Building Geographic Literacy: An Interactive Approach - Softcover

Stansfield, Charles A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130622109 ISBN 13: 9780130622105

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

Innovative in its approach, this interactive book enables readers to learn place geography?and, as they learn it, to reinforce and apply their knowledge by constructing thematic maps which convey physical, economic, cultural, or political characteristics of places. Topics include: The Significance of Place; The Frame of Reference: Earth's Location Grid, Time Zones, and the International Date Line; Land and Seas; The United States and Canada; Europe; Russia and the Newly Independent States: A Region in Transformation; Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands; East Asia; South Asia; Southeast Asia; Africa South of the Sahara; The Middle East and North Africa; Latin America.

About this title

Synopsis

This combined textbook and interactive workbook is designed for any course in geography, history, political science, global studies, or multicultural studies that places an emphasis on maps. It enables students to learn place geography - and, as they learn it, to reinforce and apply their knowledge by constructing thematic maps which convey physical, economic, cultural, or political characteristics of places. "Building Geographic Literacy" can be used with any current standard world atlas or geography textbook.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130622109
• ISBN 13: 9780130622105
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 274