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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Yang, Daihu; Wang, Ziying; Wu, Xianliang; Fu, Wenru – Geography Teacher, 2014
Location, where geographic elements interwork spatially and dynamically, has been one of the enduring themes in geographic studies. There are a number of location theories to explain why things are located where they are. Alfred Weber's location theory stresses that the least cost of delivering products is a key factor in location selection,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Geography Instruction, Geographic Location, Business
Purcell, Jane – Geography Teacher, 2014
Many teachers struggle with helping their students simultaneously comprehend and retain the information that they read. These classroom educators have students take notes (copious amounts of notes) that neither produces the intended learning effect nor actively engages the student in the learning process. One way to increase retention is through…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Human Geography, Geography Instruction, Advanced Placement
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Keller, Kenneth H. – Geography Teacher, 2012
This lesson is designed as a lab assignment for Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography students wherein they use the popular Gapminder web site to compare levels of development in countries from different world regions. For this lesson, it is important for the teacher to practice with Gapminder before giving the assignment to students. (Contains…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Human Geography, Data, Correlation