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Buttimer, Annette – 1974
This resource paper on values in geography is one of several developed by the Commission on College Geography as expository documents for the use of both the student and instructor at the college level. They are designed to supplement existing texts and to fill a gap between significant research in geography and readily accessible materials. The…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Futures (of Society), Geographic Concepts
Keach, Everett T., Jr.; Pierfy, David A. – 1972
The research in this report was conducted to assess the cognitive impact of a simulation game designed to teach selected geographic data about wind and ocean currents to fifth graders. A two-group, post-test research design was used. A random procedure was used to assign 185 students to two treatment groups. The sample was divided by sex, ranked…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Educational Media, Elementary School Curriculum, Games
Foley, Lawrence Mason – 1969
This study examines the lexical and phonological features in the speech of 27 native informants of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama which show distinctive regional or social distribution. The questionnaire used in the study is based on the short work sheets of the Linguistic Atlas of the United States and Canada, and the methodology is similar to that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dialect Studies, Dictionaries, Geographic Concepts

Klasky, Charles – Social Education, 1977
Described is a social studies unit which challenges students to employ important geographic principles in investigating the relationship between land and people. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Innovation, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
Haas, Mary E.; Laughlin, Margaret A. – 2002
Games are motivating instructional resources that provide opportunities to learn and practice map, group work, and communication skills. Using the designs of popular commercial, folk, or media games, teachers can create games for their classroom that support geographic education. Many games can be used by students on their own before and during…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts

Gunn, Colin D. – Journal of Geography, 1974
This article describes an introductory geography course on the distribution and analysis of wealth at a global level, focusing on the attempts of poor nations to improve their condition and using ten novels as a major resource replacing traditional textbooks. A list of non-western novels is included. (JH)
Descriptors: African Literature, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Geographic Concepts
Carr, John C. – Grade Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Atlases, Climate, Cultural Interrelationships, Elementary School Students

Fuller, Michael J.; And Others – Journal of Geography, 1982
Lessons involve K-12 students in analyzing teacher-developed state and local thematic maps, identifying countries of the world with which their city has a linkage as indicated by local ethnic restaurants, discussing local companies involved in international trade, and learning about foreign-made products in their home and community. (RM)
Descriptors: Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction, Global Approach, Interdisciplinary Approach

Cowie, P. M. – Geographical Education, 1978
Geography textbooks are evaluated to determine the relationship between the subject matter of geography and the changing concerns of society. Suggests that teachers should deal openly with values, which are inherent in geography content and methods. Journal available from Business Manager, Geographical Education, Sydney Teachers College, P.O. Box…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices

Salter, Christopher L.; Riggs-Salter, Cathy – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1988
Provides 10 class activities for primary grade students on the five themes of geography. Activities cover location, place, human and environment interaction, movement, and region. (LS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Teaching, Fundamental Concepts, Geographic Concepts

Holtgrieve, Donald G.; Hardwick, Susan Wiley – Social Studies Review, 1989
Offers suggestions about what to teach within the five themes of geography in California's History-Social Science Framework (1988). States that the use of these themes (location, place, relationships, movement, and regions) along with the 15 basic concepts of geography provide a structure for understanding the substance of geography and its…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location

Eichen, Marc – Focus, 1988
Questions value of the National Geography Bee proposed by the National Geographic Society because the public may see geography content as unrelated facts; students may not be motivated; and content can be trivialized. Encourages group competitions that focus on conceptual and regional themes combined with societal, environmental, and locational…
Descriptors: Competition, Content Validity, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts

Farrell, Richard T.; Cirrincione, Joseph M. – Social Education, 1989
Presents a study which identifies experienced classroom teachers' beliefs about what should be included in the geography curriculum. Tables show how questionnaire respondents ranked the importance of specific items in three categories: geographic skills, human geography, and physical geography. Concludes that teacher perceptions must be considered…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction

Betancourt, Jose F. – Social Science Record, 1989
Discusses spatial interaction in terms of the movement of people. Classifies human movement into the categories of: (1) displacement involved; (2) motivation of migration; and (3) boundaries crossed. Concludes that movement is always linked to the spatial and socioeconomic configuration of a country. Two secondary lesson plans and two elementary…
Descriptors: Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Distribution

Bednarz, Sarah W. – Journal of Geography, 1995
Learning place geography is an important part of school geography. Reports on research findings addressing effective ways to teach place geography. Finds that research indicates significant differences between mnemonic and non-mnemonic treatment groups. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location