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Worldwide adventurers.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... The world is filled with opportunities for adventure. Although risks may be involved, an adventure can be fun, and it can offer an opportunity to learn about people and places around the world. NEPAL, India--TWO men scale Mount Everest, the...

On the road.(Tour de France)
January 1, 1993... PARIS, France -- Every July, more than 100 of the world's best cyclists begin the annual Tour de France, a race that lasts almost three weeks! The Tour de France challenges bikers to race almost 2,500 miles. Part of the course is over some of...

Riding the waves.(ocean currents)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Navigators rely on special equipment to help them sail across the oceans. However, Earth provides its own navigational tools to help an adventurer's travel plans. Ocean currents are one of these tools. Ocean currents are driven by wind and...

Voyage to Antarctica.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Antarctica is the continent that surrounds the South Pole. It is larger in area than either Europe or Australia. Because of its ice cap, which is about 7,100 feet thick, this continent has the highest elevation. The average elevation of...

Immigration.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... 'Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!' --The New Colossus, by Emma...

How do we say it?(languages)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... MIAMI, Florida--The classroom is in Miami, but the students are speaking Spanish. Why? It is their native language. By law, public schools in the United States must offer special classes for students who don't speak English. More than 70...

World hunger.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... If the world food supply were divided equally, there would be more than enough for everyone. But food tends to be more available in countries that make money trading goods and services. Experts estimate that 512 million people, or 21...

Letting in the sea.(Netherlands)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--For more than a thousand years, the Dutch fought to hold back the sea. They built stone seawalls to protect the coast. They built dikes of rocks and earth to control inland flooding. Then they used canals and pumps to...

The world's largest country of islands.(Indonesia)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Indonesia is made up of almost 17,000 islands, some less than 1 square mile in size. Most of these islands are mountainous and covered with rain forests. Although the nation has many valuable resources, its people are poor and have a low...

Mapping ozone loss.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Ozone in Earth's upper atmosphere is like a shield. It protects the planet from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays. But chemicals created by humans are eating away at the ozone layer. Some scientists predict that this ozone depletion will cause...

People and pollution.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Air pollution is the combination of dust and gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels--coal, oil, and natural gas. The main sources of air pollution are motor vehicles, factories, and power plants that use oil or coal to produce...

Saving rain forests.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... FAGERVIK, Sweden-- Roland Tiensuu, 12, learned that tropical rain forests are a vital part of Earth's environment. Like all trees, those in rain forests take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. By taking in carbon dioxide, a major ingredient...

Glossary.
January 1, 1993... Agriculture--the science of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock Altitude--the height of land above sea level arctic circle--a line of latitude that is approximately 66 1/2 degrees north of the equator ...

Series overview.(Using Maps in the World, a Weekly Reader)
January 1, 1993... Students in today's classrooms need to develop a geographic awareness that will prepare them for a global future. Simply learning geographic concepts and mastering map skills will not be enough. The future asks that students integrate these...

... in the world overview.
January 1, 1993... By using maps, charts, and diagrams, students discover that today's world is a global village, reduced in size by technological advances in transportation and communication. The world is also a study in contrasts. While some people scale Mount...

Skills overview.
January 1, 1993... Students learn to use * a map scale to calculate altitude; * a map and a map key to identify and plot routes; * a physical map showing ocean currents and trade winds; * a polar projection to locate and identify physical...

Suggested monthly plan.(social studies curricula integration)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... By using timely topics and current events to introduce concepts and teach corresponding skills, the Weekly Reader USING MAPS series updates and enriches your social studies curriculum. Although each unit of study in USING MAPS... in the World...

Classroom. (Resources).(social studies supplies)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Gather local, state, and world maps and a map of the United States; a globe; Yellow and White pages of local phone book; crayons; drawing paper; poster paper; writing paper for daily logs or journals.

Community. (Resources).
January 1, 1993... To find places that sell or donate community maps, look in the Yellow or White pages of your local phone book under the following headings: Yellow Pages Gasoline Service Stations Book Dealers Public...

Books to enjoy. (Resources).(social studies resources concerning maps)(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
January 1, 1993... Reserve one or more of these books from the school or public library for the duration of the unit, if possible. Try to read aloud two or more times to the class per week. Encourage students to read some books on their own or with a book buddy....

Read-Aloud books. (Resources).(social studies related novels)(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
January 1, 1993... Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe, Barron, 1989 Jack London's Stories of the North, Jack London, Scholastic, 1989 Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scholastic, 1988 Gulliver's Stories, Jonathan Swift, Scholastic, 1989 ...

Unit 1: Location and place.(Antarctica)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Background Information Antarctica, the last of Earth's continents to be explored, was reached in 1911. Norwegian Roald Amundsen and his team of explorers reached the South Pole before English explorer Robert Scott and his team did....

Unit 2: Comparing the world.(population study using maps)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Background Information The United Nations has many committees actively engaged in solving world problems. For example, the World Food Council is using an early warning system to detect food shortages, stockpile food reserves, and deliver...

Unit 3: Global choices.(social studies unit on agriculture)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Background Information "The Hunger Equation: Feeding a World of 10 Billion" U.S. News & World Report , February 8, 1993, page 55, Bob Holmes (Reprinted with permission.) "Ever since Thomas Maithus published his 'Essay on the Principle of...

Unit 4: Global relationships.(social studies and rain forests teaching outline)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Background Information One of the world's most endangered tropical ecosystems is the Atlantic rain forest along the coast of Brazil. Today, this rain forest is only 9 percent of its original size. In other words, a forest that was once the...