Internet Resources for Science Teachers

Examples of questions that may be answered on CIESIN's WWW site: www.ciesin.org

Are the world's people spread out more or less evenly across the world's land area surface, or unevenly? GPW
What is the distribution of population in the United States? In New York?
What is the total population of your neighborhood, city or county? DDViewer
What are the demographic and economic characteristics of your county? How do they compare to your state? DDViewer
How does the age distribution of your area differ from that of south Florida? Why? DDViewer
What is the spatial distribution of poverty in the US? In your state? DDViewer
How does the spatial distribution of poverty relate to other characteristics? For example, race or ethnicity? Employment? DDViewer
What is the population of the watersheds, or political districts, for example in your area? Geocorr

What watersheds are in your area? Geocorr
How does county size vary across the US? DDViewer
Where are the major populated areas of the US? Find the major cities. DDViewer
How many major rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal? ENTRI image gallery
Is Bangladesh densely or sparsely populated? GPW
Where is the Sahara desert? Does it cover a small or large proportion of the continent on which it is found? ENTRI image gallery
Can you find patterns of deforestation in the Amazon? ENTRI image gallery

Has the Earth warmed? MVA, GCRIO
How do human activities contribute to climate change? MVA, GCRIO
How can one tell that the atmospheric build-up of greenhouse gases is due to human activities? MVA, GCRIO
What changes in the Earth's climate are projected for the near future? MVA, GCRIO
What is an integrated assessment model? TG
What was the average daily number of excess deaths due to the New York Heat Wave from July 31-August 6, 1975? TG

How do human activities contribute to ozone depletion? MVA
How can one tell that the atmospheric build-up of greenhouse gases is due to human activities? MVA
What changes in the Earth's climate are projected for the near future? MVA
What parts of the world had especially high levels of Ultraviolet Radiation exposure yesterday? Ozone
Why is Ultraviolet Radiation a problem, and why is it increasing in many parts of the world? Ozone
Find out which of Kentucky's Area Development Districts had the highest age-adjusted Female Lung Cancer rates in 1996-1997. TG
How do satellites help measure ozone? Ozone
What is the ultraviolet radiation exposure in a city near you? UVIS
What are the implications of decreased ozone for human activities? GCRIO

Who has signed more environmental treaties, the United States or the Netherlands? Why do you think this is the case? How many environmental treaties has Cambodia signed? ENTRI What is the relationship, if any, between level of development and participation in international environmental treaties? ENTRI
How do countries participate in international environmental treaties? ENTRI
Are there different types of international environmental treaties for different types of international environmental issues? ENTRI
Do international environmental treaties evolve over time? If so, in what ways? ENTRI
What types of environmental research does the US government fund and how much does it spend annually? GCRIO

Has AIDS spread in a more or less even pattern, or an uneven pattern? AIDS animation.
Which areas of the country experienced the largest increases in adjusted AIDS mortality rates from 1981-1992? AIDS animation
What is a vector-borne disease? TG
How many people worldwide are infected with Schistosomiasis: 20,000; 200,000; 2 million; more than 200 million? (TG) What's the density and distribution of population where Schistosomiasis is prevalence? GPW
What was the average daily number of excess deaths due to the New York Heat Wave from July 31-August 6, 1975? TG
What are the three key human health effects caused by exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation? TG
Is sun tanning harmful to human health? GCRIO