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Download full textHume, Susan E. – 1996
This digest discusses various ways in which literature can be incorporated with world geography to make better connections across the curriculum. Reasons to use a literature-based approach to teach geography include: (1) there is a natural link between geography and literature; (2) the study of literature improves comprehension of geography; and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location, Geography
Hunter, Kathleen – 1993
This ERIC digest on a new curriculum project called "Teaching with Historic Places" discusses the program, its products, and how they can be used in classrooms and communities by students, teachers, and other interested groups. The program offers not only educational materials, but also professional training and development for teachers,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction
Backler, Alan; Stoltman, Joseph – 1986
This Digest explores the nature of geographic literacy. Part 1 discusses fundamental themes of geography, including absolute and relative location, the natural and cultural characteristics of place, the development of human-environment relationships and their consequences, human movement and interaction, and the formation and change of regions.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location, Geographic Regions
Wojtan, Linda S. – 1987
This ERIC Digest examines: (1) the meaning of the term "Pacific Rim"; (2) reasons for emphasizing the Pacific Rim in the social studies curriculum; and (3) useful strategies for teaching about this part of the world. The terms, Pacific Rim and Pacific Basin, are used. interchangeably; however, the "Rim" refers to those nations…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Haas, Mary E. – 1989
Geography helps one understand the physical and cultural characteristics of the world. Geographic education provides the values, knowledge, concepts, and skills to better understand ourselves, our relationship to the earth, and our interdependence with other peoples of the world. There is a great need to increase the quantity and quality of…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Elementary Education
Patrick, John J. – 1993
Recent state-level curriculum frameworks have emphasized geography and history as core subjects of the social studies sequence of courses, from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. This Digest presents a rationale for the connection between geography and history, presents ideas for developing this connection within the curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
