Speaking about the need for geography lessons reminded me now would be a good time to highlight a good web site for helping educators use Google Earth and other technologies to teach geography. Juicy ...

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, writes Abby Schwent.

Explains the concepts of latitude and longitude, which are used to locate places on Earth. It describes how latitude is measured in degrees north or south of the equator and how longitude is measured ...

Run off copies of the map "The World's Internally Displaced People" [PDF, 170Kb]. Have a large map of the world set up at the front of the classroom. Use this opportunity to reinforce the students' ...

SINGAPORE: It had been 15 years since I was in secondary school, but I could still feel that familiar feeling of dread as the teacher scanned the class for someone to answer his question. Mr Andrea ...

A common perception of geography is that it mainly involves the memorization of capitals, rivers and countries, but in the CSUN geography department, students and faculty view the discipline in a ...

Refer to "The biggest failure of the international community" [PDF, 952Kb] for background information to this lesson. It is suggested that this lesson be treated as a lecture by the teacher. Ensure ...