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Direct linkHudson, Travis; Camphire, Geoffrey – Science Teacher, 2005
Students live in a world that is powered by petroleum and other energy resources to an unsurpassed degree. The United States today consumes more than 24% of all the energy used in the world--and about 60% of this energy is provided by petroleum (oil and natural gas). The availability of abundant, inexpensive energy is the main reason that the…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Fuels, Living Standards, Energy
National Federation of Independent Business, San Mateo, CA. Research and Education Foundation. – 1983
To assist students in comparing living standards in the Soviet Union and Western Nations, a chart containing data from a 1982 survey of the retail prices of 179 selected consumer goods and services is provided. Prices were converted into worktime equivalents and the capital of each country, with the exception of Munich, was chosen to represent the…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Communism, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Education
