Geography & Atmospheric Sciences

A detailed “primer” of geographic standards, themes, and basic terms for geography and social studies educators at all levels of instruction.

The only text that links the new National Geography Standards with the five Fundamental Themes of Geography, this detailed “primer” of geographical standards, themes, and basic terms for geography and social studies educators at all levels of instruction focuses on “what” to teach when addressing the geography portion of the school curriculum. Using a systematic approach that builds from basic knowledge to more complex, it explains the physical, cultural, and economic systems that interrelate and operate on the planet — showing K-12 teachers that not only do various components of the social studies curriculum incorporate geographical concepts, but that other commonly taught subjects such as literature, mathematics, and science also have a geographic dimension. It encourages teachers to move beyond the traditional stereotype of geography as place memorization toward conceptual thinking about how Earth systems work.

• discusses the importance of geographic literacy in an era of increasingly important global interconnections.

• surveys the historic role of geography education in North American schools and provides examples of how geography is taught in other countries.

  • NEW—features greatly expanded coverage of “geographic education revolution” in the United States.

• interrelates the Five Themes of Geography and the eighteen National Geography Standards into a uniform and convenient structure for the study of any place or any topic from a geographic perspective:

  • Location (Standards 1 and 3).

  • Place (Standards 2,4,6,7) (9,10,13) (11 and 16), (12).

  • Human-Environment Interaction (Standards 8, 14, 15).

  • Movement of people, goods, and ideas (Standards 3 and 9).

  • Region (Standard 5).

  • Geography in Action — four examples of how the concepts and themes of geography can be incorporated to understand major historical events and geographic patterns (Standards 17 and 18).

• features “up close and personal” boxes, and boxes on fascinating case studies.

• provides a chart that links the standards, themes, and concepts.

• updates maps and figures throughout.

 1. The Field of Geography.


 2. Geography in the Schools.


 3. The Theme of Location.


 4. Introduction to the Theme of Place.


 5. The Theme of Place: Physical Systems I.


 6. The Theme of Place: Physical Systems II.


 7. The Theme of Place: Cultural Systems.


 8. The Theme of Place: Economic Systems.


 9. The Theme of Place: Urban Systems.


10. The Theme of Human-Environment Interaction.


11. The Theme of Movement.


12. The Theme of Regions.


13. Geography in Action: Applying Geography Standards, Themes, and Concepts.


Epilogue.


Glossary.


Index.

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