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ERIC Number: EJ401514
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Reference Count: 0
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Geographic Inquiry and the U.S. Census.
Riggs-Salter, Cathy; Salter, Christopher L.
Social Education, v53 n7 p460-62 Nov-Dec 1989
Focuses on how census data is used by geographers to identify spatial patterns and analyze relationships between the physical environment and human activities. Shows how census data may be used to enhance geographic education. Includes geography activities on migration and per capita income that use census data. (LS)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Class Activities, Data Collection, Geographic Distribution, Geographic Location, Geographic Regions, Geography, Geography Instruction, Income, Map Skills, Migration, Migration Patterns, National Surveys, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Bicentennial; Bureau of the Census; Census 1990