References
| Title: |
Material World: A Global Family Portrait |
| Description: |
This photographic essay focuses on portraits of average families from 30 nations, shown outside their homes, surrounded by their material possessions. |
| Author/Editor: |
Menzel, Peter |
| Published by: |
San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 1994 |
| Title: |
If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People. |
| Description: |
This book looks at the earth’s population as if it were a village of 100 people. It examines the geographic regions, the number of languages spoken and the people who speak them, the religious make up of the people and other demographic information.
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| Author/Editor: |
Smith, David J. |
| Published by: |
Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press Ltd., 2002 |
| Title: |
The World Factbook |
| Host: |
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |
| Description: |
The Web site contains maps, textual information and up-to-date statistics on almost every country in the world. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Click on the down arrow beside the Select a Country or Location box to view a drop-down list of available countries or click on Flags of the World and then on country name to access map and information. Note: Click on Search The World Factbook and then type in search terms to search for specific information. |
| URL: |
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html |
| Title: |
Travel & Cultures |
| Host: |
National Geographic |
| Description: |
The Web site contains a directory of countries,
cities and parks. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Click on a category near the top of the screen
or scroll down and click on the highlighted geographical names
to access information. |
| URL: |
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/?source=NavTravHome |
| Title: |
Economy Statistics> GDP (most recent) by country |
| Host: |
NationMaster.com |
| Description: |
The Web site contains a database of statistical information and graphs from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Click on the headings near the top of the screen to access information. |
| URL: |
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_gdp-economy-gdp |
| Title: |
Planet Info |
| Host: |
One World—Nations Online |
| Description: |
The Web site contains information about continents, countries, cities, current events and country ratings on the Human Development Index (HDI). |
| Navigation Tips: |
Scroll down and click on the highlighted words to access information. |
| URL: |
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld |
| Title: |
Information by Country |
| Host: |
UNICEF |
| Description: |
The Web site contains information, statistics, maps and current news for many countries throughout the world. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Click on a title under Countries by region or scroll down to the alphabetical listing and select a name of a country to access at-a-glance information and related links. |
| URL: |
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html |
| Title: |
Green Economics: Genuine Progress Indicator |
| Host: |
The Pembina Institute |
| Description: |
The Web site contains information about the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) which measures how well we are doing as individuals, families, communities and as a province using 51 economic, social and environmental indicators. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Scroll down to access complete text and click on menu items to access related information. |
| URL: |
https://www.pembina.org/reports/gpi_context.pdf |
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