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Category : Environmental responsibility
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Geography, map skills and environmental awareness
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental responsibility
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Geography, May Skills and Environmental Awareness
Author: Understanding Geographical and Environmental Education
Author: Michael C. WilliamsPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1847140904
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
These papers aim to provide a substantial review of the literature pertaining to a comprehensive range of traditional and contemporary research paradigms and research methods. The book is designed as a reference work for novice researchers in the fields of geographical and environmental education.
Map Skills - United States (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: R. Scott HousePublisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429116994
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Explore the varied features of the United States while reinforcing basic map reading skills. Sixteen student pages and accompanying blackline and full-color maps coordinate to provide a relational study of the elevation, vegetation, products, population, and peoples of the United States. Full-color maps are provided as transparencies for print books and PowerPoint slides for eBooks. Student pages challenge students to combine maps and additional resources in order to answer questions and make judgments. Question topics follow the Five Themes of Geography as outlined by the National Geographic Society: finding absolute and relative locations on a map, relating physical and human characteristics to an area, understanding human relationships to the environment, tracing movement of peoples and goods throughout an area, and organizing countries and continents into regions for detailed study.
Map Skills - United States
Author: R. Scott HousePublisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1558631259
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Color Overheads Included! Explore the varied features of the United States while reinforcing basic map reading skills. Sixteen student pages and accompanying blackline and full-color maps coordinate to provide a relational study of the elevation, vegetation, products, population, and peoples of the United States. Student pages challenge students to combine maps and additional resources in order to answer questions and make judgments. Question topics follow the Five Themes of Geography as outlined by the National Geographic Society: finding absolute and relative locations on a map, relating physical and human characteristics to an area, understanding human relationships to the environment, tracing movement of peoples and goods throughout an area, and organizing countries and continents into regions for detailed study.
Understanding Geography Level 3
Author: Maps.comPublisher:
ISBN: 9781930194212
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Languages : en
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Book Description
Build Fundamental geography skills with this introductory workbook, containing lower-level elementary maps, illustrations, and activities.Understanding Geography is a grade-specific map, graph and geography skills program that helps students learn about and better understand the world they live in. Understanding Geography is designed to be used as a stand-alone curriculum or to support existing social studies curricula.In Level 3, children compare maps, globes and satellite images as well as understand direction, scales, landforms and natural resources. Two other books are in the series: Level 4 and 5.
Mapping Skills with Google Earth Gr. 6-8
Author: Paul BramleyPublisher: Classroom Complete Press
ISBN: 1553199693
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Help your middle school students move on to a more complex understanding of map reading. Our resource allows students to further develop their ability to read and understand maps. Practice what you've learned about coordinates by finding the matching countries on Google Earth™. Test your comprehension of a precipitation map by answering questions related to a map of North America. Explore the past with Google Earth™, and see how the population of certain places have changed over time. Find the states or provinces and capital cities of your country. See how many surrounding countries you can name. Find the highest mountain, longest river and largest lake in your continent. Compare a world map with a globe, such as Google Earth™. Find out which is a more accurate representation of the world. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional map activities, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.
Learning and Teaching with Maps
Author: Patrick WiegandPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134383843
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
A comprehensive and authoritative account of how primary school children and teachers can use maps to enhance learning and deepen understanding of this essential skill. It includes all aspects of map use, such as reading and interpreting maps and using maps to find the way, covering maps of all scales, including globes and atlases. The text is extensively illustrated with examples, including maps made by children themselves using conventional materials as well as computer software. A particular feature of the book is the integration of digital and conventional mapping, and Internet and CD-ROM cartography together with simple applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) appropriate to the needs of children right through primary and secondary education. This book will be of great use to all primary teachers and subject teachers in secondary school as well as non-specialist geography teachers, and will enable children to use all types of maps in new, compelling and thoughtful ways.
Mapping Skills with Google Earth: Population Maps
Author: Paul BramleyPublisher: Classroom Complete Press
ISBN: 1771673419
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
**This is the chapter slice "Population Maps" from the full lesson plan "Mapping Skills with Google Earth"** Move on from a basic understanding of map reading to a more complex one with our engaging resource designed for students in grades six to eight. Students will further develop their ability to read and understand maps by looking at weather and population maps. Then, students will engage in mapping their country in detail, including states, provinces, capitals, cultural and geographical features. Finally, students will move on to mapping their continent and then the world. Comprised of reading passages, map activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource incorporates curriculum-based lessons with Google Earth™ so students can further understand the complexities of map reading with the help of visual and interactive technology. All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.
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