Contemporary Issues in South AmericaFive separate units introduce students to the study of international relations and the continent of South America. The units take complex issues (such as analyzing the state of democracy, demographic trends, or levels of economic development) and address them in an easy to understand manner. Other topics include urbanization, development of the Amazon Rainforest, struggles of indigenous groups, the drug trade, and U.S. foreign policy toward the region.Each unit is based on national standards and features multiple classroom activities to encourage participatory learning. |
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Contents
Contemporary Issues in South America | 2 |
South America in Numbers Maps and Facts | 7 |
Challenges Today | 71 |
International Economics | 171 |
U S Foreign Policy South America | 255 |
International | 331 |
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