MODERN METHODS OF TEACHING GEOGRAPHY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Keywords:
Geography, knowledge, spheres, global.Abstract
Geography is the branch of knowledge that studies the lands, the features, the inhabitants and the phenomena of the Earth. The first person to use the word geography was Eratosthenes and literally means “writing about the Earth”. The word can be divided into two parts- geo and graph. Geo means the earth & graph refers to writing. Today Geography means much more than writing about the earth but its difficult discipline to define geography is a fascinating subject. It reveals all the wonderful changes and activities that have been going on in the world since the beginning of time. Geography draws from across the physical, cultural, economic & political spheres to the local and the global. Through Geography we learn to appreciate the diversity of landscapes, peoples & cultures, Geography is therefore a vital subject resource for 21st century global citizens, enabling us to face questions of what it means to like sustainably in an interdependent world.
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