fact Book

Click on countries in the upper right of the screen. Click on a country to explore. Scroll down to access information about Geography, People and Society, Environment, Government, Economy, Energy, , Communications, Transportation, Military and Security, Space, and Transnational Issues.

Country Reports

Click on countries in the upper right of the screen. Select a country from the all countries column. Scroll down for information about Population/Demographics, Crime, Safety and Security, and Medical Facilities and Health Info.

World Atlas - Countries of the World

Type in the name of a country in the search box.  Click on the flag of the country. Scroll down for information about the physical environment. for example click on Energy and Environment to see subtopics related to pollution.

World Population History

At the bottom of the screen page, move the marker across to year 2024. You will see the year displayed in the upper right corner.

Click on Themes in the upper left to explore Food and Agriculture, Health, People and Society, Environment and Science and Technology.

Click on Overlays in the upper left to explore Human Land Use, Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions, Fertility Rates, Urbanization and Life Expectancy.

Overlay topic info will be displayed on the right hand side, below the year.

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Our World in Data

Click on browse by topic, in the left of the menu bar at the top. Click on a topic to view the subtopic menu to the right, for example click on the Energy and Environment topic to see subtopics related to pollution.

World Development Indicators

Collects data themes on the following topics: Poverty and Inequality, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.

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