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Branson, Margaret S. – Intercom, 1980
As a means of helping students build map skills, the article presents information on how the energy crisis affects poor people in developing nations (lack of firewood, disappearing forests, erosion due to removal of ground cover). Presents a global map showing the extension of desert conditions and includes questions to help students analyze the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy
