Presents a list of 52 earth science concepts in order of their ranking by a panel of earth scientists asked to judge importance for inclusion in the school curriculum. (AL)

A planning guide for a month's early education activities centered around Eskimos, their culture, and their environment. (AN)

Presents the results and conclusions of a survey of (1) the course offerings in the earth sciences and geography of 100 colleges, and (2) the certification requirements of geography teachers in the 50 states. A study of college freshmen revealed widespread ignorance of geographic concepts. The authors stress the need for better teacher education…

An examination of geography textbooks and scholarly journals reveals that with few exceptions they give inadequate treatment of Black Americans. Omission of any mention of blacks is characteristic. Where Blacks are mentioned, problems are slighted. (NH)

Most geography teachers are unaccustomed to writing test questions to measure cognitive skills. This paper gives examples of such questions and discusses test design, item classification, and styles of presentation in relation to course objectives. (NH)

Children vary widely in their entering behavior" as they come to primary grades. This variation seems to be a result of variations in attention from adults interested in helping them learn. In elementary grade geography, teachers must help fill in the gaps for individual students who have not had their attention held on location, symbols,…

Evidence gathered by student surveys in Flint, Michigan, indicates that residents are deficient in their knowledge of local natural hazards and not familiar enough with the K-12 curriculum to have an opinion on the adequacy of hazard education in the city's schools. Needed are adult and K-12 hazard educational programs. (RM)

Secondary students learn about history and geography through five stamp activities: (1) Who is this person and why is he/she important?; (2) How is inflation illustrated by stamps?; (3) How have stamps served to disseminate information?; (4) How have science and technology changed?; and (5) Where are these countries? (RM)

Approaches to teaching the dynamics of development at South Africa's National University of Lesotho are criticized. Teaching development geography, which focuses on articulation and class formation and which rejects the spatial approach, is detrimental to the geography department. The objective should be to provide technical skills unavailable…

Understanding the complex stratigraphic/structural relations produced during accretionary events is best achieved through "terrane analysis," wherein individual structural domains are discriminated and their geologic histories compared and analyzed for critical, paleogeographical significant information. Terrane analysis methodology,…

Jamaica experienced organized violence from 1976 to 1980, when general elections were held. Describes field work carried out in ghettos and shanty towns which mapped the rigid geographical polarization of Jamaica and its effects on employment, education, and migration. The geographic framework for a resumption of hostilities remains. (CS)

Describes a college level geography project which focused on land use identification from aerial photographs, land use mapping, and the identification and analysis of land use changes in the field. The project was intended to help students apply geographic skills to real world problems. (AM)

A field trip and simulation exercise for a fourth-year "O"-level geography group in England are described. The activity focused on waste disposal problems at a coal plant and related local issues. (DC)