This literature review focuses on geography instruction and summarizes the most important information teachers should know. The review suggests that there are four main areas of concern in geographic education: defining geography; developing systematic, sequential curriculum; training geographically literate teachers; and developing tests that test more than memory recall. Other themes are noted, including the following: geography has been arranged into five interactive themes; geography has outcomes that foster the development of responsible citizens; geography curriculum must be developed so that children begin to learn geography skills earlier in their education; later schooling activities will expand and build upon these skills; geography is an integral part of all social studies curricula; geography needs to be integrated throughout other areas of study such as reading and mathematics; and teachers need geographic preparation before they begin teaching and continued district support through in-service activities during their teaching careers. A 20-item list of references is included. (DB)