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Massey, Donald; Connors, Bryan – 1986
Eight units which depict the people and geography of Canada are featured in this document. Learning is facilitated through the use of maps, case studies, charts, graphs, sketches, photographs, and drawings which appear throughout the units. To help organize the information four symbols are used to indicate the concepts being explained. The symbol…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Community, Elementary Education
Download full textInformation and Documentation Centre for the Geography of the Netherlands, Utrecht. – 1974
This short booklet on the geography of the Netherlands, designed for use at the upper elementary and secondary levels, contains 17 short descriptive analyses of Dutch physical and human geography. Each section is well illustrated with diagrams and maps. Titles of the sections include (1) High Netherlands--Low Netherlands, (2) Land Reclamation, (3)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
Hernando, Agustin, Ed. – 1986
Educational discourse is totally completely imbued with the values that affect the societies to which individuals belong. Those in the field of geographical education must examine those values in order to determine what type of geographical education is best for each society. The following papers contribute to this knowledge: "Presentation"…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cartography, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Willmer, John E., Ed. – 1975
This book is for geography and social studies teachers who wish to impart to their students a realistic appreciation of Africa and Africans. It is divided into four parts. The first comprises eleven essays, by African and some foreign scholars, that provide a conspectus of current issues and preoccupations in Africa today. Topics include the…
Descriptors: African History, African Literature, Area Studies, Black Studies
Brouillette, B., Ed.; And Others – 1975
This book is the first in a series of UNESCO guide books for teaching geography on a continental scale, dealing with either land masses or vast regional groups which have common characteristics. Written by African geographers, it is intended for primary and secondary school teachers, teacher-training institutions in Africa, and also for geography…
Descriptors: African Culture, Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Economics
Spicer, Brian, Ed.; And Others – 1972
Part of a geography series which stresses understanding of the environment through mastery of specific skills and concepts, the secondary level textbook examines environmental systems as they exist at present. A system is defined as one of a large number of elements (people, cities, rocks, soils, air, clouds) which make up the environment.…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Area Studies, Design Requirements, Earth Science
Spicer, Brian, Ed.; And Others – 1973
Part of a geography series which stresses understanding of the environment through mastery of specific skills and concepts, the secondary level textbook examines how and why different environments have changed through time. The book is presented in eight chapters organized around the three main themes of change in local areas, land use, and the…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Area Studies, Communism, Ecological Factors
