More than just maps and globes, geography encompasses the world around us. Check out this definition from the National Geographic Society:
Geography: A knowledge of place names, location of cultural and physical features, distribution and patterns of languages, religions, economic activities, population and political systems. Physical regions and physical phenomena, such as tectonic activity, landform, climate, bodies of water, soils and flora and fauna. The changes in places and areas through time, including how people have modified the environment. Cartographer’s tools, such as maps, instruments, graphs and statistics are also a part of geography.
Wow! That is an eye-opener, isn’t it? So come back here every Friday for another quick and easy way to make geography a habit in your household.
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www.homeschoolblogger.com/maggiehogan
Check out her great homeschool resources (including the award winning geography curriculums she *co-authored) at her business site:
www.BrightIdeasPress.com
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Read more about The Ultimate Geography & Timeline Guide here - http://brightideaspress.com/UGTG.htm
And Hands-On Geography here:
http://brightideaspress.com/HOG.htm
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Maggie and Bob Hogan live in a formerly Amish farmhouse in Dover, DE where they began homeschooling their two (now grown) sons in 1991. She is a regular contributor for homeschooling internet sites as well as print magazines like The Old Schoolhouse. She’s a nationally known speaker and co-author of The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide, Gifted Children at Home, Hands-on Geography and other resource books. Involved in local, state, and national homeschooling issues, they both serve on boards of home education organizations in Delaware. They’re also owners of Bright Ideas Press, a home school company dedicated to bringing the best practical, fun, and affordable materials to the homeschool market.
