Describes a game to be used with high school seniors or college freshmen studying the geography of underdeveloped nations. The game involves role playing, decision making, computations, and analysis. It should provide a platform for discussion of the prospects and problems of farming in a developing region. (CS)

Focuses on how India's economic planning and development efforts since 1950 have affected rural areas and small towns, which comprise nearly 80% of India's population. Presents several case studies of rural development and concludes that the major keys to the stability of India as a democracy are population control, a unifying language, and…

Examines background related to the question of how to classify Papua New Guinea for study in regional geography courses. Concludes on the basis of physical and cultural similarities that Papua New Guinea should be included as the tenth country in Southeast Asia. (Author/DB)

Presents a teaching strategy which integrates common demographic and economic transitions models in order to help students understand why societies are unequal in their level of economic attainment. (JDH)

This article examines Morocco for rural poverty and effective agricultural change by looking at surplus of rural population, land tenure imbalance, and inefficient land use. (ND)

Identifies the rapid growth of cities in developing nations as one of the most significant demographic phenomena of modern times. Comparative data and policy considerations are presented for the world generally, and for Africa, Latin America, and Asia, specifically. (DB)

This article discusses the nature of world crises which are produced by changes in the economic, social, or political conditions of human societies and then suggests some ways in which the study of geography can contribute to an understanding of them. A global approach is emphasized. (Author/RM)

Argues that geographic studies, especially local patterns of production and land use, must appear in a larger perspective. States that the problem is how to link local geographies with a complex, internationalized, global, political economy. Examines the problem in discussions of food and famine, ecological degradation, and population growth in…

Jamaica experienced organized violence from 1976 to 1980, when general elections were held. Describes field work carried out in ghettos and shanty towns which mapped the rigid geographical polarization of Jamaica and its effects on employment, education, and migration. The geographic framework for a resumption of hostilities remains. (CS)

Squatter settlements or "shanty towns" are often viewed as a problem confined to poorer countries of the developing world. Turkey is centered neither in the impoverished Third World nor the industrialized West, but has experienced rapid urban growth and related modernizing social tensions attendant with its headlong pitch into the…

Many areas of the world are engaged in linguistic and cultural conflict. This cultural complexity is a geopolitical reality which should be included in the human geography curriculum. The teacher can emphasize balanced accounts of cultural discord and can ask students for recommendations on how conflicts may be resolved. (CS)

Suggests formal alternatives to the Western-based demographic transition model. A method for determining the type of transition world regions will probably undergo is presented following a review of the alternative transition models. (Author/AV)

Describes an assignment for secondary or college geography instruction in which students are appointed as the "Minister of Development" of a developing nation. As students plan their country's future, they confront different facets of development and the consequences of their actions. Includes student and instructor activities, identifying…

Discusses a study based on the "New York Times" in which newsworthy countries and cities are surveyed. The objective is to provide information to geography classroom teachers who incorporate current events into their geography programs. Maps, charts, textual information, and a comparison with a 1960 survey are included. (DB)