25 Map Crosswords: Ready-to-Go Reproducible Maps With Crossword Puzzles to Teach Key Geography Skills and Build Content-Area Vocabulary (Teaching Resources)
ISBN: 0545110009 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Spencer Finch Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching Number of Pages: 64
25 reproducible maps featuring temperature transportation routes endangered species populations and more are paired with crossword puzzles to make map-skills review fun As students read and analyze the map to answer the crossword clues they build important geography skills and reinforce social studies vocabulary For use with Grades 48
Making Political Geography (Human Geography in the Making)
ISBN: 0340759550 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): John Agnew Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication Number of Pages: 256
Political Geography acquaints readers with the major issues and conceptual problems that have dominated the discipline over the past two to three decades Besides discussing and assessing current themes Agnew provides a historical analysis of the emergence of modern political geography from the 1890s onwards identifies and discusses the three "waves" of the revival of political geography during the last three decades and discusses evidence for a new coherence to the discipline centering around issues of geographical scale place and politics etc
Glencoe World Geography, Reading Essentials and Study Guide, Workbook
ISBN: 0078653266 Binding: Paperback Edition: 8 Author(s): McGraw-Hill Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Number of Pages: 291
Reading Essentials Student Edition provides concise content of the Student Edition written at a lower grade level making it perfect for struggling readers and ELL students
Teaching Geography, Second Edition (Teaching Geography (W/CD))
ISBN: 1593857152 Binding: Paperback Edition: Second Edition Author(s): Phil Gersmehl PhD Publisher: The Guilford Press Number of Pages: 320
Now in a revised and expanded second edition this book and accompanying CD-ROM present a complete conceptual framework and numerous hands-on ideas for effective K-12 geography instruction The focus is on planning instruction that helps students develop spatial-thinking skills while learning about the land climate economy and culture of places around the world Updated throughout in response to teacher feedback the second edition features an important new chapter on spatial cognition Nearly 100 engaging activities are provided in reproducible transparency masters Grounded in national and state standards this is an ideal preservice text or professional development resourceThe Companion CD-ROMThe CD-ROM includes a wealth of new and revised resources including PowerPoint versions of the overhead transparencies; interactive units; animations that model spatial-thinking skills; special curricular materials for K-2; discussion guides and much more
New Geographies of the American West: Land Use and the Changing Patterns of Place (Orton Family Foundation Innovation in Place Series)
ISBN: 1597260711 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1 Author(s): William Riebsame Travis Publisher: Island Press Number of Pages: 312
Reconciling explosive growth with often majestic landscapes defines New Geographies of the American West Geographer William Travis examines contemporary land use changes and development patterns from the Mississippi to the Pacific and assesses the ecological and social outcomes of Western development
Geography Challenge: 190 Fun and Creative Problems For Kids Ages 8-10, Level 1
ISBN: 1596470275 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Cheyney, Arnold Publisher: Good Year Books Number of Pages: 192
190 creative questions about interesting facts and important locations help kids improve their geography skills day by day and put their knowledge to work in an everyday context Kids will find a place on earth where the sun doesn't set for months at a ti
ISBN: 0471417416 Binding: Paperback Edition: 3 Author(s): Alan H. Strahler, Arthur Strahler Publisher: Wiley Number of Pages: 704
Beautifully written and thoroughly revised by two of the foremost geographers in the field Introducing Physical Geography Third Edition builds upon the decades of success of other Strahler geography texts while incorporating coverage of the new developments in the discipline as well as exciting new multimedia and pedagogy to bring physical geography to a new audience
The Third Edition features two new chapters A prologue "Introducing Physical Geography" introduces geography as a discipline and identifies the realm of physical geography within geography as a whole Chapter 8 "Biogeographic Processes" adds key concepts from historical biogeography as well as additional depth to the texts previous coverage of ecological biogeography In addition the Third Edition features enhanced coverage of the technological changes occurring in geography with increased emphasis on remote sensing and geographic information systems
The text features the GeoDiscoveries CD-ROM featuring its Present-Interact-Assess framework which enables students to animate and interact with maps view videos and test themselves providing them instant assessment feedback on key concepts GeoDiscoveries for Introducing Physical Geography features an interactive globe multiple-choice questions drag-and-drop map exercises key term matching exercises flashcards demonstrations of concepts and geographic techniques critical thinking exercises interactive animations and more GeoDiscoveries is designed to be used both by students for understanding and assessment of key concepts as well as by instructors for in-class presentations
