Here are some helpful sources of international news on the Web: I. New York Times International News: II. International Herald Tribune: http://global.nytimes.com/?iht III. BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/default.stm IV. Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/world/index.html V. Time: http://www.time.com/time/world VI. International Herald Tribune: http://www.iht.com/ (good international newspaper) VII. http://www.csmonitor.com/ - US but covers the world VIII. http://www.mondotimes.com/world/index.html - portal to news from countries throughout the world IX. http://www.wn.com online world news source X. http://www.reuters.com online world news source XI. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm National Geographic Magazine XII. http://www.crisiswatch.org great website for up to date information about problem spots in the world with links to articles online 18 Geography Standards The World in Spatial Times Systems 1. How to use maps and geographic 9. The characteristics, distribution, and representations, tools, and technologies to migration of human populations on Earth's acquire, process, and report information. surface. 2. How to use mental maps to organize 10. The characteristics, distributions, and information about people, places, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics. environments. 11. The patterns and networks of economic 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of interdependence on Earth's surface. people, places, and environments on 12. The process, patterns, and functions of surface. human settlement. 13. How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface. Places & Regions Environment & Society 4. The physical and human characteristics of 14. How human actions modify the physical places. environment. 5. That people create regions to interpret 15. How physical systems affect human Earth's complexity. systems. 6. How culture and experience influence 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, people's perception of places and regions. use, distribution, and importance of resources. Physical Systems The Uses of Geography
Here are some helpful sources of international news on the Web: I. New York Times International News: II. International Herald Tribune: http://global.nytimes.com/?iht III. BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/default.stm IV. Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/world/index.html V. Time: http://www.time.com/time/world VI. International Herald Tribune: http://www.iht.com/ (good international newspaper) VII. http://www.csmonitor.com/ - US but covers the world VIII. http://www.mondotimes.com/world/index.html - portal to news from countries throughout the world IX. http://www.wn.com online world news source X. http://www.reuters.com online world news source XI. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm National Geographic Magazine XII. http://www.crisiswatch.org great website for up to date information about problem spots in the world with links to articles online 18 Geography Standards The World in Spatial Times 1. How to use maps and geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information. 2. How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments. 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on surface. Systems 9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface. 10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics. 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface. 12. The process, patterns, and functions of human settlement. 13. How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface. Places & Regions 4. The physical and human characteristics of places. 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity. 6. How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and regions. Environment & Society 14. How human actions modify the physical environment. 15. How physical systems affect human systems. 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources. Physical Systems The Uses of Geography
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