Five themes of geography

Orthographic map projection of the Eastern Hemisphere
Location
Ruins of Aggstein Castle on the Danube River in Austria
Place
Deforestation in Nepal
Human-Environment Interaction
A cruise ship in the Falkland Islands
Movement
The Sahara Desert
Region

The five themes of geography are an educational tool for teaching geography. The five themes were published in 1984[1] and widely adopted by teachers, textbook publishers, and curriculum designers in the United States.[2] Most American geography and social studies classrooms have adopted the five themes in teaching practices,[3] as they provide "an alternative to the detrimental, but unfortunately persistent, habit of teaching geography through rote memorization".[1] They are pedagogical themes that guide how geographic content should be taught in schools.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference An Elaboration of the Fundamental Themes in Geography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Natoli, Salvatore J. (1 January 1994). "Guidelines for Geographic Education and the Fundamental Themes in Geography". Journal of Geography. 93 (1): 2–6. doi:10.1080/00221349408979676. ISSN 0022-1341.
  3. ^ Ganzel, Karen. "Geography Lesson Plans Using Google Earth". Lesson Planet. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
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