Teaching Place Names and Locations in Grades 4-8: Map of Errors.

Boehm, Richard G.; Petersen, James F.

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ERIC Number: EJ356110

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Teaching Place Names and Locations in Grades 4-8: Map of Errors.

Boehm, Richard G.; Petersen, James F.

Journal of Geography, v86 n4 p167-73 Jul-Aug 1987

Discusses the importance of teaching place names and locations to students. Targeting rote memorization as an unstimulating method, offers an exercise and several activities using an incorrectly labeled map to teach place-name and location geography in an interesting manner. (AEM)

Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Maps, Rote Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers; Reference Materials - Geographic

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Language: English

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