Course themes- quality of life, globalization, and sustainability
These course concepts will appear as:
Narrative inserts, within the body of the paragraphs, to highlight the relevant theme and to pose
a question to students based on their reading in that section
Captions and questions found within captions
Case Studies and Working it Out Features will include questions on these concepts as relevant
End of Chapter questions related to a specific theme will be marked by an icon at the end of the question (Q, G, S)
Images will be updated, engaging and relevant to the context of the chapter; captions will support critical thinking and will include a question.
Maps, Chart, and Graphs updated and redesigned for accessibility as well as for easier reading on the page.
New Reading Supports to help make this resource more accessible to all students: bolded words provide a definition at point of use on the page, all bolded words appear in a glossary at the end of the resource, section heads will be numbered, and additional sub-heads added to break up text blocks and to guide reading.
Working it Out - skill development feature designed to help students apply critical thinking and analysis skills.
Case Study - is an in-depth look at an example designed to support the content of the chapter section.
Did You Know feature provides an interesting piece of information related to the content on the page.
Weblinks - one or more links support content on that page; allows for content to be kept current in some cases; supports student research and inquiry; links are updated annually