Abstract
Teaching students to develop an appreciation and understanding of World Geography is a difficult task. This article presents a number of approaches to design effective teaching methods and strategies to stimulate student learning and to develop spatial interconnections. A suggested framework for organization and study of geographic regions of the world is suggested in the article. Atlas exercises, written assignments, course objectives, and seminar projects are designed to improve the understanding of geographic relationships and spatial concepts in World Geography.
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John E. Benhart
John E. Benhart, Jr. Department of Geography and Regional Planning Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 15705 (724) 357-2250 [email protected]
John Benhart, Jr. is professor of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His interests include conservation, world geography, urban, transportation, and GIS.
John E. Benhart
John E. Benhart Department of Geography-Earth Science Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 1871 Old Main Drive Shippensburg, PA 17257 (717) 477-1509 [email protected]
John Benhart is professor and chair of the Geography-Earth Science Department at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. His interests include geographic education, world geography, environmental land use planning, and economic-environmental systems.