Maintains that geography occupies a prominent position in the Chinese secondary curriculum. Describes the current course content, which includes both physical and human geography. Concludes by discussing barriers to further development, including lack of qualified staff and poor textbooks. (CFR)

Utilizes students' immediate surroundings (neighborhoods, homes, communities) to illustrate the five basic themes of geography. A list of 35 questions requires students to conduct their own research and relates to basic themes such as location, movement, and regions. Includes suggestions for extending the lesson. (MJP)

The challenge for today's elementary teachers is not "whether" but rather "how" to use computers to effectively teach students essential skills and concepts. One exciting way of meeting this challenge is to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), computer software that captures, manipulates, analyzes, and displays data on specialized layered…

This secondary core curriculum is written to communicate what students are expected to know and be able to do in social studies in the state of Utah. Students are expected to become active, responsible, concerned, and knowledgeable citizens. To achieve this purpose, the social studies program requires the acquisition of a social studies knowledge…

Activities that employ the five themes of geography--location, place, relationships within places, movement, and regions--to teach about Venezuela and Mexico are described in this document. Each theme has objectives, a list of materials, and three types of activities--exploration, invention, and expansion. Background information on Venezuela and…

Designed as an instructional aid for college professors, this model is used to illustrate the broad relationship among the primary perspectives and concerns of the physical and human sciences, history, geography, and religion. Human knowledge is conceptual. Man's "real" objective knowledge consists of mental analogs that are concerned…

This essay attempts to identify those historical-geographic processes in American development that have given the United States its distinctive characteristics. (Author)

Modern Western philosophy and the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead reveal why geography has not been (but could be) at the forefront of the environmental movement. The dualism between man and nature of western thought has led to misuse of the environment; whereas Whitehead's philosophy recognizes harmony between man and nature. (JR)

Data from various remote sensing systems require a cataloging system for information storage and retrieval to meet the needs of earth scientists. (LS)

Three quotes are presented as "Peter Parley's Message to Teachers." (1) "Students wish to participate in their own learning. Begin with the child's present location in time and space, then help the child make connections with the content which you are addressing." (2) "Students are interested in stories and pictures.…

This scope and sequence document explains the organization of secondary-level courses (grades 10-12) in Alberta, Canada. An incomplete sample framework of the scope and sequence of the 10th grade Canadian geography course is provided. The shorthand notation system commonly used in all curriculum documents in the Province of Alberta is explained.…

This paper presents a sociogeographic analysis of female literacy in India and compares literacy rates of females and males in scheduled (reported separately on the census) and nonscheduled (reported as one group on the census) castes. In Indian cities, male literacy is higher than female literacy, and literacy rates are higher for nonscheduled…

This paper discusses the role of the National Geographic Society (NGS) in providing educational materials on geography, from the National Geographic magazine to future innovative educational technologies. The changing nature of technology, communications, and the role of the creative mind are described in remarks quoted from the Society's…

Positivist methodology, with an emphasis on quantification and measurement, is the most effective approach to behavioral research in geography and is the only means to obtain valid knowledge. Although initial behavioral research in geography was centered on positivist tradition, many of the classic tenets have been replaced. Tendencies toward…

Geographers can extend beyond their discipline into a wider community by offering answers to questions posed by the public and by communicating the knowledge geography offers. Public questions with which geographers can be most helpful are those that seek to determine flows of the settlement system and geographic processes that alter the system:…