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Collins World Watch

A visual guide to the state of the world

Description:

This book aims to present visual guide to the current state of the world's demographic, economic and environmental situation, its trends and future predictions. It draws on statistics from the World Bank's World Development Indicators and is designed to support UK curricula and examinations including Key Stage 4 (ages 14+) and GCSE.

The key topics include:
• Population - the world's growing, ageing, mobile population
• Health and education - standard of living and access to health and education services
• Economy - global economic development
• Environment - the effect of changing climate, sea level change and major environmental changes
• Development indicators - Millennium Development Goals; country statistics and definitions.

These topics are presented in 30 illustrated spreads by clear world maps, tables, graphs, photographs and narrative text, showing the extent and complexity of development patterns, successes and failures and comparative outcomes.

A great reference source for topics covering the environment, sustainability and development throughout the curriculum.

Items:

Book

• Price: £12.99
• ISBN: 9780007358830
• No of Pages: 104

Items
Subjects:	Geography: maps/atlases
Topics:	Aid, Climate change, Drought, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Farming, Food, Health, HIV/Aids, Millennium Dev Goals, Population, Poverty, Urban, Water
Age Ranges:	14-16
Keystages:	4
Publication Date:	2010
Publishers:	Collins Education