Background information and six activities on predicting weather are provided. Each activity includes an objective, list of materials needed, recommended age level(s), subject area(s), and instructional strategies. Also included are several ready-to-copy worksheets. (JN)

Discusses the questions of place and community in the context of education for democratic empowerment. Argues for using the rhetorical model of communication for education as it is intrinsically democratic in nature. Points out that democracy is an ongoing struggle about who controls the places and commonplaces of our lives. (MD)

Illustrates how the Northern Panya People were the key link in a Pacific Southwest trade route extending from the Pacific Ocean to the Colorado River, where it forked northeast--toward the Hopi Pueblos--and southeast--toward the Pima People. Conceptualizes an established network of pre-Contact trade centers in North America. (JHZ)

Advocates the implementation of satellite geography programs to increase student interest and ability in monitoring earth conditions. Recommends integration and application of remotely sensed data to all levels of the curriculum and especially in environmental education programs. Discusses future developments in satellite information systems. (ML)

Discusses the findings of educational research dealing with the developmental stages of children and the teaching of geography, student achievement in geography, and techniques and procedures that can be applied to the traditional geography curriculum. (RM)

A survey of 59 Northeastern California high schools revealed that less than 40 percent have a required world geography course. Most of the high schools are offering some type of world view course; however, these courses are not meeting the new California state guidelines. They lack an interdisciplinary perspective. (RM)

The role of geography courses in general education was found to vary considerably among individual institutions. Factors that affected geography's role were departmental size, existence of a major program, presence of a graduate program, and the nature and extent of a cognate role for other fields of study. (RM)

Agricultural industrialization is the adoption by an agricultural system of an industrial mode in its orientation and operation. Similarities and distinctions between agricultural industrialization in Canada and in the United States are examined. (RM)

The proportion of geography doctoral dissertations by American students containing foreign-area research has declined sharply the last few decades. Reasons for the decline are examined, and implications for the discipline of geography are discussed. (RM)

Publications emanating from international organizations can provide a rich source of information for geography teachers and students. Many of these publications are available to educators at European Documentation Centers located at higher education institutions throughout the world. The publications are described. (RM)

Methods for using fiction and nonfiction to teach mapping and geographical skills are discussed. Three activities for use at the elementary, middle, and high school levels are presented. Additional books that can be used are described. (RM)

Analyzes the analogy of associating men with culture and women with nature as a model of the sexes that became dominant in the nineteenth century as part of broader theories of society in American social science, especially cultural anthropology and human geography. Suggests further studies based on female-oriented typologies. (BC)

Buckminster Fuller looks at the world before 5,000,000 B.C., in 1900, in 1975 and in 2000 A.D. (RW)

Described are two experiments which demonstrate meteorological phenomena in the geography classroom. Required materials, preparation, and instructional techniques to be used during the demonstrations are discussed. (Author/DB)

Presents classroom materials developed by the Population Reference Bureau for use by teachers and students in exploring population trends, urban development, immigration patterns, demographic shifts, and relationship of human beings to their environments. Included are graphs, charts, tables, and maps. (Author/DB)