Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ525227
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Publication Date: 1995
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The International System of Units and Its Use in Geography and Related Disciplines.
Lee, Jeffrey A.
Journal of Geography, v94 n6 p592-98 Nov-Dec 1995
Introduces college level geography students to the International System of Units (SI), a standardized set of units used in science, engineering, and commerce. Identifies the SI base units as meter, kilogram, second, kelvin, ampere, mole, and candela. Includes geographically relevant examples of each. (MJP)
Descriptors: Codification, Evaluation Methods, Geography, Guidelines, Higher Education, Measurement, Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques, Metric System, Quality Control, Science Process Skills, Scientific and Technical Information, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Methodology, Specifications, Standards, Statistical Data, Technological Literacy
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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