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World Geography Multimedia Programs


MindJogger Videoquizzes | World Music: Cultural Traditions
Reuters Issues in Geography Videodisc Program | The Traveloguer Collection
Geography and the Environment Videodisc Series

MindJogger Videoquizzes

photo Combining aural questioning, written questions, and entertaining visuals, these videoquizzes make your students eager to review.

Features

  • Correct answers are reinforced with visual explanations that show why they are correct.
  • For students who have been absent, MindJogger can be used for self-assessment of missed material.
  • An accompanying Teacher's Guide makes MindJogger easy to use.

Program Components

Geography: The World and It's People
Videodisc0-02-823756-0$699.99
VHS videotape0-02-823755-2$249.99
Glencoe World Geography
Videodisc0-02-823047-7$727.99
VHS videotape0-02-823453-7$249.99

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World Music: Cultural Traditions

photo Available on two audio cassettes or two CDs, World Music: Cultural Traditions offers music selections from 10 different regions of the world, including the United States and Canada, Latin America, and North Africa just to name a few.

Features

  • An accompanying booklet includes essays, track information and descriptions, student worksheets, an answer key, a selective glossary of world music terms, and more.
  • The program discusses similarities and variations of instruments and singing styles throughout the world, exploring the diversity of cultural expression.

Program Components

CD Version0-02-823041-8$48.64
Cassette Version0-02-823463-4$37.80

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Reuters Issues in Geography Videodisc Program

photo Primary source footage from the vast Reuters News Service demonstrates the impact of geography on people and places around the world.

Features

  • A 60-minute bar-coded videodisc program also available on videotape, Reuters Issues in Geography offers 10 segments that focus on key environmental and social issues from around the globe.
  • Bar-coded Teacher's Guide offers instant access to all video segments, plus teaching strategies, student activities, and a list of additional resources.

Program Components

Videodisc Series0-02-823442-1$299.99
VHS Package0-02-823444-8$155.97
VHS Package and Teacher's Guide0-02-823443-X$21.62

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The Traveloguer Collection

This series, featured on PBS and The Learning Channel, lets you take your students to 18 European destinations.

Features

  • Each video provides information about landmarks and culture, includes a map of the country, and shows students how the country's geography affects its people.

Program Components

Complete Set (18)0-02-822877-4$571.99
Volume 1 American in Paris0-02-822883-9$41.55
Volume 2 Austrian Odyssey0-02-822884-7$41.55
Volume 3 The Romance of Vienna0-02-822885-5$41.55
Volume 4 Bonjour France0-02-822879-0$41.55
Volume 5 A Russian Journey0-02-822886-3$41.55
Volume 6 Discovering Denmark0-02-822868-5$41.55
Volume 7 Bonny Scotland0-02-822869-3$41.55
Volume 8 Romantic Germany0-02-822881-2$41.55
Volume 9 Si Spain!0-02-822878-2$41.55
Volume 10 Treasures of Italy0-02-822870-7$41.55
Volume 11 This is Switzerland0-02-822871-5$41.55
Volume 12 Eternal Greece0-02-822872-3$41.55
Volume 13 The Spirit of Sweden0-02-822873-1$41.55
Volume 14 The Wonders of Norway0-02-822874-X$41.55
Volume 15 The Glory of England0-02-822875-8$41.55
Volume 16 The Song of Ireland0-02-822876-6$41.55
Volume 17 The Charm of Holland0-02-822882-0$41.55
Volume 18 Portugal and the Azores0-02-822867-7$41.55

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Geography and the Environment Videodisc Series

photo This three-disc program allows your students to explore timely environmental issues and to learn how people around the world are confronting environmental challenges.

Features

  • Crisis in the Atmosphere offers information about the ozone hole and global warming.
  • Secrets From a Frozen World unlocks fascinating facts about Antarctica.
  • To the Edge of the Earth examines the ecology of the rain forests.
  • The Keepers of Eden explores the ways some people are attempting to preserve various species.
  • Living With Disaster focuses on fires, floods, etc., and ways humans cope with natural disasters.
  • Miracles by Design looks at the impact of man-made materials and non-renewable energy sources.

Program Components

Three Disc Set 0-02-823372-7 $675.00

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