At a time of increasing globalization and ongoing conflict, it is more important than ever for students to understand the unique characteristics of the world's nations and people and become informed citizens of the world. World Geography develops students' global literacy, focusing on the geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural forces that influence our world.

Students can perform advanced searches by region, category, and country and make demographic comparisons between each. The Analyze section supports student inquiry by posing such debates as “To what extent have religious differences shaped the ongoing conflict in Kashmir?” and “How has foreign intervention affected the situation in the Middle East?”

Users will learn about country-specific holidays and celebrations and read balanced feature stories that offer an in-depth look at international issues. Overview sections present the big picture; integrated reference entries with detailed examinations of specific topics are a click away. Students aged eight to eighty can utilize user-friendly search functions to learn about illiteracy, population growth, common currency, natural resources, GDP per capita, and more.

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• Nearly 200 overviews of countries around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, providing a portrait of each nation’s location and people, culture, recent and early political history, and economy, plus more than 500 maps, including political and topographical by country and world region
• More than 14,000 primary and secondary sources
• In-depth stories on relevant issues across the world today
• Provides more than 1,600 biographies of important political and cultural figures, including Nigerian human rights activist and playwright Wole Soyinka, Czech playwright and former president Vaclav Havel, and King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
• The Analyze sections provide everything needed to conduct a historical inquiry lesson, focused on perplexing questions such as “How has U.S. support of Israel played a key role in ensuring the existence of the Jewish state?" and "What should the political status of Puerto Rico be?"

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