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ERIC Number: EJ561903
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
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Main Street: Teaching Elementary School Students Standards-Based Urban Geography.
Hurt, Douglas A.
Journal of Geography, v96 n6 p280-83 Nov-Dec 1997
Describes a lesson plan that uses Main Street images of three towns to encourage students to recognize and compare human and physical characteristics of places. The lesson teaches the geographic concepts of site (absolute location) and situation (relative location) as well as introducing students to urban geography. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Architectural Character, Community Characteristics, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location, Geography Instruction, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Social Studies, Urban Areas
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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