Offers suggestions for teaching high school students about the relevance of a nation's size, shape, and location to its geopolitical influence. Includes a map of and suggested teaching procedures concerning the hypothetical "Continent X" and its five component nations. Suggests follow-up topics. (SG)

Reports the experiences of a continuing education group of geographers crossing the Indian Ocean by ship. Describes the bizarre weather conditions encountered and the lack of meteorological coverage of the area. Explains how knowledge of basic physical geography helped to avert a disaster when weather reports did not match the conditions being…

Appalachia's New River was labeled "the second oldest river in the world" during the 1970s as part of a campaign to save the river from being dammed. Despite the absence of geomorphic evidence, the promotion of the superlative age of the river was so successful that they mythical label became reality in the minds of the region's…

Describes a problem-solving approach to field experiences in geography with emphasis on solving real-world problems and team teaching. Provides an example of a student project as well as directions for implementing similar programs. (JDH)

NOAA polar-orbiting satellites have the capability of providing views of entire states. This article describes the characteristics of data from these satellites, indicates their advantages and disadvantages, and shows how the satellite data can be used in a statewide representation of physical geography for students at the introductory level. (RM)

Intended for use in introductory college-level physical geography courses, this self-guided field exercise involves students in searching their immediate environment for examples of fourth-order landforms that are replicas of large landforms. (RM)

The life geosystems theme is presented in detailed course outline as an example of how man and his survival on Earth can be integrated into an introductory physical geography course. (Author/JB)

A former Sauer graduate student reminisces about one of the most influential, albeit controversial, figures in American geography. Topics include Sauer as a geography educator, his fieldwork, his department at Berkeley, his opinions about the subfields of geography, his interest in the here and now, and his personal interests. (SR)

The filmstrip, "The Great Lakes," was reviewed. Ten other sound-filmstrips that can teach cultural and physical geography are described. (AM)

Describes a learning activity involving correctly matching soils with environments. The activity is intended for use in college level physical geography courses. Information is presented on instructional objectives, outline of preparatory lectures, soil test exercise worksheets, procedures, laboratory setting, testing procedures, collecting and…

The introductory article in this volume of original papers presented at the American Association of Geographers' annual meeting explores some of the reasons for the increasing concern of geographers with matters of pedagogy. John M. Ball's paper, Toward a Humanistic Teaching of Geography, focuses on the need for more attention to the affective…

In this selection of book reviews and commentary, consideration is given to the presentation and content of the texts. (MM)

Reviews the life, theories, and influence of Alexander von Humboldt, the early nineteenth century founder of modern geography. Maintains that Humboldt's novel approaches to the study of landscape antiquities have value for contemporary students in cultural and historical geography. (JDH)

The purpose of this article is to provide college level physical geography and geology teachers with practical and simple techniques to help students classify and understand igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Essential equipment is also discussed, and recommended readings are listed. (RM)

The author lists the advantages of component models and suggest their substitution for sequence models, which emphasize time rather than space relationships, in the teaching of geomorphology. (JH)