United Nations Sustainable Human Development Program

http://www.undp.org/

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This UN web site has information and statistics on human development, which relate to the problems of scarcity and allocation of resources. Focus areas include poverty, environment and gender issues. Standards 12.1.1 and 12.1.4 economics

Comments: Excellent teacher and student resource especially for international/Model United Nations issues.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3293

Project Geo Sim

http://geosim.cs.vt.edu/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This site has downloadable simulations for human population, U.S. Congressional apportionment and global migration/immigration. Standard 11.11.7, 12.4.1 and 12.4.4 civics and 12.4.4 economics

Comments: To get the full benefit of this site, the user needs a fairly sophisticated level of technical knowledge and computer software. The simulation itself is pretty advanced.

Resource Type: Maps.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2540

U.N. Resources

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Great current information about global trends, cities, demographic, maps - everything you need for that project! Standard 10.9.8

Comments: Part of U.N. Cyberschoolbus site

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3237