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Grade 7, Geography Std 6: Explain factors that contribute to conflict within and between countries of the Eastern Hemisphere

Lesson Plans: *North Korea and Nuclear Weapons* This is a challenging lesson on North Korea's nuclear buildup. Prospects for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict In this lesson students will: determine the common elements of disputes and the challenges in resolving them, identify the key factors in the Middle East crisis. A New Era for Palestinians: Understanding the Challenges Facing the New President of the Palestinian Authority In this lesson, students examine the challenges facing Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected president of the Palestinian Authority. Anger and Aggravation in Asia: Examining the Relationships Among China, Japan and Korea In this lesson, students learn about current tensions among Japan, China and South Korea; research and create timelines outlining the development of relationships among these nations. Conflicts of Current Interest: Analyzing Conflicts in News from Around the Globe Using Conflict Resolution Techniques In this lesson, students use conflict resolution tactics to explore the current conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere around the world. Who's the Boss? People have been disputing over land boundaries and territorial rights for centuries. Understanding the causes of the conflicts and finding solutions are sometimes difficult if not almost impossible. Click here to discover many of the underlying problems of some of the world's conflicts and attempt to solve them. Bringing Peace to the Balkans, Piece by Piece Using the Learning Network's Kosovo Special News Package in Your Classroom: The New York Times on the Web's Learning Network's special news package, 'Kosovo: A Bitter Struggle in a Land of Strife,' is a rich resource of articles, editorial pieces, photos, maps, and other features from The New York Times' coverage of Kosovo. This lesson plan features multiple suggestions for using this tremendous resource in your classroom. India and Pakistan, Rivals from Birth This lesson allows students the opportunity to gather information about India and Pakistan, determine sources of conflict between these two countries, evaluate the danger of their nuclear capacity to each other and the world, and devise possible solutions to their conflict. (click cancel twice to by pass password)

Resources: Skin Deep: 1945-1994 This PBS site probes the challenge to racial oppression in the United States and South Africa.
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