Summarizes methods from a high school geography class that used examples from local geography to teach basic geographic concepts. Maintains that these illustrative examples can be used even in courses where the content is not local geography. Provides examples of local landscapes illustrating concepts applicable to the Brazilian rain forest. (MJP)

The handbook is a text and organizational framework for developing and teaching a graduate level course on state geography. This paper describes how the handbook can be used in a geography course for teacher education. (Author/RM)

The article contains a simulation-game which facilitates the study of political geographic aspects of guerrilla-type conflicts. The game can be used with high school and college students. (Author/RM)

This paper presents a view of the acknowledged lack of geographic knowledge exhibited by U.S. students. This view is grounded in the definition of geography that is developed through five themes: location, place, relationship within places, movement, and regions. According to this view, only a very small, usually trivial, part of geography…

This guide is intended to assist college and university departments of geography in answering inquiries received from students concerning graduate study. A comprehensive listing of information about requirements, course offerings, financial aid, and personnel for 146 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada is included in this…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 11, 12, and 13. SUBJECT MATTER: Geography. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three sections, one for each grade. World geography is presented in two parts--grades 11 and 12--and Canadian geography is studied in grade 13. Each section is divided into several units. The guide is offset printed and…

The introductory article in this volume of original papers presented at the American Association of Geographers' annual meeting explores some of the reasons for the increasing concern of geographers with matters of pedagogy. John M. Ball's paper, Toward a Humanistic Teaching of Geography, focuses on the need for more attention to the affective…

The impact of Japanese investors in trade and land development of the Canadian northwest is assessed. (DE)

An activity designed to increase map skills by having students map the location, distance, direction, scale, and time zones of the travelling done by athletic teams is described. (DE)

In this selection of book reviews and commentary, consideration is given to the presentation and content of the texts. (MM)

A study examined the general attitudes toward geography held by junior high, high school, and undergraduate student teachers. The variables included education level, gender, and students' individual conceptualizations of geography as possible influences on attitude. For journal availability, see SO 505 690. (Author/JR)

This article reports on current trends in geography instruction in Australia. It appeals for greater cooperation between "academic geographers" and geography teachers in the secondary schools. Concludes by voicing concern for improved geography instruction in the coming decade. (JDH)

Provides a brief history of the relationship between environmental education and geography. Describes the Geography 16-19 Project developed at the University of London Institute of Education, which stresses environmental issues and the quality of life instead of the kind of "academic" geography typically covered in courses at this level.…

Explains the importance of teaching a developmental planning course for secondary students. Reviews the rationale behind good planning strategies and states broad planning objectives and outlines how a secondary planning project could be developed. (BR)

States that the introduction of real, quantitative problems in classroom and field teaching improves scientific rigor and leads more directly to applied studies. Examines the use of problems in an introductory hydrology course, presenting teaching objectives and the full course structure to illustrate their integration with other teaching modes.…