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Peer reviewedFord, Larry R. – Journal of Geography, 1976
Investigates the validity of the stereotype that a city can be measured by its skyline by looking at the skyline boom of the 1960s, components of a skyline, factors of its importance, and ranking U.S. cities by their skylines. (ND)
Descriptors: Buildings, Classification, Social Science Research, Urban Planning
Peer reviewedBerger, Michael L. – Journal of Geography, 1976
For teaching about urban geography, it is suggested that students first examine self-contained buildings and treat them as miniature cities, then advance to more traditional concerns of the discipline. (Author/ND)
Descriptors: Buildings, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Location, Human Geography
