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ERIC Number: EJ552997
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
The World as a Multilevel Mosaic: Understanding Regions.
Stoddard, Robert H.
Social Studies, v88 n4 p167-72 Jul-Aug 1997
Examines the importance and the various uses of the geographic concept of regions. Discusses the intersection between geography and such social and political phenomenon as the establishment of large nation states and the splintering of states into smaller units. Briefly describes several recent conflicts in geographic terms. (MJP)
Descriptors: Conflict, Cultural Interrelationships, Geographic Regions, Geography, Geography Instruction, Human Geography, International Relations, Physical Divisions (Geographic), Physical Geography, Political Divisions (Geographic), Regional Characteristics, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Sri Lanka