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Peer reviewedMontz, Burrell E.; And Others – Journal of Geography, 1989
Explains how studying a floodplain can help students analyze the interactions between humans and the physical environment. Analyzes data from two cities in California to demonstrate that housing prices did not rebound after a flood. (GG)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Study, Earth Science, Environment
Delameter, Cynthia – 1999
The physical geography of the Los Angeles, California, area is composed of six natural regions: mountains, valleys, bays, rivers, a basin, and a peninsula. When the Spanish first explored the region they saw a fairly level plain, extending some miles back from the seacoast, with high mountains in the background. Most of the land near the ocean was…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Based Assessment, Grade 3, Land Use
