Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Environmental Sustainability Indicators and Trends
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of ninety-four data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine the state of the environment and environmental protection and sustainability in countries...
Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Population, Landscape, and Climate Estimates
[Free Registration/Login Required] A huge resource for researchers without GIS capabilities who need data on population and land area by country across a range of physical characteristics. These include measures such as the number of...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Guide to Country Comparisons
Reference material for students and teachers provides a way to compare a wealth of country statistical data on a variety of topics.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Complexity and the Future
Will our descendants enjoy lives that are richer, more fulfilled, healthier, and in general better than those of today? Or will human societies collapse under the strain of depleted resources, brutal conflicts, and environmental damage?...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Geostory: The 80s: The Decade That Made Us
Use this interactive Geostory module to relive the political, environmental, and pop cultural moments that made the 1980s an important time in U.S. history.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Threshold Card: Threshold 9 the Future
What does the future hold? Use your knowledge of Big History and your understanding of the eight major thresholds we've studied to predict Threshold 9. Download the attached PDF to record your answers.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Quiz: Looking Forward
Test your knowledge of visions and challenges for our future.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Visions of the Future
In this activity, you will identify a problem affecting the world at large, and then predict a vision of the future based on this problem and what you now know about the history of the Universe.
