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Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1)

Objective

Chapter 1

In the first part of chapter 1, de Blij sketches out the boundaries of geography as a profession, explaining what it is that geographers do, why their work can be so varied and can cross the lines of so many disciplines, and what kinds of practical, real-world problems geographers might try to solve. This lesson focuses on the theme of the book, geographic literacy, and what it might mean to look at the world spatially.

Lesson

1) Class discussion: Ask students to discern the theme of this book based on the title and first chapter. Ask students what the word literacy means, and then ask what geographic literacy is. What skills do students think are necessary in order to be geographically literate? Is geographic literacy something one can learn in a class, or is it something that one has to keep practicing throughout life in order to...

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